Add latest changes from gitlab-org/gitlab@master

17 files changed, 546 insertions, 1003 deletions

diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/cache-repo.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/cache-repo.gitlab-ci.yml
index 670341eab65..ecbed0ed6c8 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/cache-repo.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/cache-repo.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-cache-credentials-schedule: &if-cache-credentials-schedule
-  if: '$CI_REPO_CACHE_CREDENTIALS && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-
 # Builds a cached .tar.gz of the master branch with full history and
 # uploads it to Google Cloud Storage. This archive is downloaded by a
 # script defined by a CI/CD variable named CI_PRE_CLONE_SCRIPT. This has
@@ -22,6 +18,7 @@
 # runner, or network egress charges will apply:
 # https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing
 cache-repo:
+  extends: .cache-repo:rules
   image: gcr.io/google.com/cloudsdktool/cloud-sdk:alpine
   stage: sync
   allow_failure: true
@@ -38,6 +35,3 @@ cache-repo:
     - tar cf $TAR_FILENAME .
     - gzip $TAR_FILENAME
     - gsutil cp $TAR_FILENAME.gz gs://gitlab-ci-git-repo-cache/project-$CI_PROJECT_ID/gitlab-master.tar.gz
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-cache-credentials-schedule
-      when: on_success
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/cng.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/cng.gitlab-ci.yml
index fa22c22a8ab..2450e346569 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/cng.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/cng.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-groups-tag: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-groups-tag
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /^gitlab-org($|\/)/ && $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
 cloud-native-image:
+  extends: .cng:rules
   image: ruby:2.6-alpine
   dependencies: []
   stage: post-test
@@ -12,6 +9,3 @@ cloud-native-image:
   script:
     - install_gitlab_gem
     - CNG_PROJECT_PATH="gitlab-org/build/CNG" BUILD_TRIGGER_TOKEN=$CI_JOB_TOKEN ./scripts/trigger-build cng
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-groups-tag
-      when: manual
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/dev-fixtures.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/dev-fixtures.gitlab-ci.yml
index a0b5100992b..e08f7e969cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/dev-fixtures.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/dev-fixtures.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,48 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-ee: &if-not-ee
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^gitlab(-ee)?$/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-.dev-fixtures:rules:ee-and-foss:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.dev-fixtures:rules:ee-only:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
 .run-dev-fixtures:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/docs.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/docs.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6680461da4..59f1773da2e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/docs.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/docs.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,55 +1,8 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-groups-merge-request: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-groups-merge-request
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /^gitlab-org($|\/)/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-ee: &if-not-ee
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^gitlab(-ee)?$/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-docs-patterns: &code-docs-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/route-map.yml"
-  - "doc/**/*"
-  - ".markdownlint.json"
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
 .review-docs:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-groups-merge-request
-      changes: *code-docs-patterns
-      when: manual
+    - .docs:rules:review-docs
   allow_failure: true
   image: ruby:2.6-alpine
   stage: review
@@ -90,10 +43,7 @@ docs lint:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-docs-patterns
-      when: on_success
+    - .docs:rules:docs-lint
   image: "registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-docs:docs-lint"
   stage: test
   dependencies: []
@@ -117,13 +67,8 @@ graphql-reference-verify:
     - .default-retry
     - .default-cache
     - .default-before_script
+    - .docs:rules:graphql-reference-verify
     - .use-pg9
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
   stage: test
   needs: ["setup-test-env"]
   script:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
index 26e0b4fdf08..3a72c941b89 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,68 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-canonical-namespace: &if-not-canonical-namespace
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE !~ /^gitlab(-org)?($|\/)/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-ee: &if-not-ee
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^gitlab(-ee)?$/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-master-refs: &if-master-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
 .assets-compile-cache:
   cache:
     paths:
@@ -113,24 +48,16 @@
     - docker
 
 gitlab:assets:compile pull-push-cache:
-  extends: .gitlab:assets:compile-metadata
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-canonical-namespace
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-master-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .gitlab:assets:compile-metadata
+    - .frontend:rules:gitlab-assets-compile-pull-push-cache
   cache:
     policy: pull-push
 
 gitlab:assets:compile pull-cache:
-  extends: .gitlab:assets:compile-metadata
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-canonical-namespace
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .gitlab:assets:compile-metadata
+    - .frontend:rules:gitlab-assets-compile-pull-cache
   cache:
     policy: pull
 
@@ -160,47 +87,33 @@ gitlab:assets:compile pull-cache:
       - public/assets
 
 compile-assets pull-push-cache:
-  extends: .compile-assets-metadata
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-master-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .compile-assets-metadata
+    - .frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-push-cache
   cache:
     policy: pull-push
 
-compile-assets pull-push-cache foss:
+compile-assets pull-push-cache as-if-foss:
   extends:
     - .compile-assets-metadata
+    - .frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-push-cache-as-if-foss
     - .as-if-foss
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-master-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
   cache:
     policy: pull-push
     key: "assets-compile:v9:foss"
 
 compile-assets pull-cache:
-  extends: .compile-assets-metadata
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .compile-assets-metadata
+    - .frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-cache
   cache:
     policy: pull
 
-compile-assets pull-cache foss:
+compile-assets pull-cache as-if-foss:
   extends:
     - .compile-assets-metadata
+    - .frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-cache-as-if-foss
     - .as-if-foss
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
   cache:
     policy: pull
     key: "assets-compile:v9:foss"
@@ -228,11 +141,9 @@ compile-assets pull-cache foss:
     - bundle exec rake karma
 
 karma:
-  extends: .karma-base
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .karma-base
+    - .frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs
   coverage: '/^Statements *: (\d+\.\d+%)/'
   artifacts:
     name: coverage-javascript
@@ -245,16 +156,11 @@ karma:
     reports:
       junit: junit_karma.xml
 
-karma-foss:
+karma-as-if-foss:
   extends:
     - .karma-base
+    - .frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs-as-if-foss
     - .as-if-foss
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
 
 .jest-base:
   extends: .frontend-job-base
@@ -271,11 +177,9 @@ karma-foss:
     policy: pull-push
 
 jest:
-  extends: .jest-base
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .jest-base
+    - .frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs
   artifacts:
     name: coverage-frontend
     expire_in: 31d
@@ -287,16 +191,11 @@ jest:
     reports:
       junit: junit_jest.xml
 
-jest-foss:
+jest-as-if-foss:
   extends:
     - .jest-base
+    - .frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs-as-if-foss
     - .as-if-foss
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
   cache:
     policy: pull
 
@@ -305,10 +204,8 @@ jest-foss:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
     - .default-cache
+    - .frontend:rules:qa-frontend-node
   stage: test
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-master-refs
-      when: on_success
   dependencies: []
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
@@ -339,11 +236,8 @@ webpack-dev-server:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
     - .default-cache
+    - .frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs
   stage: test
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
   needs: ["setup-test-env", "compile-assets pull-cache"]
   variables:
     WEBPACK_MEMORY_TEST: "true"
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/global.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/global.gitlab-ci.yml
index babdfb2ed75..ffdc115cff7 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/global.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/global.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,171 +33,6 @@
       - vendor/gitaly-ruby
     policy: pull
 
-.default-only:
-  only:
-    refs:
-      - master
-      - /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/
-      - /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/
-      - /^security\//
-      - merge_requests
-      - tags
-
-.only:variables-canonical-dot-com:
-  only:
-    variables:
-      - $CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /^gitlab-org($|\/)/  # Matches the gitlab-org group or its subgroups
-
-.only:variables_refs-canonical-dot-com-schedules:
-  extends: .only:variables-canonical-dot-com
-  only:
-    refs:
-      - schedules
-
-.except:refs-deploy:
-  except:
-    refs:
-      - /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/
-
-.except:refs-master-tags-stable-deploy:
-  except:
-    refs:
-      - master
-      - tags
-      - /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/
-      - /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/
-
-.only:kubernetes:
-  only:
-    kubernetes: active
-
-.only-review:
-  extends:
-    - .only:variables-canonical-dot-com
-    - .only:kubernetes
-    - .except:refs-master-tags-stable-deploy
-
-.only-review-schedules:
-  extends:
-    - .only:variables_refs-canonical-dot-com-schedules
-    - .only:kubernetes
-    - .except:refs-deploy
-
-.code-patterns: &code-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-
-.backstage-patterns: &backstage-patterns
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-.qa-patterns: &qa-patterns
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-.docs-patterns: &docs-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/route-map.yml"
-  - "doc/**/*"
-  - ".markdownlint.json"
-
-.only:changes-code:
-  only:
-    changes: *code-patterns
-
-.only:changes-qa:
-  only:
-    changes: *qa-patterns
-
-.only:changes-docs:
-  only:
-    changes: *docs-patterns
-
-.only:changes-code-backstage:
-  only:
-    changes:
-      - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-      - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-      - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-      - ".csscomb.json"
-      - "Dockerfile.assets"
-      - "*_VERSION"
-      - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-      - "Rakefile"
-      - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-      - "config.ru"
-      - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-      - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-      - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-      # Backstage changes
-      - "Dangerfile"
-      - "danger/**/*"
-      - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-      - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-      - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-      - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-.only:changes-code-qa:
-  only:
-    changes:
-      - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-      - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-      - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-      - ".csscomb.json"
-      - "Dockerfile.assets"
-      - "*_VERSION"
-      - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-      - "Rakefile"
-      - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-      - "config.ru"
-      - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-      - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-      - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-      # QA changes
-      - ".dockerignore"
-      - "qa/**/*"
-
-.only:changes-code-backstage-qa:
-  only:
-    changes:
-      - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-      - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-      - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-      - ".csscomb.json"
-      - "Dockerfile.assets"
-      - "*_VERSION"
-      - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-      - "Rakefile"
-      - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-      - "config.ru"
-      - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-      - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-      - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-      # Backstage changes
-      - "Dangerfile"
-      - "danger/**/*"
-      - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-      - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-      - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-      - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-      # QA changes
-      - ".dockerignore"
-      - "qa/**/*"
-
 .use-pg9:
   services:
     - name: postgres:9.6.17
@@ -234,17 +69,6 @@
   variables:
     POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
 
-.only-ee:
-  only:
-    variables:
-      - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gitlab"
-      - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gitlab-ee"  # Support former project name for forks/mirrors
-
 .as-if-foss:
   variables:
     FOSS_ONLY: '1'
-
-.only-ee-as-if-foss:
-  extends:
-    - .only-ee
-    - .as-if-foss
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/memory.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/memory.gitlab-ci.yml
index e0b430354d0..a8e2d90a4ee 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/memory.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/memory.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,10 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-patterns: &code-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-
 .only-code-memory-job-base:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
     - .default-cache
     - .default-before_script
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-patterns
-      when: on_success
+    - .memory:rules
 
 memory-static:
   extends: .only-code-memory-job-base
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pages.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pages.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6c52afb068f..993ed21e39d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pages.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pages.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,9 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-master-refs: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-master-refs
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
 pages:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
     - .default-cache
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-master-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
+    - .pages:rules
   stage: pages
   dependencies: ["coverage", "karma", "gitlab:assets:compile pull-cache"]
   script:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/qa.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/qa.gitlab-ci.yml
index deb966fdbaf..0e9d7abb3ac 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/qa.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/qa.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,73 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request: &if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-ee: &if-not-ee
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^gitlab(-ee)?$/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-patterns: &code-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.qa-patterns: &qa-patterns
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-qa-patterns: &code-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-.qa:rules:ee-and-foss:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.qa:rules:ee-only:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
 .qa-job-base:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
@@ -91,7 +21,7 @@ qa:internal:
   script:
     - bundle exec rspec
 
-qa:internal-foss:
+qa:internal-as-if-foss:
   extends:
     - .qa-job-base
     - .qa:rules:ee-only
@@ -106,7 +36,7 @@ qa:selectors:
   script:
     - bundle exec bin/qa Test::Sanity::Selectors
 
-qa:selectors-foss:
+qa:selectors-as-if-foss:
   extends:
     - qa:selectors
     - .qa:rules:ee-only
@@ -123,15 +53,8 @@ qa:selectors-foss:
     - ./scripts/trigger-build omnibus
 
 package-and-qa:
-  extends: .package-and-qa-base
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *code-patterns
-      when: manual
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
-      when: on_success
+  extends:
+    - .package-and-qa-base
+    - .qa:rules:package-and-qa
   needs: ["build-qa-image", "gitlab:assets:compile pull-cache"]
   allow_failure: true
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml
index 066a9515980..58c4ef0e02a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rails.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,102 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-ee: &if-not-ee
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^gitlab(-ee)?$/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-master-refs: &if-master-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-merge-request: &if-merge-request
-  if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-.rails:rules:ee-and-foss:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.rails:rules:default-refs-code-backstage-qa:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.rails:rules:master-refs-code-backstage:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-master-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.rails:rules:master-refs-code-backstage-ee-only:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-master-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.rails:rules:ee-only:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-ee
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
 .rails:needs:setup-and-assets:
   needs:
     - job: setup-test-env
@@ -153,11 +54,8 @@ downtime_check:
   extends:
     - .rails-job-base
     - .rails:needs:setup-and-assets
+    - .rails:rules:downtime_check
   stage: test
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-merge-request
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
   variables:
     SETUP_DB: "false"
   script:
@@ -407,7 +305,7 @@ rspec-ee system pg10:
       artifacts: true
     - job: retrieve-tests-metadata
       artifacts: true
-    - job: compile-assets pull-cache foss
+    - job: compile-assets pull-cache as-if-foss
       artifacts: true
 
 .rspec-ee-base-pg9:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/releases.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/releases.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f6753aa274..b3f961afe62 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/releases.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/releases.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-.releases:rules:canonical-dot-com-gitlab-stable-branch-only:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gitlab-org/gitlab" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable-ee$/'
-
-.releases:rules:canonical-dot-com-security-gitlab-stable-branch-only:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gitlab-org/security/gitlab" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable-ee$/'
-
 # Syncs any changes pushed to a stable branch to the corresponding
 # gitlab-foss/CE stable branch. We run this prior to any tests so that random
 # failures don't prevent a sync.
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml
index 797ec4f5860..e7ee47fbe0a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/reports.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,118 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request: &if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-master-refs: &if-master-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-qa-patterns: &code-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-.reports:rules:code_quality:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CODE_QUALITY_DISABLED'
-      when: never
-    # - <<: *if-master-refs  # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-
-.reports:rules:sast:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$SAST_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bsast\b/'
-      when: never
-    # - <<: *if-master-refs  # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-
-.reports:rules:dependency_scanning:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$DEPENDENCY_SCANNING_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bdependency_scanning\b/'
-      when: never
-    # - <<: *if-master-refs  # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-
-.reports:rules:dast:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$DAST_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bdast\b/'
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-
 # include:
 #   - template: Jobs/Code-Quality.gitlab-ci.yml
 #   - template: Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -299,10 +184,8 @@ dast:
 
 # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
 # schedule:dast:
-#   extends: dast
-#   rules:
-#     - if: '$DAST_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bdast\b/'
-#       when: never
-#     - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
+#   extends:
+#     - dast
+#     - .reports:schedule-dast
 #   variables:
 #     DAST_FULL_SCAN_ENABLED: "true"
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/review.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/review.gitlab-ci.yml
index c15c7c2ab5d..e23708337a4 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/review.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/review.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,63 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request: &if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-qa-patterns: &code-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-.review:rules:mr-and-schedule:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
-      when: on_success
-
-.review:rules:mr-only-auto:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.review:rules:mr-only-manual:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-      when: manual
-
-.review:rules:review-cleanup:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-gitlab-merge-request
-      changes: *code-qa-patterns
-      when: manual
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-org-group-schedule
-      when: on_success
-
-.review:rules:danger:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$DANGER_GITLAB_API_TOKEN && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-      when: on_success
-
 .review-docker:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4285f47b6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,500 @@
+##############
+# Conditions #
+##############
+.if-not-canonical-namespace: &if-not-canonical-namespace
+  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE !~ /^gitlab(-org)?($|\/)/'
+
+.if-not-ee: &if-not-ee
+  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^gitlab(-ee)?$/'
+
+.if-not-foss: &if-not-foss
+  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlab-foss" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlab-ce" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlabhq"'
+
+.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+
+.if-master-refs: &if-master-refs
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
+
+.if-master-or-tag: &if-master-or-tag
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+
+.if-merge-request: &if-merge-request
+  if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
+
+.if-dot-com-gitlab-org-schedule: &if-dot-com-gitlab-org-schedule
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
+
+.if-dot-com-gitlab-org-master: &if-dot-com-gitlab-org-master
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
+
+.if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request: &if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "gitlab-org" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
+
+.if-dot-com-gitlab-org-and-security-merge-request: &if-dot-com-gitlab-org-and-security-merge-request
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /^gitlab-org($|\/security$)/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
+
+.if-dot-com-gitlab-org-and-security-tag: &if-dot-com-gitlab-org-and-security-tag
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE =~ /^gitlab-org($|\/security$)/ && $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+
+.if-dot-com-ee-schedule: &if-dot-com-ee-schedule
+  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "gitlab-org/gitlab" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
+
+.if-cache-credentials-schedule: &if-cache-credentials-schedule
+  if: '$CI_REPO_CACHE_CREDENTIALS && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
+
+####################
+# Changes patterns #
+####################
+.yaml-patterns: &yaml-patterns
+  - "**/*.yml"
+
+.docs-patterns: &docs-patterns
+  - ".gitlab/route-map.yml"
+  - "doc/**/*"
+  - ".markdownlint.json"
+
+.backstage-patterns: &backstage-patterns
+  - "Dangerfile"
+  - "danger/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
+  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
+
+.code-patterns: &code-patterns
+  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
+  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
+  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
+  - ".csscomb.json"
+  - "Dockerfile.assets"
+  - "*_VERSION"
+  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
+  - "Rakefile"
+  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
+  - "config.ru"
+  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
+  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
+  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*"  # Files in this folder are auto-generated
+
+.qa-patterns: &qa-patterns
+  - ".dockerignore"
+  - "qa/**/*"
+
+.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
+  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
+  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
+  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
+  - ".csscomb.json"
+  - "Dockerfile.assets"
+  - "*_VERSION"
+  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
+  - "Rakefile"
+  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
+  - "config.ru"
+  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
+  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
+  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*"  # Files in this folder are auto-generated
+  # Backstage changes
+  - "Dangerfile"
+  - "danger/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
+  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
+
+.code-qa-patterns: &code-qa-patterns
+  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
+  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
+  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
+  - ".csscomb.json"
+  - "Dockerfile.assets"
+  - "*_VERSION"
+  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
+  - "Rakefile"
+  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
+  - "config.ru"
+  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
+  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
+  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*"  # Files in this folder are auto-generated
+  # QA changes
+  - ".dockerignore"
+  - "qa/**/*"
+
+.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
+  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
+  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
+  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
+  - ".csscomb.json"
+  - "Dockerfile.assets"
+  - "*_VERSION"
+  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
+  - "Rakefile"
+  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
+  - "config.ru"
+  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
+  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
+  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*"  # Files in this folder are auto-generated
+  # Backstage changes
+  - "Dangerfile"
+  - "danger/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
+  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
+  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
+  # QA changes
+  - ".dockerignore"
+  - "qa/**/*"
+
+####################
+# Cache repo rules #
+####################
+.cache-repo:rules:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-cache-credentials-schedule
+      when: on_success
+
+#############
+# CNG rules #
+#############
+.cng:rules:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-and-security-tag
+      when: manual
+
+######################
+# Dev fixtures rules #
+######################
+.dev-fixtures:rules:ee-and-foss:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.dev-fixtures:rules:ee-only:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+##############
+# Docs rules #
+##############
+.docs:rules:review-docs:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *docs-patterns
+      when: manual
+
+.docs:rules:docs-lint:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *docs-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.docs:rules:graphql-reference-verify:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+##################
+# Frontend rules #
+##################
+.frontend:rules:gitlab-assets-compile-pull-push-cache:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-canonical-namespace
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-master-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:gitlab-assets-compile-pull-cache:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-canonical-namespace
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-push-cache:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-master-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-push-cache-as-if-foss:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-master-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-cache:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:compile-assets-pull-cache-as-if-foss:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:default-frontend-jobs-as-if-foss:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.frontend:rules:qa-frontend-node:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-master-refs
+      when: on_success
+
+################
+# Memory rules #
+################
+.memory:rules:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+###############
+# Pages rules #
+###############
+.pages:rules:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-master
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+############
+# QA rules #
+############
+.qa:rules:ee-and-foss:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.qa:rules:ee-only:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.qa:rules:package-and-qa:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *code-patterns
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-schedule
+      when: on_success
+
+###############
+# Rails rules #
+###############
+.rails:rules:ee-and-foss:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.rails:rules:default-refs-code-backstage-qa:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.rails:rules:master-refs-code-backstage:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-master-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.rails:rules:master-refs-code-backstage-ee-only:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-master-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.rails:rules:ee-only:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-ee
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.rails:rules:downtime_check:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-merge-request
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+##################
+# Releases rules #
+##################
+.releases:rules:canonical-dot-com-gitlab-stable-branch-only:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gitlab-org/gitlab" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable-ee$/'
+
+.releases:rules:canonical-dot-com-security-gitlab-stable-branch-only:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gitlab-org/security/gitlab" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable-ee$/'
+
+#################
+# Reports rules #
+#################
+.reports:rules:code_quality:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CODE_QUALITY_DISABLED'
+      when: never
+    # - <<: *if-master-refs  # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+
+.reports:rules:sast:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$SAST_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bsast\b/'
+      when: never
+    # - <<: *if-master-refs  # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+
+.reports:rules:dependency_scanning:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$DEPENDENCY_SCANNING_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bdependency_scanning\b/'
+      when: never
+    # - <<: *if-master-refs  # To be done in a later iteration: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31160#note_278188255
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+
+.reports:rules:dast:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$DAST_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bdast\b/'
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+
+.reports:schedule-dast:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$DAST_DISABLED || $GITLAB_FEATURES !~ /\bdast\b/'
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-schedule
+
+################
+# Review rules #
+################
+.review:rules:mr-and-schedule:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-schedule
+      when: on_success
+
+.review:rules:mr-only-auto:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.review:rules:mr-only-manual:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+      when: manual
+
+.review:rules:review-cleanup:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-merge-request
+      changes: *code-qa-patterns
+      when: manual
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-gitlab-org-schedule
+      when: on_success
+
+.review:rules:danger:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$DANGER_GITLAB_API_TOKEN && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
+      when: on_success
+
+###############
+# Setup rules #
+###############
+.setup:rules:cache-gems:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-canonical-namespace
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-master-or-tag
+      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.setup:rules:gitlab_git_test:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.setup:rules:no_ee_check:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-not-foss
+      when: never
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+#######################
+# Test metadata rules #
+#######################
+.test-metadata:rules:retrieve-tests-metadata:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.test-metadata:rules:update-tests-metadata:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-dot-com-ee-schedule
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+.test-metadata:rules:flaky-examples-check:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-merge-request
+      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
+      when: on_success
+
+
+##############
+# YAML rules #
+##############
+.yaml:rules:
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-default-refs
+      changes: *yaml-patterns
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/setup.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/setup.gitlab-ci.yml
index 73ec0a559fc..fb203db1478 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/setup.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/setup.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,90 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-canonical-namespace: &if-not-canonical-namespace
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE !~ /^gitlab(-org)?($|\/)/'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-not-foss: &if-not-foss
-  if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlab-foss" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlab-ce" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlabhq"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-master-or-tag: &if-master-or-tag
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-qa-patterns: &code-backstage-qa-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-  # QA changes
-  - ".dockerignore"
-  - "qa/**/*"
-
-.setup:rules:cache-gems:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-canonical-namespace
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-master-or-tag
-      changes: *code-backstage-qa-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.setup:rules:gitlab_git_test:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.setup:rules:no_ee_check:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-not-foss
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
 # Insurance in case a gem needed by one of our releases gets yanked from
 # rubygems.org in the future.
 cache gems:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2457498f84d..719e4e821c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/test-metadata.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,56 +1,3 @@
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-merge-request: &if-merge-request
-  if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar conditions in other CI config files if you modify these conditions
-.if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-schedule: &if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-schedule
-  if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "gitlab.com" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "gitlab-org/gitlab" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-
-# Make sure to update all the similar patterns in other CI config files if you modify these patterns
-.code-backstage-patterns: &code-backstage-patterns
-  - ".gitlab/ci/**/*"
-  - ".{eslintignore,gitattributes,nvmrc,prettierrc,stylelintrc,yamllint}"
-  - ".{codeclimate,eslintrc,gitlab-ci,haml-lint,haml-lint_todo,rubocop,rubocop_todo,scss-lint}.yml"
-  - ".csscomb.json"
-  - "Dockerfile.assets"
-  - "*_VERSION"
-  - "Gemfile{,.lock}"
-  - "Rakefile"
-  - "{babel.config,jest.config}.js"
-  - "config.ru"
-  - "{package.json,yarn.lock}"
-  - "{,ee/}{app,bin,config,db,haml_lint,lib,locale,public,scripts,symbol,vendor}/**/*"
-  - "doc/api/graphql/reference/*" # Files in this folder are auto-generated
-  # Backstage changes
-  - "Dangerfile"
-  - "danger/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}fixtures/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}rubocop/**/*"
-  - "{,ee/}spec/**/*"
-  - "doc/README.md"  # Some RSpec test rely on this file
-
-.test-metadata:rules:retrieve-tests-metadata:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-default-refs
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.test-metadata:rules:update-tests-metadata:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-canonical-dot-com-gitlab-schedule
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
-.test-metadata:rules:flaky-examples-check:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-merge-request
-      changes: *code-backstage-patterns
-      when: on_success
-
 .tests-metadata-state:
   variables:
     TESTS_METADATA_S3_BUCKET: "gitlab-ce-cache"
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/yaml.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/yaml.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4fcf940974b..cdc3aa6e577 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/yaml.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/yaml.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ lint-ci-gitlab:
   extends:
     - .default-tags
     - .default-retry
-    - .default-only
-  only:
-    changes:
-      - "**/*.yml"
+    - .yaml:rules
   image: sdesbure/yamllint:latest
   dependencies: []
   variables: