Yes, Rosetta 2 is being used by Docker’s pre-existing aarch64 Linux VM. So it’s ...

sgerenser on July 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: MacOS in QEMU – ARM edition [pdf]

Yes, Rosetta 2 is being used by Docker’s pre-existing aarch64 Linux VM. So it’s only translating userspace x86 code to Arm, then running it on the ARM Linux VM. Syscalls, etc. are still handled by the (aarch64) Linux VM.