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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi4
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/vm.scm27
-rw-r--r--guix/scripts/system.scm18
3 files changed, 33 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7927ca0b00..2da956cc73 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -4151,6 +4151,10 @@ Build a virtual machine that contain the operating system declared in
The VM shares its store with the host system.
+On GNU/Linux, the default is to boot directly to the kernel. The
+@code{--full-boot} option forces a complete boot sequence, starting with
+the bootloader.
+
@item vm-image
@itemx disk-image
Return a virtual machine or disk image of the operating system declared
diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index dc5b1bafd4..c687bb43f5 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -402,13 +402,15 @@ with the host."
",if=virtio,cache=writeback,werror=report,readonly \
-m 256\n"))
-(define* (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script
- os
- #:key
- (qemu qemu)
- (graphic? #t))
+(define* (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script os
+ #:key
+ (qemu qemu)
+ (graphic? #t)
+ full-boot?)
"Return a derivation that builds a script to run a virtual machine image of
-OS that shares its store with the host."
+OS that shares its store with the host. When FULL-BOOT? is true, the returned
+script runs everything starting from the bootloader; otherwise it directly
+starts the operating system kernel."
(mlet* %store-monad
((os -> (virtualized-operating-system os))
(os-drv (operating-system-derivation os))
@@ -419,11 +421,14 @@ OS that shares its store with the host."
(display
(string-append "#!" #$bash "/bin/sh
exec " #$qemu "/bin/" #$(qemu-command (%current-system))
-" -kernel " #$(operating-system-kernel os) "/bzImage \
- -initrd " #$os-drv "/initrd \
- -append \"" #$(if graphic? "" "console=ttyS0 ")
- "--system=" #$os-drv " --load=" #$os-drv "/boot --root=/dev/vda1\" "
- #$(common-qemu-options image))
+
+#$@(if full-boot?
+ #~()
+ #~(" -kernel " #$(operating-system-kernel os) "/bzImage \
+ -initrd " #$os-drv "/initrd \
+ -append \"" #$(if graphic? "" "console=ttyS0 ")
+ "--system=" #$os-drv " --load=" #$os-drv "/boot --root=/dev/vda1\" "))
+#$(common-qemu-options image))
port)
(chmod port #o555))))
diff --git a/guix/scripts/system.scm b/guix/scripts/system.scm
index 056c8e6d30..7eb86c293d 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/system.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/system.scm
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ it atomically, and then run OS's activation script."
;;;
(define* (system-derivation-for-action os action
- #:key image-size)
+ #:key image-size full-boot?)
"Return as a monadic value the derivation for OS according to ACTION."
(case action
((build init reconfigure)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ it atomically, and then run OS's activation script."
((vm-image)
(system-qemu-image os #:disk-image-size image-size))
((vm)
- (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script os))
+ (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script os #:full-boot? full-boot?))
((disk-image)
(system-disk-image os #:disk-image-size image-size))))
@@ -282,14 +282,16 @@ true."
(define* (perform-action action os
#:key grub? dry-run?
use-substitutes? device target
- image-size)
+ image-size full-boot?)
"Perform ACTION for OS. GRUB? specifies whether to install GRUB; DEVICE is
the target devices for GRUB; TARGET is the target root directory; IMAGE-SIZE
is the size of the image to be built, for the 'vm-image' and 'disk-image'
-actions."
+actions. FULL-BOOT? is used for the 'vm' action; it determines whether to
+boot directly to the kernel or to the bootloader."
(mlet* %store-monad
((sys (system-derivation-for-action os action
- #:image-size image-size))
+ #:image-size image-size
+ #:full-boot? full-boot?))
(grub (package->derivation grub))
(grub.cfg (grub.cfg os))
(drvs -> (if (and grub? (memq action '(init reconfigure)))
@@ -361,6 +363,8 @@ Build the operating system declared in FILE according to ACTION.\n"))
--image-size=SIZE for 'vm-image', produce an image of SIZE"))
(display (_ "
--no-grub for 'init', do not install GRUB"))
+ (display (_ "
+ --full-boot for 'vm', make a full boot sequence"))
(newline)
(display (_ "
-h, --help display this help and exit"))
@@ -385,6 +389,9 @@ Build the operating system declared in FILE according to ACTION.\n"))
(option '("no-grub") #f #f
(lambda (opt name arg result)
(alist-delete 'install-grub? result)))
+ (option '("full-boot") #f #f
+ (lambda (opt name arg result)
+ (alist-cons 'full-boot? #t result)))
(option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
(lambda (opt name arg result)
(alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
@@ -478,6 +485,7 @@ Build the operating system declared in FILE according to ACTION.\n"))
#:dry-run? dry?
#:use-substitutes? (assoc-ref opts 'substitutes?)
#:image-size (assoc-ref opts 'image-size)
+ #:full-boot? (assoc-ref opts 'full-boot?)
#:grub? grub?
#:target target #:device device)
#:system system))))