// truncate it back to 0 bytes so we can define its entire
		// contents in symtab.go:symtab().
		mdsb.SetSize(0)

		// In addition, on ARM, the runtime depends on the linker
		// recording the value of GOARM.
		if ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.ARM {
			goarm := ctxt.loader.LookupOrCreateSym("runtime.goarm", 0)
			sb := ctxt.loader.MakeSymbolUpdater(goarm)
			sb.SetType(sym.SDATA)
			sb.SetSize(0)

	createProvisionedPVRetryCount int
	createProvisionedPVInterval   time.Duration

	// operationTimestamps caches start timestamp of operations
	// (currently provision + binding/deletion) for metric recording.
	// Detailed lifecycle/key for each operation
	// 1. provision + binding
	//     key:        claimKey
	//     start time: user has NOT provide any volume ref in the claim AND