if phase := pod.Status.Phase; phase != v1.PodPending && phase != v1.PodRunning && phase != v1.PodUnknown {
		return true
	}
	return false
}

// isPodTerminating returns true if the pod is terminating.
func isPodTerminating(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
	return pod.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp != nil
}

func (gcc *PodGCController) gcTerminating(ctx context.Context, pods []*v1.Pod) {

func FilterTerminatingPods(pods []*v1.Pod) []*v1.Pod {
	var result []*v1.Pod
	for _, p := range pods {
		if IsPodTerminating(p) {
			result = append(result, p)
		}
	}
	return result
}

func CountTerminatingPods(pods []*v1.Pod) int32 {
	numberOfTerminatingPods := 0
	for _, p := range pods {
		if IsPodTerminating(p) {
			numberOfTerminatingPods += 1
		}
	}
	return int32(numberOfTerminatingPods)
}