updated as per suggestion

pkg/minikube/driver/driver.go

@@ -165,22 +165,13 @@ func FlagDefaults(name string) FlagHints {
 
 // Choices returns a list of drivers which are possible on this system
 func Choices(vm bool) []registry.DriverState {
-	var drivers []registry.DriverState
-	options := registry.Available()
-	if vm {
-		for _, ds := range options {
-			if IsVM(ds.Name) {
-				drivers = append(drivers, ds)
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		drivers = options
-	}
+	options := registry.Available(vm)
+
 	// Descending priority for predictability and appearance
 	sort.Slice(options, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return options[i].Priority > options[j].Priority
 	})
-	return drivers
+	return options
 }
 
 // Suggest returns a suggested driver from a set of options

pkg/minikube/registry/global.go

@@ -24,6 +24,40 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
+const (
+	// Podman is Kubernetes in container using podman driver
+	Podman = "podman"
+	// Docker is Kubernetes in container using docker driver
+	Docker = "docker"
+	// Mock driver
+	Mock = "mock"
+	// None driver
+	None = "none"
+)
+
+// IsKIC checks if the driver is a kubernetes in container
+func IsKIC(name string) bool {
+	return name == Docker || name == Podman
+}
+
+// IsMock checks if the driver is a mock
+func IsMock(name string) bool {
+	return name == Mock
+}
+
+// IsVM checks if the driver is a VM
+func IsVM(name string) bool {
+	if IsKIC(name) || IsMock(name) || BareMetal(name) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// BareMetal returns if this driver is unisolated
+func BareMetal(name string) bool {
+	return name == None || name == Mock
+}
+
 var (
 	// globalRegistry is a globally accessible driver registry
 	globalRegistry = newRegistry()
@@ -59,7 +93,7 @@ func Driver(name string) DriverDef {
 }
 
 // Available returns a list of available drivers in the global registry
-func Available() []DriverState {
+func Available(vm bool) []DriverState {
 	sts := []DriverState{}
 	glog.Infof("Querying for installed drivers using PATH=%s", os.Getenv("PATH"))
 
@@ -76,7 +110,13 @@ func Available() []DriverState {
 			priority = Unhealthy
 		}
 
-		sts = append(sts, DriverState{Name: d.Name, Priority: priority, State: s})
+		if vm {
+			if IsVM(d.Name) {
+				sts = append(sts, DriverState{Name: d.Name, Priority: priority, State: s})
+			}
+		} else {
+			sts = append(sts, DriverState{Name: d.Name, Priority: priority, State: s})
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Descending priority for predictability

pkg/minikube/registry/global_test.go

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestGlobalAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(Available(), expected); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(Available(false), expected); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("available mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
 }