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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi3
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm9
-rw-r--r--gnu/system.scm3
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/file-systems.scm6
4 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 2b05a75be4..a88b546380 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -3054,6 +3054,9 @@ instance, for the root file system.
This Boolean indicates whether the file system needs to be checked for
errors before being mounted.
+@item @code{create-mount-point?} (default: @code{#f})
+When true, the mount point is created if it does not exist yet.
+
@end table
@end deftp
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 42e232c9ac..9a67109db0 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ This service must be the root of the service dependency graph so that its
(respawn? #f)))))
(define* (file-system-service device target type
- #:key (check? #t) options (title 'any))
+ #:key (check? #t) create-mount-point?
+ options (title 'any))
"Return a service that mounts DEVICE on TARGET as a file system TYPE with
OPTIONS. TITLE is a symbol specifying what kind of name DEVICE is: 'label for
a partition label, 'device for a device file name, or 'any. When CHECK? is
-true, check the file system before mounting it."
+true, check the file system before mounting it. When CREATE-MOUNT-POINT? is
+true, create TARGET if it does not exist yet."
(with-monad %store-monad
(return
(service
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ true, check the file system before mounting it."
(documentation "Check, mount, and unmount the given file system.")
(start #~(lambda args
(let ((device (canonicalize-device-spec #$device '#$title)))
+ #$(if create-mount-point?
+ #~(mkdir-p #$target)
+ #~#t)
#$(if check?
#~(begin
;; Make sure fsck.ext2 & co. can be found.
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 20942ec7f0..8c6fc13059 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -181,10 +181,11 @@ as 'needed-for-boot'."
(sequence %store-monad
(map (match-lambda
(($ <file-system> device title target type flags opts
- #f check?)
+ #f check? create?)
(file-system-service device target type
#:title title
#:check? check?
+ #:create-mount-point? create?
#:options opts)))
file-systems)))
diff --git a/gnu/system/file-systems.scm b/gnu/system/file-systems.scm
index 0c2021d7b4..ea8d961317 100644
--- a/gnu/system/file-systems.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/file-systems.scm
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
file-system-needed-for-boot?
file-system-flags
file-system-options
+ file-system-check?
+ file-system-create-mount-point?
%fuse-control-file-system
%binary-format-file-system
@@ -57,7 +59,9 @@
(needed-for-boot? file-system-needed-for-boot? ; Boolean
(default #f))
(check? file-system-check? ; Boolean
- (default #t)))
+ (default #t))
+ (create-mount-point? file-system-create-mount-point? ; Boolean
+ (default #f)))
(define %fuse-control-file-system
;; Control file system for Linux' file systems in user-space (FUSE).