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Fix volume size allocation in gcd_pd
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
GCE PDs are allocated in chunks of GBs not GiB but CreateVolume function incorrectly creates volume in chunks of GiB.
1 GiB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 Bytes
1 GB = 1000 * 1000 * 1000 Bytes
**Which issue(s) this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged)*:
Fixes#56081
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
**Release note**:
```release-note
Fixed dynamic provisioning of GCE PDs to round to the next GB instead of GiB
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This e2e test tests the CSI volume plugin in kubernetes with
a CSI hostPath driver. It is also setup to be able to be
tested with more drivers in the future.
running (renamed to GetAllCurrentZones). Added E2E test to confirm this
behavior.
Added node informer to cloud-provider controller to keep track of zones
with k8s nodes in them.
Automatic merge from submit-queue
Bump external provisioner image to smaller version
The image is roughly half as big so this should improve speed/flakiness maybe
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Automatic merge from submit-queue (batch tested with PRs 40055, 42085, 44509, 44568, 43956)
improve error handling in e2e helpers
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Changes most of the volume related helper funcs to return error rather than calling `Expect`. This is a better programming practice, is consistent with Go and Kubernetes, and allows helper funcs that create multiple resources to perform cleanup.
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NONE
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