SectionName: ptr.OrEmpty(ref.SectionName),
			Port:        ptr.OrEmpty(ref.Port),
		}
		gk := ir
		if ir.Kind == gvk.Service || ir.Kind == gvk.ServiceEntry {
			gk = meshParentKey
		}
		appendParent := func(pr *parentInfo, pk parentReference) {
			bannedHostnames := sets.New[string]()
			for _, gw := range gateways[gk] {
				if gw == pr {
					continue // do not ban ourself
				}
				if gw.Port != pr.Port {

			if elemPtrs+1 < elemWords {
				prog = append(prog, 0x81)
				prog = appendVarint(prog, elemWords-elemPtrs-1)
			}
		}
		// Repeat length-1 times.
		if elemWords < 0x80 {
			prog = append(prog, byte(elemWords|0x80))
		} else {
			prog = append(prog, 0x80)
			prog = appendVarint(prog, elemWords)
		}
		prog = appendVarint(prog, uintptr(length)-1)
		prog = append(prog, 0)