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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/system.scm | 24 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm index 19e6262e96..95c42d33f6 100644 --- a/gnu/system.scm +++ b/gnu/system.scm @@ -1454,7 +1454,10 @@ a list of <menu-entry>, to populate the \"old entries\" menu." #:key system-kernel-arguments?) "Return a monadic <boot-parameters> record that describes the boot parameters of OS. When SYSTEM-KERNEL-ARGUMENTS? is true, add kernel arguments -such as '--root' and '--load' to <boot-parameters>." +such as '--root' and '--load' to <boot-parameters>. The +SYSTEM-KERNEL-ARGUMENTS? should only be used in necessity, as the '--load' and +'--system' values are self-referential (they refer to the system), thus +susceptible to introduce a cyclic dependency." (let* ((initrd (and (not (operating-system-hurd os)) (operating-system-initrd-file os))) (store (operating-system-store-file-system os)) @@ -1495,22 +1498,13 @@ such as '--root' and '--load' to <boot-parameters>." (_ device))) -(define* (operating-system-boot-parameters-file os - #:key system-kernel-arguments?) - "Return a file that describes the boot parameters of OS. The primary use of -this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old configurations. - -When SYSTEM-KERNEL-ARGUMENTS? is true, add kernel arguments such as '--root' -and '--load' to the returned file (since the returned file is then usually -stored into the content-addressed \"system\" directory, it's usually not a -good idea to give it because the content hash would change by the content hash -being stored into the \"parameters\" file)." +(define* (operating-system-boot-parameters-file os) + "Return a file that describes the boot parameters of OS. The primary use +of this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old +configurations." (let* ((root (operating-system-root-file-system os)) (device (file-system-device root)) - (params (operating-system-boot-parameters - os device - #:system-kernel-arguments? - system-kernel-arguments?))) + (params (operating-system-boot-parameters os device))) (scheme-file "parameters" #~(boot-parameters (version #$(boot-parameters-version params)) |