pod := pods[i].DeepCopy()
		// Set reason and message in the pod object.
		if _, err := SetPodTerminationReason(ctx, kubeClient, pod, nodeName); err != nil {
			if apierrors.IsConflict(err) {
				updateErrList = append(updateErrList,
					fmt.Errorf("update status failed for pod %q: %v", format.Pod(pod), err))
				continue
			}
		}
		// if the pod has already been marked for deletion, we still return true that there are remaining pods.