diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
index 59a4d40179e..d11ee4f915a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ type genericScheduler struct {
 	extenders                []algorithm.SchedulerExtender
 	lastNodeIndex            uint64
 	alwaysCheckAllPredicates bool
-	cachedNodeInfoMap        map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo
+	nodeInfoSnapshot         schedulerinternalcache.NodeInfoSnapshot
 	volumeBinder             *volumebinder.VolumeBinder
 	pvcLister                corelisters.PersistentVolumeClaimLister
 	pdbLister                algorithm.PDBLister
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ type genericScheduler struct {
 // functions.
 func (g *genericScheduler) snapshot() error {
 	// Used for all fit and priority funcs.
-	return g.cache.UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(g.cachedNodeInfoMap)
+	return g.cache.UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot(&g.nodeInfoSnapshot)
 }
 
 // Schedule tries to schedule the given pod to one of the nodes in the node list.
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Schedule(pod *v1.Pod, nodeLister algorithm.NodeLister
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-	metaPrioritiesInterface := g.priorityMetaProducer(pod, g.cachedNodeInfoMap)
-	priorityList, err := PrioritizeNodes(pod, g.cachedNodeInfoMap, metaPrioritiesInterface, g.prioritizers, filteredNodes, g.extenders)
+	metaPrioritiesInterface := g.priorityMetaProducer(pod, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap)
+	priorityList, err := PrioritizeNodes(pod, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap, metaPrioritiesInterface, g.prioritizers, filteredNodes, g.extenders)
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
 	}
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(pod *v1.Pod, nodeLister algorithm.NodeLister,
 	if !ok || fitError == nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
-	if !podEligibleToPreemptOthers(pod, g.cachedNodeInfoMap) {
+	if !podEligibleToPreemptOthers(pod, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap) {
 		klog.V(5).Infof("Pod %v/%v is not eligible for more preemption.", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(pod *v1.Pod, nodeLister algorithm.NodeLister,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
-	nodeToVictims, err := selectNodesForPreemption(pod, g.cachedNodeInfoMap, potentialNodes, g.predicates,
+	nodeToVictims, err := selectNodesForPreemption(pod, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap, potentialNodes, g.predicates,
 		g.predicateMetaProducer, g.schedulingQueue, pdbs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) Preempt(pod *v1.Pod, nodeLister algorithm.NodeLister,
 	// nomination updates these pods and moves them to the active queue. It
 	// lets scheduler find another place for them.
 	nominatedPods := g.getLowerPriorityNominatedPods(pod, candidateNode.Name)
-	if nodeInfo, ok := g.cachedNodeInfoMap[candidateNode.Name]; ok {
+	if nodeInfo, ok := g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap[candidateNode.Name]; ok {
 		return nodeInfo.Node(), nodeToVictims[candidateNode].Pods, nominatedPods, nil
 	}
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) processPreemptionWithExtenders(
 				newNodeToVictims, err := extender.ProcessPreemption(
 					pod,
 					nodeToVictims,
-					g.cachedNodeInfoMap,
+					g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap,
 				)
 				if err != nil {
 					if extender.IsIgnorable() {
@@ -452,14 +452,14 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) findNodesThatFit(pod *v1.Pod, nodes []*v1.Node) ([]*v
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 		// We can use the same metadata producer for all nodes.
-		meta := g.predicateMetaProducer(pod, g.cachedNodeInfoMap)
+		meta := g.predicateMetaProducer(pod, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap)
 
 		checkNode := func(i int) {
 			nodeName := g.cache.NodeTree().Next()
 			fits, failedPredicates, err := podFitsOnNode(
 				pod,
 				meta,
-				g.cachedNodeInfoMap[nodeName],
+				g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap[nodeName],
 				g.predicates,
 				g.schedulingQueue,
 				g.alwaysCheckAllPredicates,
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) findNodesThatFit(pod *v1.Pod, nodes []*v1.Node) ([]*v
 					cancel()
 					atomic.AddInt32(&filteredLen, -1)
 				} else {
-					filtered[length-1] = g.cachedNodeInfoMap[nodeName].Node()
+					filtered[length-1] = g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap[nodeName].Node()
 				}
 			} else {
 				predicateResultLock.Lock()
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ func (g *genericScheduler) findNodesThatFit(pod *v1.Pod, nodes []*v1.Node) ([]*v
 			if !extender.IsInterested(pod) {
 				continue
 			}
-			filteredList, failedMap, err := extender.Filter(pod, filtered, g.cachedNodeInfoMap)
+			filteredList, failedMap, err := extender.Filter(pod, filtered, g.nodeInfoSnapshot.NodeInfoMap)
 			if err != nil {
 				if extender.IsIgnorable() {
 					klog.Warningf("Skipping extender %v as it returned error %v and has ignorable flag set",
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ func NewGenericScheduler(
 		priorityMetaProducer:     priorityMetaProducer,
 		pluginSet:                pluginSet,
 		extenders:                extenders,
-		cachedNodeInfoMap:        make(map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo),
+		nodeInfoSnapshot:         schedulerinternalcache.NewNodeInfoSnapshot(),
 		volumeBinder:             volumeBinder,
 		pvcLister:                pvcLister,
 		pdbLister:                pdbLister,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
index 73e3ce75fdc..2efdfe2edde 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/generic_scheduler_test.go
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func makeScheduler(predicates map[string]algorithmpredicates.FitPredicate, nodes
 		emptyPluginSet,
 		nil, nil, nil, nil, false, false,
 		schedulerapi.DefaultPercentageOfNodesToScore)
-	cache.UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(s.(*genericScheduler).cachedNodeInfoMap)
+	cache.UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot(&s.(*genericScheduler).nodeInfoSnapshot)
 	return s.(*genericScheduler)
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
index 3245378869a..790a3bcc6e3 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ func New(ttl time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) Cache {
 	return cache
 }
 
+// nodeInfoListItem holds a NodeInfo pointer and acts as an item in a doubly
+// linked list. When a NodeInfo is updated, it goes to the head of the list.
+// The items closer to the head are the most recently updated items.
+type nodeInfoListItem struct {
+	info *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo
+	next *nodeInfoListItem
+	prev *nodeInfoListItem
+}
+
 type schedulerCache struct {
 	stop   <-chan struct{}
 	ttl    time.Duration
@@ -59,8 +68,11 @@ type schedulerCache struct {
 	assumedPods map[string]bool
 	// a map from pod key to podState.
 	podStates map[string]*podState
-	nodes     map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo
-	nodeTree  *NodeTree
+	nodes     map[string]*nodeInfoListItem
+	// headNode points to the most recently updated NodeInfo in "nodes". It is the
+	// head of the linked list.
+	headNode *nodeInfoListItem
+	nodeTree *NodeTree
 	// A map from image name to its imageState.
 	imageStates map[string]*imageState
 }
@@ -94,7 +106,7 @@ func newSchedulerCache(ttl, period time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) *schedul
 		period: period,
 		stop:   stop,
 
-		nodes:       make(map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo),
+		nodes:       make(map[string]*nodeInfoListItem),
 		nodeTree:    newNodeTree(nil),
 		assumedPods: make(map[string]bool),
 		podStates:   make(map[string]*podState),
@@ -102,15 +114,82 @@ func newSchedulerCache(ttl, period time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) *schedul
 	}
 }
 
-// Snapshot takes a snapshot of the current schedulerinternalcache. The method has performance impact,
-// and should be only used in non-critical path.
+// newNodeInfoListItem initializes a new nodeInfoListItem.
+func newNodeInfoListItem(ni *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo) *nodeInfoListItem {
+	return &nodeInfoListItem{
+		info: ni,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewNodeInfoSnapshot initializes a NodeInfoSnapshot struct and returns it.
+func NewNodeInfoSnapshot() NodeInfoSnapshot {
+	return NodeInfoSnapshot{
+		NodeInfoMap: make(map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo),
+	}
+}
+
+// moveNodeInfoToHead moves a NodeInfo to the head of "cache.nodes" doubly
+// linked list. The head is the most recently updated NodeInfo.
+// We assume cache lock is already acquired.
+func (cache *schedulerCache) moveNodeInfoToHead(name string) {
+	ni, ok := cache.nodes[name]
+	if !ok {
+		klog.Errorf("No NodeInfo with name %v found in the cache", name)
+		return
+	}
+	// if the node info list item is already at the head, we are done.
+	if ni == cache.headNode {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if ni.prev != nil {
+		ni.prev.next = ni.next
+	}
+	if ni.next != nil {
+		ni.next.prev = ni.prev
+	}
+	if cache.headNode != nil {
+		cache.headNode.prev = ni
+	}
+	ni.next = cache.headNode
+	ni.prev = nil
+	cache.headNode = ni
+}
+
+// removeNodeInfoFromList removes a NodeInfo from the "cache.nodes" doubly
+// linked list.
+// We assume cache lock is already acquired.
+func (cache *schedulerCache) removeNodeInfoFromList(name string) {
+	ni, ok := cache.nodes[name]
+	if !ok {
+		klog.Errorf("No NodeInfo with name %v found in the cache", name)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if ni.prev != nil {
+		ni.prev.next = ni.next
+	}
+	if ni.next != nil {
+		ni.next.prev = ni.prev
+	}
+	// if the removed item was at the head, we must update the head.
+	if ni == cache.headNode {
+		cache.headNode = ni.next
+	}
+	delete(cache.nodes, name)
+}
+
+// Snapshot takes a snapshot of the current scheduler cache. This is used for
+// debugging purposes only and shouldn't be confused with UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot
+// function.
+// This method is expensive, and should be only used in non-critical path.
 func (cache *schedulerCache) Snapshot() *Snapshot {
 	cache.mu.RLock()
 	defer cache.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	nodes := make(map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, len(cache.nodes))
 	for k, v := range cache.nodes {
-		nodes[k] = v.Clone()
+		nodes[k] = v.info.Clone()
 	}
 
 	assumedPods := make(map[string]bool, len(cache.assumedPods))
@@ -124,22 +203,43 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) Snapshot() *Snapshot {
 	}
 }
 
-func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(nodeNameToInfo map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo) error {
+// UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot takes a snapshot of cached NodeInfo map. This is called at
+// beginning of every scheduling cycle.
+// This function tracks generation number of NodeInfo and updates only the
+// entries of an existing snapshot that have changed after the snapshot was taken.
+func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *NodeInfoSnapshot) error {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
+	balancedVolumesEnabled := utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.BalanceAttachedNodeVolumes)
 
-	for name, info := range cache.nodes {
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.BalanceAttachedNodeVolumes) && info.TransientInfo != nil {
-			// Transient scheduler info is reset here.
-			info.TransientInfo.ResetTransientSchedulerInfo()
+	// Get the last generation of the the snapshot.
+	snapshotGeneration := nodeSnapshot.Generation
+
+	// Start from the head of the NodeInfo doubly linked list and update snapshot
+	// of NodeInfos updated after the last snapshot.
+	for node := cache.headNode; node != nil; node = node.next {
+		if node.info.GetGeneration() <= snapshotGeneration {
+			// all the nodes are updated before the existing snapshot. We are done.
+			break
 		}
-		if current, ok := nodeNameToInfo[name]; !ok || current.GetGeneration() != info.GetGeneration() {
-			nodeNameToInfo[name] = info.Clone()
+		if balancedVolumesEnabled && node.info.TransientInfo != nil {
+			// Transient scheduler info is reset here.
+			node.info.TransientInfo.ResetTransientSchedulerInfo()
+		}
+		if np := node.info.Node(); np != nil {
+			nodeSnapshot.NodeInfoMap[np.Name] = node.info.Clone()
 		}
 	}
-	for name := range nodeNameToInfo {
-		if _, ok := cache.nodes[name]; !ok {
-			delete(nodeNameToInfo, name)
+	// Update the snapshot generation with the latest NodeInfo generation.
+	if cache.headNode != nil {
+		nodeSnapshot.Generation = cache.headNode.info.GetGeneration()
+	}
+
+	if len(nodeSnapshot.NodeInfoMap) > len(cache.nodes) {
+		for name := range nodeSnapshot.NodeInfoMap {
+			if _, ok := cache.nodes[name]; !ok {
+				delete(nodeSnapshot.NodeInfoMap, name)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -157,12 +257,12 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) FilteredList(podFilter algorithm.PodFilter, selecto
 	// can avoid expensive array growth without wasting too much memory by
 	// pre-allocating capacity.
 	maxSize := 0
-	for _, info := range cache.nodes {
-		maxSize += len(info.Pods())
+	for _, n := range cache.nodes {
+		maxSize += len(n.info.Pods())
 	}
 	pods := make([]*v1.Pod, 0, maxSize)
-	for _, info := range cache.nodes {
-		for _, pod := range info.Pods() {
+	for _, n := range cache.nodes {
+		for _, pod := range n.info.Pods() {
 			if podFilter(pod) && selector.Matches(labels.Set(pod.Labels)) {
 				pods = append(pods, pod)
 			}
@@ -249,10 +349,11 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) ForgetPod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 func (cache *schedulerCache) addPod(pod *v1.Pod) {
 	n, ok := cache.nodes[pod.Spec.NodeName]
 	if !ok {
-		n = schedulernodeinfo.NewNodeInfo()
+		n = newNodeInfoListItem(schedulernodeinfo.NewNodeInfo())
 		cache.nodes[pod.Spec.NodeName] = n
 	}
-	n.AddPod(pod)
+	n.info.AddPod(pod)
+	cache.moveNodeInfoToHead(pod.Spec.NodeName)
 }
 
 // Assumes that lock is already acquired.
@@ -266,12 +367,17 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) updatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) error {
 
 // Assumes that lock is already acquired.
 func (cache *schedulerCache) removePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	n := cache.nodes[pod.Spec.NodeName]
-	if err := n.RemovePod(pod); err != nil {
+	n, ok := cache.nodes[pod.Spec.NodeName]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("node %v is not found", pod.Spec.NodeName)
+	}
+	if err := n.info.RemovePod(pod); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if len(n.Pods()) == 0 && n.Node() == nil {
-		delete(cache.nodes, pod.Spec.NodeName)
+	if len(n.info.Pods()) == 0 && n.info.Node() == nil {
+		cache.removeNodeInfoFromList(pod.Spec.NodeName)
+	} else {
+		cache.moveNodeInfoToHead(pod.Spec.NodeName)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -407,15 +513,16 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) AddNode(node *v1.Node) error {
 
 	n, ok := cache.nodes[node.Name]
 	if !ok {
-		n = schedulernodeinfo.NewNodeInfo()
+		n = newNodeInfoListItem(schedulernodeinfo.NewNodeInfo())
 		cache.nodes[node.Name] = n
 	} else {
-		cache.removeNodeImageStates(n.Node())
+		cache.removeNodeImageStates(n.info.Node())
 	}
+	cache.moveNodeInfoToHead(node.Name)
 
 	cache.nodeTree.AddNode(node)
-	cache.addNodeImageStates(node, n)
-	return n.SetNode(node)
+	cache.addNodeImageStates(node, n.info)
+	return n.info.SetNode(node)
 }
 
 func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) error {
@@ -424,31 +531,37 @@ func (cache *schedulerCache) UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) error {
 
 	n, ok := cache.nodes[newNode.Name]
 	if !ok {
-		n = schedulernodeinfo.NewNodeInfo()
+		n = newNodeInfoListItem(schedulernodeinfo.NewNodeInfo())
 		cache.nodes[newNode.Name] = n
 	} else {
-		cache.removeNodeImageStates(n.Node())
+		cache.removeNodeImageStates(n.info.Node())
 	}
+	cache.moveNodeInfoToHead(newNode.Name)
 
 	cache.nodeTree.UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode)
-	cache.addNodeImageStates(newNode, n)
-	return n.SetNode(newNode)
+	cache.addNodeImageStates(newNode, n.info)
+	return n.info.SetNode(newNode)
 }
 
 func (cache *schedulerCache) RemoveNode(node *v1.Node) error {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()
 
-	n := cache.nodes[node.Name]
-	if err := n.RemoveNode(node); err != nil {
+	n, ok := cache.nodes[node.Name]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("node %v is not found", node.Name)
+	}
+	if err := n.info.RemoveNode(node); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// We remove NodeInfo for this node only if there aren't any pods on this node.
 	// We can't do it unconditionally, because notifications about pods are delivered
 	// in a different watch, and thus can potentially be observed later, even though
 	// they happened before node removal.
-	if len(n.Pods()) == 0 && n.Node() == nil {
-		delete(cache.nodes, node.Name)
+	if len(n.info.Pods()) == 0 && n.info.Node() == nil {
+		cache.removeNodeInfoFromList(node.Name)
+	} else {
+		cache.moveNodeInfoToHead(node.Name)
 	}
 
 	cache.nodeTree.RemoveNode(node)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
index e7f15291c65..e3eb74163e2 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ func BenchmarkUpdate1kNodes30kPods(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		cachedNodes := map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo{}
-		cache.UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(cachedNodes)
+		cache.SnapshotNodeInfo(cachedNodes)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/BUILD
index 06c1d501a8a..caed79bb710 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/BUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/scheduler/algorithm:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/scheduler/internal/cache:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/scheduler/nodeinfo:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go
index 05873d35cb7..fe814d8766e 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/fake/fake_cache.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm"
 	schedulerinternalcache "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache"
-	schedulernodeinfo "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/nodeinfo"
 )
 
 // Cache is used for testing
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ func (c *Cache) UpdateNode(oldNode, newNode *v1.Node) error { return nil }
 // RemoveNode is a fake method for testing.
 func (c *Cache) RemoveNode(node *v1.Node) error { return nil }
 
-// UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap is a fake method for testing.
-func (c *Cache) UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(infoMap map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo) error {
+// UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot is a fake method for testing.
+func (c *Cache) UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *schedulerinternalcache.NodeInfoSnapshot) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go
index 204659d8625..699818b1e6e 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache/interface.go
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ type Cache interface {
 	// RemoveNode removes overall information about node.
 	RemoveNode(node *v1.Node) error
 
-	// UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap updates the passed infoMap to the current contents of Cache.
+	// UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot updates the passed infoSnapshot to the current contents of Cache.
 	// The node info contains aggregated information of pods scheduled (including assumed to be)
 	// on this node.
-	UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(infoMap map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo) error
+	UpdateNodeInfoSnapshot(nodeSnapshot *NodeInfoSnapshot) error
 
 	// List lists all cached pods (including assumed ones).
 	List(labels.Selector) ([]*v1.Pod, error)
@@ -118,3 +118,11 @@ type Snapshot struct {
 	AssumedPods map[string]bool
 	Nodes       map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo
 }
+
+// NodeInfoSnapshot is a snapshot of cache NodeInfo. The scheduler takes a
+// snapshot at the beginning of each scheduling cycle and uses it for its
+// operations in that cycle.
+type NodeInfoSnapshot struct {
+	NodeInfoMap map[string]*schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo
+	Generation  int64
+}