func handleAndGetXdsConfigs(clientConfig *xdsstatus.ClientConfig) []*xdsstatus.ClientConfig_GenericXdsConfig {
	configs := make([]*xdsstatus.ClientConfig_GenericXdsConfig, 0)
	if clientConfig.GetGenericXdsConfigs() != nil {
		configs = clientConfig.GetGenericXdsConfigs()
		return configs
	}

	// FIXME: currently removing the deprecated code below may result in functions not working
	// if there is a mismatch of versions between istiod and istioctl