new command "image pull: allow to load remote images directly without cache

cmd/minikube/cmd/image.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var imageCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 var (
+	pull      bool
 	imgDaemon bool
 	imgRemote bool
 )
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ var loadImageCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			exit.Error(reason.Usage, "loading profile", err)
 		}
 
+		if pull {
+			// Pull image from remote registry, without doing any caching except in container runtime.
+			// This is similar to daemon.Image but it is done by the container runtime in the cluster.
+			if err := machine.PullImages(args, profile); err != nil {
+				exit.Error(reason.GuestImageLoad, "Failed to pull image", err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
 		var local bool
 		if imgRemote || imgDaemon {
 			local = false
@@ -166,6 +176,7 @@ $ minikube image list
 func init() {
 	imageCmd.AddCommand(loadImageCmd)
 	imageCmd.AddCommand(removeImageCmd)
+	loadImageCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&pull, "pull", "", false, "Pull the remote image (no caching)")
 	loadImageCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&imgDaemon, "daemon", false, "Cache image from docker daemon")
 	loadImageCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&imgRemote, "remote", false, "Cache image from remote registry")
 	imageCmd.AddCommand(listImageCmd)

pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go

@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ func (r *Containerd) LoadImage(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PullImage pulls an image into this runtime
+func (r *Containerd) PullImage(name string) error {
+	return pullCRIImage(r.Runner, name)
+}
+
 // RemoveImage removes a image
 func (r *Containerd) RemoveImage(name string) error {
 	return removeCRIImage(r.Runner, name)

pkg/minikube/cruntime/cri.go

@@ -187,6 +187,19 @@ func killCRIContainers(cr CommandRunner, ids []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// pullCRIImage pulls image using crictl
+func pullCRIImage(cr CommandRunner, name string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Pulling image: %s", name)
+
+	crictl := getCrictlPath(cr)
+	args := append([]string{crictl, "pull"}, name)
+	c := exec.Command("sudo", args...)
+	if _, err := cr.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "crictl")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // removeCRIImage remove image using crictl
 func removeCRIImage(cr CommandRunner, name string) error {
 	klog.Infof("Removing image: %s", name)

pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go

@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ func (r *CRIO) LoadImage(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PullImage pulls an image
+func (r *CRIO) PullImage(name string) error {
+	return pullCRIImage(r.Runner, name)
+}
+
 // RemoveImage removes a image
 func (r *CRIO) RemoveImage(name string) error {
 	return removeCRIImage(r.Runner, name)

pkg/minikube/cruntime/cruntime.go

@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// Load an image idempotently into the runtime on a host
 	LoadImage(string) error
+	// Pull an image to the runtime from the container registry
+	PullImage(string) error
 
 	// ImageExists takes image name and image sha checks if an it exists
 	ImageExists(string, string) bool
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ type ListContainersOptions struct {
 	Namespaces []string
 }
 
-// ListImageOptions are the options to use for listing images
+// ListImagesOptions are the options to use for listing images
 type ListImagesOptions struct {
 }
 

pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go

@@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ func (r *Docker) LoadImage(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PullImage pulls an image
+func (r *Docker) PullImage(name string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Pulling image: %s", name)
+	if r.UseCRI {
+		return pullCRIImage(r.Runner, name)
+	}
+	c := exec.Command("docker", "pull", name)
+	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "pull image docker.")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // RemoveImage removes a image
 func (r *Docker) RemoveImage(name string) error {
 	klog.Infof("Removing image: %s", name)

pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go

@@ -294,6 +294,87 @@ func transferAndLoadImage(cr command.Runner, k8s config.KubernetesConfig, src st
 	return nil
 }
 
+// pullImages pulls images to the container run time
+func pullImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
+	klog.Infof("PullImages start: %s", images)
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	defer func() {
+		klog.Infof("PullImages completed in %s", time.Since(start))
+	}()
+
+	var g errgroup.Group
+
+	for _, image := range images {
+		image := image
+		g.Go(func() error {
+			return cruntime.PullImage(image)
+		})
+	}
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error pulling images")
+	}
+	klog.Infoln("Successfully pulled images")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PullImages pulls images to all nodes in profile
+func PullImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
+	api, err := NewAPIClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating api client")
+	}
+	defer api.Close()
+
+	succeeded := []string{}
+	failed := []string{}
+
+	pName := profile.Name
+
+	c, err := config.Load(pName)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("Failed to load profile %q: %v", pName, err)
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error loading config for profile :%v", pName)
+	}
+
+	for _, n := range c.Nodes {
+		m := config.MachineName(*c, n)
+
+		status, err := Status(api, m)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Warningf("error getting status for %s: %v", m, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if status == state.Running.String() {
+			h, err := api.Load(m)
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("Failed to load machine %q: %v", m, err)
+				continue
+			}
+			runner, err := CommandRunner(h)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			cruntime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating container runtime")
+			}
+			err = pullImages(cruntime, images)
+			if err != nil {
+				failed = append(failed, m)
+				klog.Warningf("Failed to pull images for profile %s %v", pName, err.Error())
+				continue
+			}
+			succeeded = append(succeeded, m)
+		}
+	}
+
+	klog.Infof("succeeded pulling to: %s", strings.Join(succeeded, " "))
+	klog.Infof("failed pulling to: %s", strings.Join(failed, " "))
+	return nil
+}
+
 // removeImages removes images from the container run time
 func removeImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
 	klog.Infof("RemovingImages start: %s", images)
@@ -318,6 +399,7 @@ func removeImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RemoveImages removes images from all nodes in profile
 func RemoveImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
 	api, err := NewAPIClient()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -374,6 +456,7 @@ func RemoveImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ListImages lists images on all nodes in profile
 func ListImages(profile *config.Profile) error {
 	api, err := NewAPIClient()
 	if err != nil {

site/content/en/docs/commands/image.md

@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ minikube image load image.tar
 
 ```
       --daemon   Cache image from docker daemon
+      --pull     Pull the remote image (no caching)
       --remote   Cache image from remote registry
 ```