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-rw-r--r--gnu/bootloader.scm46
2 files changed, 66 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 46aceae068..167a0a84d6 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -26985,7 +26985,7 @@ The type of an entry in the bootloader menu.
@item @code{label}
The label to show in the menu---e.g., @code{"GNU"}.
-@item @code{linux}
+@item @code{linux} (default: @code{#f})
The Linux kernel image to boot, for example:
@lisp
@@ -27007,9 +27007,10 @@ field is ignored entirely.
The list of extra Linux kernel command-line arguments---e.g.,
@code{("console=ttyS0")}.
-@item @code{initrd}
+@item @code{initrd} (default: @code{#f})
A G-Expression or string denoting the file name of the initial RAM disk
to use (@pxref{G-Expressions}).
+
@item @code{device} (default: @code{#f})
The device where the kernel and initrd are to be found---i.e., for GRUB,
@dfn{root} for this menu entry (@pxref{root,,, grub, GNU GRUB manual}).
@@ -27020,6 +27021,28 @@ the bootloader will search the device containing the file specified by
the @code{linux} field (@pxref{search,,, grub, GNU GRUB manual}). It
must @emph{not} be an OS device name such as @file{/dev/sda1}.
+@item @code{multiboot-kernel} (default: @code{#f})
+The kernel to boot in Multiboot-mode (@pxref{multiboot,,, grub, GNU GRUB
+manual}). When this field is set, a Multiboot menu-entry is generated.
+For example:
+
+@lisp
+(file-append mach "/boot/gnumach")
+@end lisp
+
+@item @code{multiboot-arguments} (default: @code{()})
+The list of extra command-line arguments for the multiboot-kernel.
+
+@item @code{multiboot-modules} (default: @code{()})
+The list of commands for loading Multiboot modules. For example:
+
+@lisp
+(list (list (file-append hurd "/hurd/ext2fs.static") "ext2fs"
+ @dots{})
+ (list (file-append libc "/lib/ld.so.1") "exec"
+ @dots{}))
+@end lisp
+
@end table
@end deftp
diff --git a/gnu/bootloader.scm b/gnu/bootloader.scm
index 668caa7fc3..2eebb8e9d9 100644
--- a/gnu/bootloader.scm
+++ b/gnu/bootloader.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
;;; Copyright © 2017, 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
;;; Copyright © 2017 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
;;; Copyright © 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@
menu-entry-linux-arguments
menu-entry-initrd
menu-entry-device-mount-point
+ menu-entry-multiboot-kernel
+ menu-entry-multiboot-arguments
+ menu-entry-multiboot-modules
menu-entry->sexp
sexp->menu-entry
@@ -77,22 +81,41 @@
(default #f))
(device-mount-point menu-entry-device-mount-point
(default #f))
- (linux menu-entry-linux)
+ (linux menu-entry-linux
+ (default #f))
(linux-arguments menu-entry-linux-arguments
(default '())) ; list of string-valued gexps
- (initrd menu-entry-initrd)) ; file name of the initrd as a gexp
+ (initrd menu-entry-initrd ; file name of the initrd as a gexp
+ (default #f))
+ (multiboot-kernel menu-entry-multiboot-kernel
+ (default #f))
+ (multiboot-arguments menu-entry-multiboot-arguments
+ (default '())) ; list of string-valued gexps
+ (multiboot-modules menu-entry-multiboot-modules
+ (default '()))) ; list of multiboot commands, where
+ ; a command is a list of <string>
(define (menu-entry->sexp entry)
"Return ENTRY serialized as an sexp."
(match entry
- (($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point linux linux-arguments initrd)
+ (($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point linux linux-arguments initrd #f
+ ())
`(menu-entry (version 0)
(label ,label)
(device ,device)
(device-mount-point ,mount-point)
(linux ,linux)
(linux-arguments ,linux-arguments)
- (initrd ,initrd)))))
+ (initrd ,initrd)))
+ (($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point #f () #f
+ multiboot-kernel multiboot-arguments multiboot-modules)
+ `(menu-entry (version 0)
+ (label ,label)
+ (device ,device)
+ (device-mount-point ,mount-point)
+ (multiboot-kernel ,multiboot-kernel)
+ (multiboot-arguments ,multiboot-arguments)
+ (multiboot-modules ,multiboot-modules)))))
(define (sexp->menu-entry sexp)
"Turn SEXP, an sexp as returned by 'menu-entry->sexp', into a <menu-entry>
@@ -109,7 +132,20 @@ record."
(device-mount-point mount-point)
(linux linux)
(linux-arguments linux-arguments)
- (initrd initrd)))))
+ (initrd initrd)))
+ (('menu-entry ('version 0)
+ ('label label) ('device device)
+ ('device-mount-point mount-point)
+ ('multiboot-kernel multiboot-kernel)
+ ('multiboot-arguments multiboot-arguments)
+ ('multiboot-modules multiboot-modules) _ ...)
+ (menu-entry
+ (label label)
+ (device device)
+ (device-mount-point mount-point)
+ (multiboot-kernel multiboot-kernel)
+ (multiboot-arguments multiboot-arguments)
+ (multiboot-modules multiboot-modules)))))
;;;