func (cgc *containerGC) removeOldestN(ctx context.Context, containers []containerGCInfo, toRemove int) []containerGCInfo {
	// Remove from oldest to newest (last to first).
	numToKeep := len(containers) - toRemove
	if numToKeep > 0 {
		sort.Sort(byCreated(containers))
	}
	for i := len(containers) - 1; i >= numToKeep; i-- {
		if containers[i].unknown {
			// Containers in known state could be running, we should try
			// to stop it before removal.
			id := kubecontainer.ContainerID{
				Type: cgc.manager.runtimeName,
				ID:   containers[i].id,
			}
			message := "Container is in unknown state, try killing it before removal"
			if err := cgc.manager.killContainer(ctx, nil, id, containers[i].name, message, reasonUnknown, nil, nil); err != nil {
				klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to stop container", "containerID", containers[i].id)
				continue
			}
		}
		if err := cgc.manager.removeContainer(ctx, containers[i].id); err != nil {
			klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to remove container", "containerID", containers[i].id)
		}
	}

	// Assume we removed the containers so that we're not too aggressive.
	return containers[:numToKeep]
}

E0210 19:52:56.897622   38171 remote_runtime.go:347] "StartContainer from runtime service failed" err="rpc error: code = DeadlineExceeded desc = context deadline exceeded" containerID="29d1d59735a2eb389ca29f20bc85d002f90dd509ccd0c1c16c5506e07184cfaa"
I0210 19:52:57.303537   38171 scope.go:143] "RemoveContainer" containerID="29d1d59735a2eb389ca29f20bc85d002f90dd509ccd0c1c16c5506e07184cfaa"
I0210 21:37:42.650459   36915 scope.go:143] "RemoveContainer" containerID="29d1d59735a2eb389ca29f20bc85d002f90dd509ccd0c1c16c5506e07184cfaa"
E0210 21:37:42.650790   36915 remote_runtime.go:439] "ContainerStatus from runtime service failed" err="rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial unix /run/containerd/containerd.sock: connect: connection refused\"" containerID="29d1d59735a2eb389ca29f20bc85d002f90dd509ccd0c1c16c5506e07184cfaa"
E0210 21:37:42.650804   36915 kuberuntime_gc.go:151] "Failed to remove container" err="failed to get container status \"29d1d59735a2eb389ca29f20bc85d002f90dd509ccd0c1c16c5506e07184cfaa\": rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial unix /run/containerd/containerd.sock: connect: connection refused\"" containerID="29d1d59735a2eb389ca29f20bc85d002f90dd509ccd0c1c16c5506e07184cfaa