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-rw-r--r--Makefile.am1
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi35
-rw-r--r--guix/scripts/offload.scm24
-rw-r--r--tests/offload.scm71
4 files changed, 111 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4e50a33f82..9c38c2f83c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ SCM_TESTS = \
tests/monads.scm \
tests/nar.scm \
tests/networking.scm \
+ tests/offload.scm \
tests/opam.scm \
tests/openpgp.scm \
tests/packages.scm \
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 91d3860978..0b79a49814 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1043,29 +1043,31 @@ When desired, the build daemon can @dfn{offload} derivation builds to
other machines running Guix, using the @code{offload} @dfn{build
hook}@footnote{This feature is available only when
@uref{https://github.com/artyom-poptsov/guile-ssh, Guile-SSH} is
-present.}. When that
-feature is enabled, a list of user-specified build machines is read from
-@file{/etc/guix/machines.scm}; every time a build is requested, for
-instance via @code{guix build}, the daemon attempts to offload it to one
-of the machines that satisfy the constraints of the derivation, in
-particular its system type---e.g., @file{x86_64-linux}. Missing
-prerequisites for the build are copied over SSH to the target machine,
-which then proceeds with the build; upon success the output(s) of the
-build are copied back to the initial machine.
+present.}. When that feature is enabled, a list of user-specified build
+machines is read from @file{/etc/guix/machines.scm}; every time a build
+is requested, for instance via @code{guix build}, the daemon attempts to
+offload it to one of the machines that satisfy the constraints of the
+derivation, in particular its system types---e.g., @code{x86_64-linux}.
+A single machine can have multiple system types, either because its
+architecture natively supports it, via emulation (@pxref{Transparent
+Emulation with QEMU}), or both. Missing prerequisites for the build are
+copied over SSH to the target machine, which then proceeds with the
+build; upon success the output(s) of the build are copied back to the
+initial machine.
The @file{/etc/guix/machines.scm} file typically looks like this:
@lisp
(list (build-machine
(name "eightysix.example.org")
- (system "x86_64-linux")
+ (systems (list "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"))
(host-key "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3Nza@dots{}")
(user "bob")
(speed 2.)) ;incredibly fast!
(build-machine
(name "armeight.example.org")
- (system "aarch64-linux")
+ (systems (list "aarch64-linux"))
(host-key "ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza@dots{}")
(user "alice")
(private-key
@@ -1075,8 +1077,8 @@ The @file{/etc/guix/machines.scm} file typically looks like this:
@noindent
In the example above we specify a list of two build machines, one for
-the @code{x86_64} architecture and one for the @code{aarch64}
-architecture.
+the @code{x86_64} and @code{i686} architectures and one for the
+@code{aarch64} architecture.
In fact, this file is---not surprisingly!---a Scheme file that is
evaluated when the @code{offload} hook is started. Its return value
@@ -1096,8 +1098,9 @@ builds. The important fields are:
@item name
The host name of the remote machine.
-@item system
-The system type of the remote machine---e.g., @code{"x86_64-linux"}.
+@item systems
+The system types the remote machine supports---e.g., @code{(list
+"x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")}.
@item user
The user account to use when connecting to the remote machine over SSH.
@@ -25025,7 +25028,7 @@ Maximum number of backup files to keep.
Defaults to @samp{3}
@end deftypevr
-
+@node Transparent Emulation with QEMU
@subsubheading Transparent Emulation with QEMU
@cindex emulation
diff --git a/guix/scripts/offload.scm b/guix/scripts/offload.scm
index 20ae7a9469..a56701f07a 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/offload.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/offload.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2017 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -66,14 +67,16 @@
;;;
;;; Code:
-
(define-record-type* <build-machine>
build-machine make-build-machine
build-machine?
(name build-machine-name) ; string
(port build-machine-port ; number
(default 22))
- (system build-machine-system) ; string
+ (systems %build-machine-systems ; list of strings
+ (default #f)) ; drop default after system is removed
+ (system %build-machine-system ; deprecated
+ (default #f))
(user build-machine-user) ; string
(private-key build-machine-private-key ; file name
(default (user-openssh-private-key)))
@@ -91,6 +94,19 @@
(features build-machine-features ; list of strings
(default '())))
+;;; Deprecated.
+(define (build-machine-system machine)
+ (warning (G_ "The 'system' field is deprecated, \
+please use 'systems' instead.~%"))
+ (%build-machine-system machine))
+
+;;; TODO: Remove after the deprecated 'system' field is removed.
+(define (build-machine-systems machine)
+ (or (%build-machine-systems machine)
+ (list (build-machine-system machine))
+ (leave (G_ "The build-machine object lacks a value for its 'systems'
+field."))))
+
(define-record-type* <build-requirements>
build-requirements make-build-requirements
build-requirements?
@@ -359,8 +375,8 @@ of free disk space on '~a'~%")
(define (machine-matches? machine requirements)
"Return #t if MACHINE matches REQUIREMENTS."
- (and (string=? (build-requirements-system requirements)
- (build-machine-system machine))
+ (and (member (build-requirements-system requirements)
+ (build-machine-systems machine))
(lset<= string=?
(build-requirements-features requirements)
(build-machine-features machine))))
diff --git a/tests/offload.scm b/tests/offload.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a5de4e8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/offload.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (tests offload)
+ #:use-module (guix scripts offload)
+ #:use-module (srfi srfi-64))
+
+
+(test-begin "offload")
+
+(define-syntax-rule (expose-internal-definitions s1 s2 ...)
+ (begin
+ (define s1 (@@ (guix scripts offload) s1))
+ (define s2 (@@ (guix scripts offload) s2)) ...))
+
+(expose-internal-definitions machine-matches?
+ build-requirements-system
+ build-requirements-features
+ build-machine-system
+ build-machine-systems
+ %build-machine-system
+ %build-machine-systems
+ build-machine-features)
+
+(define (deprecated-build-machine system)
+ (build-machine
+ (name "m1")
+ (user "dummy")
+ (host-key "some-key")
+ (system system)))
+
+(define (new-build-machine systems)
+ (build-machine
+ (name "m1")
+ (user "dummy")
+ (host-key "some-key")
+ (systems systems)))
+
+;;; Test that deprecated build-machine definitions still work.
+(test-assert (machine-matches? (deprecated-build-machine "i686-linux")
+ (build-requirements
+ (system "i686-linux"))))
+
+
+(test-assert (machine-matches? (new-build-machine '("i686-linux"))
+ (build-requirements
+ (system "i686-linux"))))
+
+;;; A build machine can act as more than one system type, thanks to QEMU
+;;; emulation.
+(test-assert (machine-matches? (new-build-machine '("armhf-linux"
+ "aarch64-linux"
+ "i686-linux"
+ "x86_64-linux"))
+ (build-requirements
+ (system "armhf-linux"))))