It looks like the test or the branch is never executed, because it wouldn't
pass: a []v1.NodeIP is value is never the same as []string. Found by the
upcoming ginkgolinter update.
ERROR: test/e2e_node/pod_host_ips.go:167:45: ginkgo-linter: use Equal with different types: Comparing []k8s.io/api/core/v1.HostIP with []string; either change the expected value type if possible, or use the BeEquivalentTo() matcher, instead of Equal() (ginkgolinter)
ERROR: gomega.Expect(p.Status.HostIPs).Should(gomega.Equal(nodeIPs))
ERROR: ^
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