I think I found where Horizon is pulling the entire image list:
https://github.com/openstack/horizon/blob/76650bbfa7ff3669bde8fdd71f370b66a6be900e/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/views.py#L151-L158
To improve performance in an environment with a large number of images, a different approach will be needed.
I think I found where Horizon is pulling the entire image list:
https:/ /github. com/openstack/ horizon/ blob/76650bbfa7 ff3669bde8fdd71 f370b66a6be900e /openstack_ dashboard/ dashboards/ project/ instances/ views.py# L151-L158
To improve performance in an environment with a large number of images, a different approach will be needed.