return nil, err
	}

	log.Debugf("istio-cni set up kubernetes client with kubeconfig %s", kubeconfig)

	// Create the client
	return kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
}

// getK8sPodInfo returns information of a POD
func getK8sPodInfo(client kubernetes.Interface, podName, podNamespace string) (*PodInfo, error) {