Add ImageVolumeSource implementation

This patch adds the kubelet implementation of the image volume source feature. Signed-off-by: Sascha Grunert <sgrunert@redhat.com>
2025-10-31 02:08:13 +00:00 · 2024-06-24 11:31:06 +02:00
parent c4bd05df1c
commit 979863d15c
20 changed files with 563 additions and 76 deletions
--- a/cmd/kubelet/app/plugins.go
+++ b/cmd/kubelet/app/plugins.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/exec"

 	// Volume plugins
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/configmap"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/csi"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/flexvolume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/git_repo"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/hostpath"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/image"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/iscsi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/local"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/nfs"
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ func ProbeVolumePlugins(featureGate featuregate.FeatureGate) ([]volume.VolumePlu
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, projected.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, local.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, csi.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
+	if featureGate.Enabled(features.ImageVolume) {
+		allPlugins = append(allPlugins, image.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
+	}
 	return allPlugins, nil
 }

--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/helpers.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type HandlerRunner interface {
 // RuntimeHelper wraps kubelet to make container runtime
 // able to get necessary informations like the RunContainerOptions, DNS settings, Host IP.
 type RuntimeHelper interface {
-	GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podIP string, podIPs []string) (contOpts *RunContainerOptions, cleanupAction func(), err error)
+	GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podIP string, podIPs []string, imageVolumes ImageVolumes) (contOpts *RunContainerOptions, cleanupAction func(), err error)
 	GetPodDNS(pod *v1.Pod) (dnsConfig *runtimeapi.DNSConfig, err error)
 	// GetPodCgroupParent returns the CgroupName identifier, and its literal cgroupfs form on the host
 	// of a pod.
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/runtime.go
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ type Runtime interface {
 	ListMetricDescriptors(ctx context.Context) ([]*runtimeapi.MetricDescriptor, error)
 	// ListPodSandboxMetrics retrieves the metrics for all pod sandboxes.
 	ListPodSandboxMetrics(ctx context.Context) ([]*runtimeapi.PodSandboxMetrics, error)
+	// GetContainerStatus returns the status for the container.
+	GetContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, id ContainerID) (*Status, error)
 }

 // StreamingRuntime is the interface implemented by runtimes that handle the serving of the
@@ -374,6 +376,8 @@ type Status struct {
 	Resources *ContainerResources
 	// User identity information of the first process of this container
 	User *ContainerUser
+	// Mounts are the volume mounts of the container
+	Mounts []Mount
 }

 // ContainerUser represents user identity information
@@ -466,8 +470,13 @@ type Mount struct {
 	SELinuxRelabel bool
 	// Requested propagation mode
 	Propagation runtimeapi.MountPropagation
+	// Image is set if an OCI volume as image ID or digest should get mounted (special case).
+	Image *runtimeapi.ImageSpec
 }

+// ImageVolumes is a map of image specs by volume name.
+type ImageVolumes = map[string]*runtimeapi.ImageSpec
+
 // PortMapping contains information about the port mapping.
 type PortMapping struct {
 	// Protocol of the port mapping.
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime.go
@@ -516,3 +516,11 @@ func (f *FakeContainerCommandRunner) RunInContainer(_ context.Context, container

 	return []byte(f.Stdout), f.Err
 }
+
+func (f *FakeRuntime) GetContainerStatus(_ context.Context, _ kubecontainer.ContainerID) (status *kubecontainer.Status, err error) {
+	f.Lock()
+	defer f.Unlock()
+
+	f.CalledFunctions = append(f.CalledFunctions, "GetContainerStatus")
+	return nil, f.Err
+}
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/fake_runtime_helper.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type FakeRuntimeHelper struct {
 	Err             error
 }

-func (f *FakeRuntimeHelper) GenerateRunContainerOptions(_ context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podIP string, podIPs []string) (*kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions, func(), error) {
+func (f *FakeRuntimeHelper) GenerateRunContainerOptions(_ context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podIP string, podIPs []string, imageVolumes kubecontainer.ImageVolumes) (*kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions, func(), error) {
 	var opts kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions
 	if len(container.TerminationMessagePath) != 0 {
 		opts.PodContainerDir = f.PodContainerDir
--- a/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/runtime_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/container/testing/runtime_mock.go
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */

+/*
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
 // Code generated by mockery v2.40.3. DO NOT EDIT.

 package testing
@@ -358,6 +374,65 @@ func (_c *MockRuntime_GetContainerLogs_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Conte
 	return _c
 }

+// GetContainerStatus provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, id
+func (_m *MockRuntime) GetContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, id container.ContainerID) (*container.Status, error) {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, id)
+
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetContainerStatus")
+	}
+
+	var r0 *container.Status
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, container.ContainerID) (*container.Status, error)); ok {
+		return rf(ctx, id)
+	}
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, container.ContainerID) *container.Status); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, id)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*container.Status)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, container.ContainerID) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, id)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call is a *mock.Call that shadows Run/Return methods with type explicit version for method 'GetContainerStatus'
+type MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call struct {
+	*mock.Call
+}
+
+// GetContainerStatus is a helper method to define mock.On call
+//   - ctx context.Context
+//   - id container.ContainerID
+func (_e *MockRuntime_Expecter) GetContainerStatus(ctx interface{}, id interface{}) *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call {
+	return &MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call{Call: _e.mock.On("GetContainerStatus", ctx, id)}
+}
+
+func (_c *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call) Run(run func(ctx context.Context, id container.ContainerID)) *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call {
+	_c.Call.Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		run(args[0].(context.Context), args[1].(container.ContainerID))
+	})
+	return _c
+}
+
+func (_c *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call) Return(_a0 *container.Status, _a1 error) *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call {
+	_c.Call.Return(_a0, _a1)
+	return _c
+}
+
+func (_c *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, container.ContainerID) (*container.Status, error)) *MockRuntime_GetContainerStatus_Call {
+	_c.Call.Return(run)
+	return _c
+}
+
 // GetImageRef provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, image
 func (_m *MockRuntime) GetImageRef(ctx context.Context, image container.ImageSpec) (string, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx, image)
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_gc_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_gc_manager.go
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ func (im *realImageGCManager) detectImages(ctx context.Context, detectTime time.
 	// Make a set of images in use by containers.
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		for _, container := range pod.Containers {
+			if err := im.handleImageVolumes(ctx, imagesInUse, container, pod, images); err != nil {
+				return imagesInUse, err
+			}
+
 			if !isRuntimeClassInImageCriAPIEnabled {
 				klog.V(5).InfoS("Container uses image", "pod", klog.KRef(pod.Namespace, pod.Name), "containerName", container.Name, "containerImage", container.Image, "imageID", container.ImageID, "imageRef", container.ImageRef)
 				imagesInUse.Insert(container.ImageID)
@@ -308,6 +312,29 @@ func (im *realImageGCManager) detectImages(ctx context.Context, detectTime time.
 	return imagesInUse, nil
 }

+// handleImageVolumes ensures that image volumes are considered as images in use.
+func (im *realImageGCManager) handleImageVolumes(ctx context.Context, imagesInUse sets.Set[string], container *container.Container, pod *container.Pod, images []container.Image) error {
+	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ImageVolume) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	status, err := im.runtime.GetContainerStatus(ctx, container.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get container status: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, mount := range status.Mounts {
+		for _, image := range images {
+			if mount.Image != nil && mount.Image.Image == image.ID {
+				klog.V(5).InfoS("Container uses image as mount", "pod", klog.KRef(pod.Namespace, pod.Name), "containerName", container.Name, "imageID", image.ID)
+				imagesInUse.Insert(image.ID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (im *realImageGCManager) GarbageCollect(ctx context.Context, beganGC time.Time) error {
 	ctx, otelSpan := im.tracer.Start(ctx, "Images/GarbageCollect")
 	defer otelSpan.End()
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager.go
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ func NewImageManager(recorder record.EventRecorder, imageService kubecontainer.I

 // shouldPullImage returns whether we should pull an image according to
 // the presence and pull policy of the image.
-func shouldPullImage(container *v1.Container, imagePresent bool) bool {
-	if container.ImagePullPolicy == v1.PullNever {
+func shouldPullImage(pullPolicy v1.PullPolicy, imagePresent bool) bool {
+	if pullPolicy == v1.PullNever {
 		return false
 	}

-	if container.ImagePullPolicy == v1.PullAlways ||
-		(container.ImagePullPolicy == v1.PullIfNotPresent && (!imagePresent)) {
+	if pullPolicy == v1.PullAlways ||
+		(pullPolicy == v1.PullIfNotPresent && (!imagePresent)) {
 		return true
 	}

@@ -89,28 +89,24 @@ func shouldPullImage(container *v1.Container, imagePresent bool) bool {
 }

 // records an event using ref, event msg.  log to glog using prefix, msg, logFn
-func (m *imageManager) logIt(ref *v1.ObjectReference, eventtype, event, prefix, msg string, logFn func(args ...interface{})) {
-	if ref != nil {
-		m.recorder.Event(ref, eventtype, event, msg)
+func (m *imageManager) logIt(objRef *v1.ObjectReference, eventtype, event, prefix, msg string, logFn func(args ...interface{})) {
+	if objRef != nil {
+		m.recorder.Event(objRef, eventtype, event, msg)
 	} else {
 		logFn(fmt.Sprint(prefix, " ", msg))
 	}
 }

-// EnsureImageExists pulls the image for the specified pod and container, and returns
+// EnsureImageExists pulls the image for the specified pod and imgRef, and returns
 // (imageRef, error message, error).
-func (m *imageManager) EnsureImageExists(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler string) (string, string, error) {
-	logPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, container.Image)
-	ref, err := kubecontainer.GenerateContainerRef(pod, container)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Couldn't make a ref to pod", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name)
-	}
+func (m *imageManager) EnsureImageExists(ctx context.Context, objRef *v1.ObjectReference, pod *v1.Pod, imgRef string, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler string, pullPolicy v1.PullPolicy) (imageRef, message string, err error) {
+	logPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, imgRef)

 	// If the image contains no tag or digest, a default tag should be applied.
-	image, err := applyDefaultImageTag(container.Image)
+	image, err := applyDefaultImageTag(imgRef)
 	if err != nil {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to apply default image tag %q: %v", container.Image, err)
-		m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToInspectImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Warning)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to apply default image tag %q: %v", imgRef, err)
+		m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToInspectImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Warning)
 		return "", msg, ErrInvalidImageName
 	}

@@ -128,60 +124,60 @@ func (m *imageManager) EnsureImageExists(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, conta
 		RuntimeHandler: podRuntimeHandler,
 	}

-	imageRef, err := m.imageService.GetImageRef(ctx, spec)
+	imageRef, err = m.imageService.GetImageRef(ctx, spec)
 	if err != nil {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to inspect image %q: %v", container.Image, err)
-		m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToInspectImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Warning)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to inspect image %q: %v", imgRef, err)
+		m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToInspectImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Warning)
 		return "", msg, ErrImageInspect
 	}

 	present := imageRef != ""
-	if !shouldPullImage(container, present) {
+	if !shouldPullImage(pullPolicy, present) {
 		if present {
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Container image %q already present on machine", container.Image)
-			m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PulledImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Info)
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Container image %q already present on machine", imgRef)
+			m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PulledImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Info)
 			return imageRef, "", nil
 		}
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Container image %q is not present with pull policy of Never", container.Image)
-		m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.ErrImageNeverPullPolicy, logPrefix, msg, klog.Warning)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Container image %q is not present with pull policy of Never", imgRef)
+		m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.ErrImageNeverPullPolicy, logPrefix, msg, klog.Warning)
 		return "", msg, ErrImageNeverPull
 	}

-	backOffKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", pod.UID, container.Image)
+	backOffKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", pod.UID, imgRef)
 	if m.backOff.IsInBackOffSinceUpdate(backOffKey, m.backOff.Clock.Now()) {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Back-off pulling image %q", container.Image)
-		m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.BackOffPullImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Info)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Back-off pulling image %q", imgRef)
+		m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.BackOffPullImage, logPrefix, msg, klog.Info)
 		return "", msg, ErrImagePullBackOff
 	}
 	m.podPullingTimeRecorder.RecordImageStartedPulling(pod.UID)
-	m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PullingImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("Pulling image %q", container.Image), klog.Info)
+	m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PullingImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("Pulling image %q", imgRef), klog.Info)
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	pullChan := make(chan pullResult)
 	m.puller.pullImage(ctx, spec, pullSecrets, pullChan, podSandboxConfig)
 	imagePullResult := <-pullChan
 	if imagePullResult.err != nil {
-		m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToPullImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pull image %q: %v", container.Image, imagePullResult.err), klog.Warning)
+		m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToPullImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pull image %q: %v", imgRef, imagePullResult.err), klog.Warning)
 		m.backOff.Next(backOffKey, m.backOff.Clock.Now())

-		msg, err := evalCRIPullErr(container, imagePullResult.err)
+		msg, err := evalCRIPullErr(imgRef, imagePullResult.err)
 		return "", msg, err
 	}
 	m.podPullingTimeRecorder.RecordImageFinishedPulling(pod.UID)
 	imagePullDuration := time.Since(startTime).Truncate(time.Millisecond)
-	m.logIt(ref, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PulledImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("Successfully pulled image %q in %v (%v including waiting). Image size: %v bytes.",
-		container.Image, imagePullResult.pullDuration.Truncate(time.Millisecond), imagePullDuration, imagePullResult.imageSize), klog.Info)
+	m.logIt(objRef, v1.EventTypeNormal, events.PulledImage, logPrefix, fmt.Sprintf("Successfully pulled image %q in %v (%v including waiting). Image size: %v bytes.",
+		imgRef, imagePullResult.pullDuration.Truncate(time.Millisecond), imagePullDuration, imagePullResult.imageSize), klog.Info)
 	metrics.ImagePullDuration.WithLabelValues(metrics.GetImageSizeBucket(imagePullResult.imageSize)).Observe(imagePullDuration.Seconds())
 	m.backOff.GC()
 	return imagePullResult.imageRef, "", nil
 }

-func evalCRIPullErr(container *v1.Container, err error) (errMsg string, errRes error) {
+func evalCRIPullErr(imgRef string, err error) (errMsg string, errRes error) {
 	// Error assertions via errors.Is is not supported by gRPC (remote runtime) errors right now.
 	// See https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/issues/3616
 	if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), crierrors.ErrRegistryUnavailable.Error()) {
 		errMsg = fmt.Sprintf(
 			"image pull failed for %s because the registry is unavailable%s",
-			container.Image,
+			imgRef,
 			// Trim the error name from the message to convert errors like:
 			// "RegistryUnavailable: a more detailed explanation" to:
 			// "...because the registry is unavailable: a more detailed explanation"
@@ -193,7 +189,7 @@ func evalCRIPullErr(container *v1.Container, err error) (errMsg string, errRes e
 	if strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), crierrors.ErrSignatureValidationFailed.Error()) {
 		errMsg = fmt.Sprintf(
 			"image pull failed for %s because the signature validation failed%s",
-			container.Image,
+			imgRef,
 			// Trim the error name from the message to convert errors like:
 			// "SignatureValidationFailed: a more detailed explanation" to:
 			// "...because the signature validation failed: a more detailed explanation"
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/image_manager_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestParallelPuller(t *testing.T) {
 				fakeRuntime.CalledFunctions = nil
 				fakeClock.Step(time.Second)

-				_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, nil, nil, "")
+				_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, nil, pod, container.Image, nil, nil, "", container.ImagePullPolicy)
 				fakeRuntime.AssertCalls(expected.calls)
 				assert.Equal(t, expected.err, err)
 				assert.Equal(t, expected.shouldRecordStartedPullingTime, fakePodPullingTimeRecorder.startedPullingRecorded)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestSerializedPuller(t *testing.T) {
 				fakeRuntime.CalledFunctions = nil
 				fakeClock.Step(time.Second)

-				_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, nil, nil, "")
+				_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, nil, pod, container.Image, nil, nil, "", container.ImagePullPolicy)
 				fakeRuntime.AssertCalls(expected.calls)
 				assert.Equal(t, expected.err, err)
 				assert.Equal(t, expected.shouldRecordStartedPullingTime, fakePodPullingTimeRecorder.startedPullingRecorded)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestPullAndListImageWithPodAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		fakeRuntime.ImageList = []Image{}
 		fakeClock.Step(time.Second)

-		_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, nil, nil, "")
+		_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, nil, pod, container.Image, nil, nil, "", container.ImagePullPolicy)
 		fakeRuntime.AssertCalls(c.expected[0].calls)
 		assert.Equal(t, c.expected[0].err, err, "tick=%d", 0)
 		assert.Equal(t, c.expected[0].shouldRecordStartedPullingTime, fakePodPullingTimeRecorder.startedPullingRecorded)
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func TestPullAndListImageWithRuntimeHandlerInImageCriAPIFeatureGate(t *testing.T
 		fakeRuntime.ImageList = []Image{}
 		fakeClock.Step(time.Second)

-		_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, nil, nil, runtimeHandler)
+		_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, nil, pod, container.Image, nil, nil, runtimeHandler, container.ImagePullPolicy)
 		fakeRuntime.AssertCalls(c.expected[0].calls)
 		assert.Equal(t, c.expected[0].err, err, "tick=%d", 0)
 		assert.Equal(t, c.expected[0].shouldRecordStartedPullingTime, fakePodPullingTimeRecorder.startedPullingRecorded)
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func TestMaxParallelImagePullsLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < maxParallelImagePulls; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
-			_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, nil, nil, "")
+			_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, nil, pod, container.Image, nil, nil, "", container.ImagePullPolicy)
 			assert.Nil(t, err)
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func TestMaxParallelImagePullsLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
-			_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, nil, nil, "")
+			_, _, err := puller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, nil, pod, container.Image, nil, nil, "", container.ImagePullPolicy)
 			assert.Nil(t, err)
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func TestEvalCRIPullErr(t *testing.T) {

 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			msg, err := evalCRIPullErr(&v1.Container{Image: "test"}, testInput)
+			msg, err := evalCRIPullErr("test", testInput)
 			testAssert(msg, err)
 		})
 	}
--- a/pkg/kubelet/images/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/images/types.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ var (
 // Implementations are expected to abstract the underlying runtimes.
 // Implementations are expected to be thread safe.
 type ImageManager interface {
-	// EnsureImageExists ensures that image specified in `container` exists.
-	EnsureImageExists(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler string) (string, string, error)
+	// EnsureImageExists ensures that image specified by `imgRef` exists.
+	EnsureImageExists(ctx context.Context, objRef *v1.ObjectReference, pod *v1.Pod, imgRef string, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler string, pullPolicy v1.PullPolicy) (string, string, error)

 	// TODO(ronl): consolidating image managing and deleting operation in this interface
 }
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -255,12 +255,24 @@ func shouldMountHostsFile(pod *v1.Pod, podIPs []string) bool {
 }

 // makeMounts determines the mount points for the given container.
-func makeMounts(pod *v1.Pod, podDir string, container *v1.Container, hostName, hostDomain string, podIPs []string, podVolumes kubecontainer.VolumeMap, hu hostutil.HostUtils, subpather subpath.Interface, expandEnvs []kubecontainer.EnvVar, supportsRRO bool) ([]kubecontainer.Mount, func(), error) {
+func makeMounts(pod *v1.Pod, podDir string, container *v1.Container, hostName, hostDomain string, podIPs []string, podVolumes kubecontainer.VolumeMap, hu hostutil.HostUtils, subpather subpath.Interface, expandEnvs []kubecontainer.EnvVar, supportsRRO bool, imageVolumes kubecontainer.ImageVolumes) ([]kubecontainer.Mount, func(), error) {
 	mountEtcHostsFile := shouldMountHostsFile(pod, podIPs)
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Creating hosts mount for container", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name, "podIPs", podIPs, "path", mountEtcHostsFile)
 	mounts := []kubecontainer.Mount{}
 	var cleanupAction func()
 	for i, mount := range container.VolumeMounts {
+		// Check if the mount is referencing an OCI volume
+		if imageVolumes != nil && utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ImageVolume) {
+			if image, ok := imageVolumes[mount.Name]; ok {
+				mounts = append(mounts, kubecontainer.Mount{
+					Name:          mount.Name,
+					ContainerPath: mount.MountPath,
+					Image:         image,
+				})
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
 		// do not mount /etc/hosts if container is already mounting on the path
 		mountEtcHostsFile = mountEtcHostsFile && (mount.MountPath != etcHostsPath)
 		vol, ok := podVolumes[mount.Name]
@@ -575,7 +587,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) GetPodCgroupParent(pod *v1.Pod) string {

 // GenerateRunContainerOptions generates the RunContainerOptions, which can be used by
 // the container runtime to set parameters for launching a container.
-func (kl *Kubelet) GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podIP string, podIPs []string) (*kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions, func(), error) {
+func (kl *Kubelet) GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podIP string, podIPs []string, imageVolumes kubecontainer.ImageVolumes) (*kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions, func(), error) {
 	supportsRRO := kl.runtimeClassSupportsRecursiveReadOnlyMounts(pod)

 	opts, err := kl.containerManager.GetResources(pod, container)
@@ -611,7 +623,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod,
 	opts.Envs = append(opts.Envs, envs...)

 	// only podIPs is sent to makeMounts, as podIPs is populated even if dual-stack feature flag is not enabled.
-	mounts, cleanupAction, err := makeMounts(pod, kl.getPodDir(pod.UID), container, hostname, hostDomainName, podIPs, volumes, kl.hostutil, kl.subpather, opts.Envs, supportsRRO)
+	mounts, cleanupAction, err := makeMounts(pod, kl.getPodDir(pod.UID), container, hostname, hostDomainName, podIPs, volumes, kl.hostutil, kl.subpather, opts.Envs, supportsRRO, imageVolumes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cleanupAction, err
 	}
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_linux_test.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func TestMakeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}

-			mounts, _, err := makeMounts(&pod, "/pod", &tc.container, "fakepodname", "", []string{""}, tc.podVolumes, fhu, fsp, nil, tc.supportsRRO)
+			mounts, _, err := makeMounts(&pod, "/pod", &tc.container, "fakepodname", "", []string{""}, tc.podVolumes, fhu, fsp, nil, tc.supportsRRO, nil)

 			// validate only the error if we expect an error
 			if tc.expectErr {
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods_windows_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestMakeMountsWindows(t *testing.T) {
 	podDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-rotate-logs")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(podDir)
-	mounts, _, err := makeMounts(&pod, podDir, &container, "fakepodname", "", []string{""}, podVolumes, fhu, fsp, nil, false)
+	mounts, _, err := makeMounts(&pod, podDir, &container, "fakepodname", "", []string{""}, podVolumes, fhu, fsp, nil, false, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

 	expectedMounts := []kubecontainer.Mount{
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
@@ -169,22 +169,10 @@ func calcRestartCountByLogDir(path string) (int, error) {
 	return restartCount, nil
 }

-// startContainer starts a container and returns a message indicates why it is failed on error.
-// It starts the container through the following steps:
-// * pull the image
-// * create the container
-// * start the container
-// * run the post start lifecycle hooks (if applicable)
-func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) startContainer(ctx context.Context, podSandboxID string, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, spec *startSpec, pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, podIP string, podIPs []string) (string, error) {
-	container := spec.container
-
-	// Step 1: pull the image.
-
+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) getPodRuntimeHandler(pod *v1.Pod) (podRuntimeHandler string, err error) {
 	// If RuntimeClassInImageCriAPI feature gate is enabled, pass runtimehandler
 	// information for the runtime class specified. If not runtime class is
 	// specified, then pass ""
-	podRuntimeHandler := ""
-	var err error
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RuntimeClassInImageCriAPI) {
 		if pod.Spec.RuntimeClassName != nil && *pod.Spec.RuntimeClassName != "" {
 			podRuntimeHandler, err = m.runtimeClassManager.LookupRuntimeHandler(pod.Spec.RuntimeClassName)
@@ -195,7 +183,30 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) startContainer(ctx context.Context, podSandb
 		}
 	}

-	imageRef, msg, err := m.imagePuller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, pod, container, pullSecrets, podSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler)
+	return podRuntimeHandler, nil
+}
+
+// startContainer starts a container and returns a message indicates why it is failed on error.
+// It starts the container through the following steps:
+// * pull the image
+// * create the container
+// * start the container
+// * run the post start lifecycle hooks (if applicable)
+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) startContainer(ctx context.Context, podSandboxID string, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, spec *startSpec, pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus, pullSecrets []v1.Secret, podIP string, podIPs []string, imageVolumes kubecontainer.ImageVolumes) (string, error) {
+	container := spec.container
+
+	// Step 1: pull the image.
+	podRuntimeHandler, err := m.getPodRuntimeHandler(pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	ref, err := kubecontainer.GenerateContainerRef(pod, container)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Couldn't make a ref to pod", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "containerName", container.Name)
+	}
+
+	imageRef, msg, err := m.imagePuller.EnsureImageExists(ctx, ref, pod, container.Image, pullSecrets, podSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler, container.ImagePullPolicy)
 	if err != nil {
 		s, _ := grpcstatus.FromError(err)
 		m.recordContainerEvent(pod, container, "", v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToCreateContainer, "Error: %v", s.Message())
@@ -234,7 +245,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) startContainer(ctx context.Context, podSandb
 		return s.Message(), ErrCreateContainerConfig
 	}

-	containerConfig, cleanupAction, err := m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, container, pod, restartCount, podIP, imageRef, podIPs, target)
+	containerConfig, cleanupAction, err := m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, container, pod, restartCount, podIP, imageRef, podIPs, target, imageVolumes)
 	if cleanupAction != nil {
 		defer cleanupAction()
 	}
@@ -317,8 +328,8 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) startContainer(ctx context.Context, podSandb
 }

 // generateContainerConfig generates container config for kubelet runtime v1.
-func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) generateContainerConfig(ctx context.Context, container *v1.Container, pod *v1.Pod, restartCount int, podIP, imageRef string, podIPs []string, nsTarget *kubecontainer.ContainerID) (*runtimeapi.ContainerConfig, func(), error) {
-	opts, cleanupAction, err := m.runtimeHelper.GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx, pod, container, podIP, podIPs)
+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) generateContainerConfig(ctx context.Context, container *v1.Container, pod *v1.Pod, restartCount int, podIP, imageRef string, podIPs []string, nsTarget *kubecontainer.ContainerID, imageVolumes kubecontainer.ImageVolumes) (*runtimeapi.ContainerConfig, func(), error) {
+	opts, cleanupAction, err := m.runtimeHelper.GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx, pod, container, podIP, podIPs, imageVolumes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -436,6 +447,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) makeMounts(opts *kubecontainer.RunContainerO
 			SelinuxRelabel:    selinuxRelabel,
 			Propagation:       v.Propagation,
 			RecursiveReadOnly: v.RecursiveReadOnly,
+			Image:             v.Image,
 		}

 		volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, mount)
@@ -651,6 +663,18 @@ func toKubeContainerStatus(status *runtimeapi.ContainerStatus, runtimeName strin
 		cStatus.ExitCode = int(status.ExitCode)
 		cStatus.FinishedAt = time.Unix(0, status.FinishedAt)
 	}
+
+	for _, mount := range status.Mounts {
+		cStatus.Mounts = append(cStatus.Mounts, kubecontainer.Mount{
+			HostPath:          mount.HostPath,
+			ContainerPath:     mount.ContainerPath,
+			ReadOnly:          mount.Readonly,
+			RecursiveReadOnly: mount.RecursiveReadOnly,
+			SELinuxRelabel:    mount.SelinuxRelabel,
+			Propagation:       mount.Propagation,
+			Image:             mount.Image,
+		})
+	}
 	return cStatus
 }

--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_linux_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func makeExpectedConfig(m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager, pod *v1.Pod, containerInde
 	container := &pod.Spec.Containers[containerIndex]
 	podIP := ""
 	restartCount := 0
-	opts, _, _ := m.runtimeHelper.GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx, pod, container, podIP, []string{podIP})
+	opts, _, _ := m.runtimeHelper.GenerateRunContainerOptions(ctx, pod, container, podIP, []string{podIP}, nil)
 	containerLogsPath := buildContainerLogsPath(container.Name, restartCount)
 	restartCountUint32 := uint32(restartCount)
 	envs := make([]*runtimeapi.KeyValue, len(opts.Envs))
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestGenerateContainerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	expectedConfig := makeExpectedConfig(m, pod, 0, false)
-	containerConfig, _, err := m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, &pod.Spec.Containers[0], pod, 0, "", pod.Spec.Containers[0].Image, []string{}, nil)
+	containerConfig, _, err := m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, &pod.Spec.Containers[0], pod, 0, "", pod.Spec.Containers[0].Image, []string{}, nil, nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedConfig, containerConfig, "generate container config for kubelet runtime v1.")
 	assert.Equal(t, runAsUser, containerConfig.GetLinux().GetSecurityContext().GetRunAsUser().GetValue(), "RunAsUser should be set")
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestGenerateContainerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}

-	_, _, err = m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, &podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0], podWithContainerSecurityContext, 0, "", podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0].Image, []string{}, nil)
+	_, _, err = m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, &podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0], podWithContainerSecurityContext, 0, "", podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0].Image, []string{}, nil, nil)
 	assert.Error(t, err)

 	imageID, _ := imageService.PullImage(ctx, &runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: "busybox"}, nil, nil)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestGenerateContainerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.RunAsUser = nil
 	podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.RunAsNonRoot = &runAsNonRootTrue

-	_, _, err = m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, &podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0], podWithContainerSecurityContext, 0, "", podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0].Image, []string{}, nil)
+	_, _, err = m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, &podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0], podWithContainerSecurityContext, 0, "", podWithContainerSecurityContext.Spec.Containers[0].Image, []string{}, nil, nil)
 	assert.Error(t, err, "RunAsNonRoot should fail for non-numeric username")
 }

--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container_test.go
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func testLifeCycleHook(t *testing.T, testPod *v1.Pod, testContainer *v1.Containe
 		}

 		// Now try to create a container, which should in turn invoke PostStart Hook
-		_, err := m.startContainer(ctx, fakeSandBox.Id, fakeSandBoxConfig, containerStartSpec(testContainer), testPod, fakePodStatus, nil, "", []string{})
+		_, err := m.startContainer(ctx, fakeSandBox.Id, fakeSandBoxConfig, containerStartSpec(testContainer), testPod, fakePodStatus, nil, "", []string{}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("startContainer error =%v", err)
 		}
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	cadvisorapi "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	grpcstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	crierror "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"

@@ -1218,6 +1219,13 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, po
 		return
 	}

+	imageVolumePullResults, err := m.getImageVolumes(ctx, pod, podSandboxConfig, pullSecrets)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Get image volumes for pod failed", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+		configPodSandboxResult.Fail(kubecontainer.ErrConfigPodSandbox, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Helper containing boilerplate common to starting all types of containers.
 	// typeName is a description used to describe this type of container in log messages,
 	// currently: "container", "init container" or "ephemeral container"
@@ -1239,8 +1247,15 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, po
 			metrics.StartedHostProcessContainersTotal.WithLabelValues(metricLabel).Inc()
 		}
 		klog.V(4).InfoS("Creating container in pod", "containerType", typeName, "container", spec.container, "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+
+		// We fail late here to populate the "ErrImagePull" and "ImagePullBackOff" correctly to the end user.
+		imageVolumes, err := m.toKubeContainerImageVolumes(imageVolumePullResults, spec.container, pod, startContainerResult)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// NOTE (aramase) podIPs are populated for single stack and dual stack clusters. Send only podIPs.
-		if msg, err := m.startContainer(ctx, podSandboxID, podSandboxConfig, spec, pod, podStatus, pullSecrets, podIP, podIPs); err != nil {
+		if msg, err := m.startContainer(ctx, podSandboxID, podSandboxConfig, spec, pod, podStatus, pullSecrets, podIP, podIPs, imageVolumes); err != nil {
 			// startContainer() returns well-defined error codes that have reasonable cardinality for metrics and are
 			// useful to cluster administrators to distinguish "server errors" from "user errors".
 			metrics.StartedContainersErrorsTotal.WithLabelValues(metricLabel, err.Error()).Inc()
@@ -1315,6 +1330,92 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, po
 	return
 }

+// imageVolumePulls are the pull results for each image volume name.
+type imageVolumePulls = map[string]imageVolumePullResult
+
+// imageVolumePullResult is a pull result for a single image volume.
+// If spec is nil, then err and msg should be set.
+// If err is nil, then spec should be set.
+type imageVolumePullResult struct {
+	spec runtimeapi.ImageSpec
+	err  error
+	msg  string
+}
+
+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) toKubeContainerImageVolumes(imageVolumePullResults imageVolumePulls, container *v1.Container, pod *v1.Pod, syncResult *kubecontainer.SyncResult) (kubecontainer.ImageVolumes, error) {
+	if len(imageVolumePullResults) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	imageVolumes := kubecontainer.ImageVolumes{}
+	var (
+		lastErr error
+		lastMsg string
+	)
+	for _, v := range container.VolumeMounts {
+		res, ok := imageVolumePullResults[v.Name]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if res.err != nil {
+			s, _ := grpcstatus.FromError(res.err)
+			m.recordContainerEvent(pod, container, "", v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedToCreateContainer, "Error: %v", s.Message())
+			lastErr = res.err
+			lastMsg = res.msg
+			continue
+		}
+
+		imageVolumes[v.Name] = &res.spec
+	}
+
+	if lastErr != nil {
+		syncResult.Fail(lastErr, lastMsg)
+		return nil, lastErr
+	}
+
+	return imageVolumes, nil
+}
+
+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) getImageVolumes(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, podSandboxConfig *runtimeapi.PodSandboxConfig, pullSecrets []v1.Secret) (imageVolumePulls, error) {
+	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ImageVolume) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	podRuntimeHandler, err := m.getPodRuntimeHandler(pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to get pod runtime handler", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	res := make(imageVolumePulls)
+	for _, volume := range pod.Spec.Volumes {
+		if volume.Image == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		objectRef, _ := ref.GetReference(legacyscheme.Scheme, pod) // objectRef can be nil, no error check required
+		ref, msg, err := m.imagePuller.EnsureImageExists(
+			ctx, objectRef, pod, volume.Image.Reference, pullSecrets, podSandboxConfig, podRuntimeHandler, volume.Image.PullPolicy,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to ensure image", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+			res[volume.Name] = imageVolumePullResult{err: err, msg: msg}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("Pulled image", "ref", ref, "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+		res[volume.Name] = imageVolumePullResult{spec: runtimeapi.ImageSpec{
+			Image:              ref,
+			UserSpecifiedImage: volume.Image.Reference,
+			RuntimeHandler:     podRuntimeHandler,
+			Annotations:        pod.Annotations,
+		}}
+	}
+
+	return res, nil
+}
+
 // If a container is still in backoff, the function will return a brief backoff error and
 // a detailed error message.
 func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) doBackOff(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus, backOff *flowcontrol.Backoff) (bool, string, error) {
@@ -1511,6 +1612,14 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) GetPodStatus(ctx context.Context, uid kubety
 	}, nil
 }

+func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) GetContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, id kubecontainer.ContainerID) (*kubecontainer.Status, error) {
+	resp, err := m.runtimeService.ContainerStatus(ctx, id.ID, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("runtime container status: %w", err)
+	}
+	return m.convertToKubeContainerStatus(resp.GetStatus()), nil
+}
+
 // GarbageCollect removes dead containers using the specified container gc policy.
 func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) GarbageCollect(ctx context.Context, gcPolicy kubecontainer.GCPolicy, allSourcesReady bool, evictNonDeletedPods bool) error {
 	return m.containerGC.GarbageCollect(ctx, gcPolicy, allSourcesReady, evictNonDeletedPods)
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package kuberuntime

 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	containertest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container/testing"
+	imagetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/images"
 	proberesults "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/prober/results"
 )

@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ func makeFakeContainer(t *testing.T, m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager, template cont
 	sandboxConfig, err := m.generatePodSandboxConfig(template.pod, template.sandboxAttempt)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "generatePodSandboxConfig for container template %+v", template)

-	containerConfig, _, err := m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, template.container, template.pod, template.attempt, "", template.container.Image, []string{}, nil)
+	containerConfig, _, err := m.generateContainerConfig(ctx, template.container, template.pod, template.attempt, "", template.container.Image, []string{}, nil, nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "generateContainerConfig for container template %+v", template)

 	podSandboxID := apitest.BuildSandboxName(sandboxConfig.Metadata)
@@ -2578,3 +2580,131 @@ func TestUpdatePodContainerResources(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestToKubeContainerImageVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, manager, err := createTestRuntimeManager()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	const (
+		volume1 = "volume-1"
+		volume2 = "volume-2"
+	)
+	imageSpec1 := runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: "image-1"}
+	imageSpec2 := runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: "image-2"}
+	errTest := errors.New("pull failed")
+	syncResult := kubecontainer.NewSyncResult(kubecontainer.StartContainer, "test")
+
+	for desc, tc := range map[string]struct {
+		pullResults          imageVolumePulls
+		container            *v1.Container
+		expectedError        error
+		expectedImageVolumes kubecontainer.ImageVolumes
+	}{
+		"empty volumes": {},
+		"multiple volumes": {
+			pullResults: imageVolumePulls{
+				volume1: imageVolumePullResult{spec: imageSpec1},
+				volume2: imageVolumePullResult{spec: imageSpec2},
+			},
+			container: &v1.Container{
+				VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
+					{Name: volume1},
+					{Name: volume2},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedImageVolumes: kubecontainer.ImageVolumes{
+				volume1: &imageSpec1,
+				volume2: &imageSpec2,
+			},
+		},
+		"not matching volume": {
+			pullResults: imageVolumePulls{
+				"different": imageVolumePullResult{spec: imageSpec1},
+			},
+			container: &v1.Container{
+				VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{{Name: volume1}},
+			},
+			expectedImageVolumes: kubecontainer.ImageVolumes{},
+		},
+		"error in pull result": {
+			pullResults: imageVolumePulls{
+				volume1: imageVolumePullResult{err: errTest},
+			},
+			container: &v1.Container{
+				VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
+					{Name: volume1},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: errTest,
+		},
+	} {
+		imageVolumes, err := manager.toKubeContainerImageVolumes(tc.pullResults, tc.container, &v1.Pod{}, syncResult)
+		if tc.expectedError != nil {
+			require.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectedError.Error())
+		} else {
+			require.NoError(t, err, desc)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedImageVolumes, imageVolumes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetImageVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.ImageVolume, true)
+
+	_, _, manager, err := createTestRuntimeManager()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	const (
+		volume1 = "volume-1"
+		volume2 = "volume-2"
+		image1  = "image-1:latest"
+		image2  = "image-2:latest"
+	)
+	imageSpec1 := runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: image1, UserSpecifiedImage: image1}
+	imageSpec2 := runtimeapi.ImageSpec{Image: image2, UserSpecifiedImage: image2}
+
+	for desc, tc := range map[string]struct {
+		pod                      *v1.Pod
+		expectedImageVolumePulls imageVolumePulls
+		expectedError            error
+	}{
+		"empty volumes": {
+			pod:                      &v1.Pod{Spec: v1.PodSpec{Volumes: []v1.Volume{}}},
+			expectedImageVolumePulls: imageVolumePulls{},
+		},
+		"multiple volumes": {
+			pod: &v1.Pod{Spec: v1.PodSpec{Volumes: []v1.Volume{
+				{Name: volume1, VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{Image: &v1.ImageVolumeSource{Reference: image1, PullPolicy: v1.PullAlways}}},
+				{Name: volume2, VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{Image: &v1.ImageVolumeSource{Reference: image2, PullPolicy: v1.PullAlways}}},
+			}}},
+			expectedImageVolumePulls: imageVolumePulls{
+				volume1: imageVolumePullResult{spec: imageSpec1},
+				volume2: imageVolumePullResult{spec: imageSpec2},
+			},
+		},
+		"different than image volumes": {
+			pod: &v1.Pod{Spec: v1.PodSpec{Volumes: []v1.Volume{
+				{Name: volume1, VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{HostPath: &v1.HostPathVolumeSource{}}},
+			}}},
+			expectedImageVolumePulls: imageVolumePulls{},
+		},
+		"multiple volumes but one failed to pull": {
+			pod: &v1.Pod{Spec: v1.PodSpec{Volumes: []v1.Volume{
+				{Name: volume1, VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{Image: &v1.ImageVolumeSource{Reference: image1, PullPolicy: v1.PullAlways}}},
+				{Name: volume2, VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{Image: &v1.ImageVolumeSource{Reference: "image", PullPolicy: v1.PullNever}}}, // fails
+			}}},
+			expectedImageVolumePulls: imageVolumePulls{
+				volume1: imageVolumePullResult{spec: imageSpec1},
+				volume2: imageVolumePullResult{err: imagetypes.ErrImageNeverPull, msg: `Container image "image" is not present with pull policy of Never`},
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		imageVolumePulls, err := manager.getImageVolumes(context.TODO(), tc.pod, nil, nil)
+		if tc.expectedError != nil {
+			require.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectedError.Error())
+		} else {
+			require.NoError(t, err, desc)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedImageVolumePulls, imageVolumePulls)
+	}
+}
--- a/pkg/volume/image/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/image/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+  - sig-node-approvers
+reviewers:
+  - sig-node-reviewers
+labels:
+  - sig/node
+  - area/kubelet
--- a/pkg/volume/image/image.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/image/image.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package image
+
+import (
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
+)
+
+// imagePlugin is the image volume plugin which acts as a stub to provide the
+// functionality the volume manager expects. The real volume source
+// implementation is part of the kubelet code and gated by the Kubernetes
+// feature "ImageVolume"
+// See: https://kep.k8s.io/4639
+type imagePlugin struct {
+	spec *volume.Spec
+	volume.MetricsNil
+}
+
+var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &imagePlugin{}
+var _ volume.Mounter = &imagePlugin{}
+var _ volume.Unmounter = &imagePlugin{}
+var _ volume.Volume = &imagePlugin{}
+
+const pluginName = "kubernetes.io/image"
+
+func ProbeVolumePlugins() []volume.VolumePlugin {
+	p := &imagePlugin{}
+	return []volume.VolumePlugin{p}
+}
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) Init(volume.VolumeHost) error                    { return nil }
+func (o *imagePlugin) GetPluginName() string                           { return pluginName }
+func (o *imagePlugin) GetVolumeName(spec *volume.Spec) (string, error) { return o.spec.Name(), nil }
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) CanSupport(spec *volume.Spec) bool {
+	return spec.Volume.Image != nil
+}
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) NewMounter(spec *volume.Spec, podRef *v1.Pod, opts volume.VolumeOptions) (volume.Mounter, error) {
+	return o, nil
+}
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) NewUnmounter(name string, podUID types.UID) (volume.Unmounter, error) {
+	return o, nil
+}
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) ConstructVolumeSpec(volumeName, mountPath string) (volume.ReconstructedVolume, error) {
+	return volume.ReconstructedVolume{Spec: o.spec}, nil
+}
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) GetAttributes() volume.Attributes {
+	return volume.Attributes{
+		ReadOnly:       true,
+		Managed:        true,
+		SELinuxRelabel: true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (o *imagePlugin) GetPath() string                                             { return "" }
+func (o *imagePlugin) RequiresFSResize() bool                                      { return false }
+func (o *imagePlugin) RequiresRemount(spec *volume.Spec) bool                      { return false }
+func (o *imagePlugin) SetUp(mounterArgs volume.MounterArgs) error                  { return nil }
+func (o *imagePlugin) SetUpAt(dir string, mounterArgs volume.MounterArgs) error    { return nil }
+func (o *imagePlugin) SupportsMountOption() bool                                   { return false }
+func (o *imagePlugin) SupportsSELinuxContextMount(spec *volume.Spec) (bool, error) { return false, nil }
+func (o *imagePlugin) TearDown() error                                             { return nil }
+func (o *imagePlugin) TearDownAt(string) error                                     { return nil }