Initial commit: Custom Talos build for Raspberry Pi 5 support

- Set up orchestration of a custom Talos build. - Applies patches to both pkgs and Talos to enable compatibility with Raspberry Pi 5.
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+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      packages: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: imjasonh/setup-crane@v0.4
+        with:
+          version: v0.20.5
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Set up GitHub Actions bot user
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Prepare (checkouts & patches)
+        run: make checkouts patches
+
+      - name: Kernel
+        run: make kernel
+
+      - name: Overlay
+        run: make overlay
+
+      - name: Installer
+        run: make installer
+
+      - name: Release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        run: make release
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          NOTES=$(cat <<EOF
+          > ⚠️ Experimental build, use at your own risk.
+          
+          This is a patched version of Talos tailored for the Raspberry Pi 5, including NVMe, NIC and USB support.
+          
+          ### What's available
+          
+          - 📦 **Raw disk image** (\`metal-arm64.raw.zst\`) for fresh installs
+          - ⚙️  **Installer image** (\`ghcr.io/talos-rpi5/installer:${{ github.ref_name }}\`) for upgrades
+          
+          ### Install
+          
+          - **Fresh install**
+            - Download the raw disk image from this release
+            - Flash with \`dd\` or your favorite tool
+          
+          - **Upgrade existing node**
+            \`\`\`bash
+            talosctl upgrade --nodes <NODE_IP> --image ghcr.io/talos-rpi5/installer:${{ github.ref_name }}
+            \`\`\`
+          
+          EOF
+          )
+          gh release create \
+            ${{ github.ref_name }} \
+            ./checkouts/talos/_out/metal-arm64.raw.zst \
+            --title "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
+            --notes "$NOTES"