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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-06-30 06:49:38 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-07-01 09:23:32 +0200
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linux-initrd: Make the virtio kernel modules optional.
* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (qemu-initrd): Add #:virtio? parameter. Use it. * gnu/system/vm.scm (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm): Pass 'qemu-initrd' #:virtio?. (virtualized-operating-system): Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index 17fec4f7f4..5e3263e37c 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -203,16 +203,18 @@ initrd code."
(define* (qemu-initrd file-systems
#:key
- guile-modules-in-chroot?
(qemu-networking? #t)
- volatile-root?)
+ virtio?
+ volatile-root?
+ guile-modules-in-chroot?)
"Return a monadic derivation that builds an initrd for use in a QEMU guest
where the store is shared with the host. FILE-SYSTEMS is a list of
file-systems to be mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to the root
file system specified on the kernel command line via '--root'.
When QEMU-NETWORKING? is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
-parameters.
+parameters. When VIRTIO? is true, load additional modules so the initrd can
+be used as a QEMU guest with para-virtualized I/O drivers.
When VOLATILE-ROOT? is true, the root file system is writable but any changes
to it are lost.
@@ -221,6 +223,11 @@ When GUILE-MODULES-IN-CHROOT? is true, make core Guile modules available in
the new root. This is necessary is the file specified as '--load' needs
access to these modules (which is the case if it wants to even just print an
exception and backtrace!)."
+ (define virtio-modules
+ ;; Modules for Linux para-virtualized devices, for use in QEMU guests.
+ '("virtio.ko" "virtio_ring.ko" "virtio_pci.ko"
+ "virtio_balloon.ko" "virtio_blk.ko" "virtio_net.ko"))
+
(define cifs-modules
;; Modules needed to mount CIFS file systems.
'("md4.ko" "ecb.ko" "cifs.ko"))
@@ -235,8 +242,9 @@ exception and backtrace!)."
(define linux-modules
;; Modules added to the initrd and loaded from the initrd.
- `("virtio.ko" "virtio_ring.ko" "virtio_pci.ko"
- "virtio_balloon.ko" "virtio_blk.ko" "virtio_net.ko"
+ `(,@(if (or virtio? qemu-networking?)
+ virtio-modules
+ '())
,@(if (find (file-system-type-predicate "cifs") file-systems)
cifs-modules
'())