From 3a6f059909ed5dab8587df5df4120315053d57a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eve <139727413+netrunnereve@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:27:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ci : try to optimize some jobs (#20521)

* force arm version to test

* run on either x86 or arm if we can help it, this only works for runs without ccache

* readd other jobs

* remove ccache
---
 .github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml   |  4 ++--
 .github/workflows/build-linux-cross.yml |  4 ++--
 .github/workflows/build.yml             | 32 +++++--------------------
 .github/workflows/release.yml           |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/server-webui.yml      |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml
index 259efa43c8..84cf8ddf48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-cmake-pkg.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   linux:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y build-essential tcl
+          sudo apt install -y build-essential tcl cmake
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux-cross.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux-cross.yml
index 8b6ebaf4a3..dbcc1ee2ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-cross.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-cross.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
   #         cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
   debian-13-loongarch64-cpu-cross:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
     container: debian@sha256:653dfb9f86c3782e8369d5f7d29bb8faba1f4bff9025db46e807fa4c22903671
 
     steps:
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
   debian-13-loongarch64-vulkan-cross:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
     container: debian@sha256:653dfb9f86c3782e8369d5f7d29bb8faba1f4bff9025db46e807fa4c22903671
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 102d904554..cfc78643b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           ctest -L main --verbose --timeout 900
 
-  ubuntu-latest-llguidance:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  ubuntu-24-llguidance:
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Clone
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           ctest -L main --verbose --timeout 900
 
-  ubuntu-latest-cmake-rpc:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  ubuntu-24-cmake-rpc:
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
 
     continue-on-error: true
 
@@ -355,12 +355,6 @@ jobs:
         id: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      # - name: ccache
-      #   uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.16
-      #   with:
-      #     key: ubuntu-latest-cmake-rpc
-      #     evict-old-files: 1d
-
       - name: Dependencies
         id: depends
         run: |
@@ -381,20 +375,13 @@ jobs:
           ctest -L main --verbose
 
   ubuntu-24-cmake-vulkan-deb:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Clone
         id: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: ccache
-        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.16
-        with:
-          key: ubuntu-24-cmake-vulkan-deb
-          evict-old-files: 1d
-          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
-
       - name: Dependencies
         id: depends
         run: |
@@ -545,20 +532,13 @@ jobs:
           ctest -L main --verbose --timeout 900
 
   ubuntu-24-wasm-webgpu:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Clone
         id: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: ccache
-        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.16
-        with:
-          key: ubuntu-latest-wasm-webgpu
-          evict-old-files: 1d
-          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
-
       - name: Install Emscripten
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/emscripten-core/emsdk.git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d5d3774dd..1620d9a1bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
         contents: write # for creating release
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
 
     needs:
       - windows
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-webui.yml b/.github/workflows/server-webui.yml
index 94899c9376..4d560ff58d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-webui.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-webui.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   webui-check:
     name: WebUI Checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code