Allow specifying image platform to pull images
Duplicate of !3908 (closed)
What does this MR do?
Allows specifying image platform to pull images with a specific platform.
Why was this MR needed?
To allow different architecture images to be used on systems that support multi architectures
Business Rationale:
- ARM architecture on some clouds is MUCH more cost effective (and therefore sustainable) - for instance, AWS Graviton 3 uses 60% less energy and costs 20% less than x86 equivalents (https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/graviton/). This could reduce the carbon footprint of gitlab.com and therefore support ESG as well as do the same for customers.
- Since much of GitLab standard DevOps componentry (e.g. SAST) only supports x86 containers, enabling platform switching would enable all those containers without having to maintain them in both arches - improving people efficiency at both GitLab and customers who have the desire not to maintain containers in multiple hardware arches.
- Customers would not have to run multiple runners to access both arches - reducing management overheads.
- GitLab, ARM and a major cloud company are all going to be focusing on ARM runners for vECU development to support the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) and GitLab's Automotive Working Group.
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Edited by DarwinJS