// wait for an update event
	mt.Assert(EventTotals.Name(), map[string]string{"type": "update"}, monitortest.AtLeast(2))

	// wait for the pod to be annotated
	// after Pod annotated, another update event will be triggered.
	assertPodAnnotated(t, client, pod)

	// Assert expected calls actually made
	fs.AssertExpectations(t)

	// unlabelling the namespace should cause only one RemovePodFromMesh to happen

    - shared code with istio-init container
    - it will generate an iptables-save config, based on annotations/labels and other settings, and apply it.

### CmdAdd Sidecar Workflow

`CmdAdd` is triggered when there is a new pod created. This runs on the node, in a chain of CNI plugins - Istio is
run after the main CNI sets up the pod IP and networking.

1. Check k8s pod namespace against exclusion list (plugin config)