[8.16](backport #6011) Emit Pod data only for running Pods in the Kubernetes provider #6055
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What does this PR do?
The kubernetes provider emits data each time a Pod gets updated, even if the Pod is not yet running. As a result, every time a new Pod is spawned, we get multiple updates as it is created, scheduled, containers are created, and so on. Instead, emit the data only if the Pod is actually running.
Why is it important?
Configuration reloading can be quite expensive when there are a lot of Pods on the Node. We should avoid doing so unnecessarily. This change should help #5835 and #5991.
Note that in principle this exposes us to a new failure mode. It's possible for the Pod to successfully finish running and be removed before we push the new configuration to beats. This was much less likely when we included the Pod when it was scheduled, but still possible with our 100ms debounce timer in the coordinator. I think the tradeoff is worth it, considering the issues with config reloading on large Nodes.
Checklist
./changelog/fragments
using the changelog toolHow to test this PR locally
Deploy the agent in a local kind cluster using either the default manifests or the Helm Chart.
Related issues
This is an automatic backport of pull request #6011 done by [Mergify](https://mergify.com).