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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi18
-rw-r--r--gnu/bootloader.scm33
2 files changed, 45 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index db72e75a69..c21235f28d 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -37553,6 +37553,24 @@ The list of commands for loading Multiboot modules. For example:
@dots{}))
@end lisp
+@item @code{chain-loader} (default: @code{#f})
+A string that can be accepted by @code{grub}'s @code{chainloader}
+directive. This has no effect if either @code{linux} or
+@code{multiboot-kernel} fields are specified. The following is an
+example of chainloading a different GNU/Linux system.
+
+@lisp
+(bootloader
+ (bootloader-configuration
+ ;; @dots{}
+ (menu-entries
+ (list
+ (menu-entry
+ (label "GNU/Linux")
+ (device (uuid "1C31-A17C" 'fat))
+ (chain-loader "/EFI/GNULinux/grubx64.efi"))))))
+@end lisp
+
@end table
@end deftp
diff --git a/gnu/bootloader.scm b/gnu/bootloader.scm
index 77c05e8946..9fe6b65212 100644
--- a/gnu/bootloader.scm
+++ b/gnu/bootloader.scm
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
menu-entry-multiboot-kernel
menu-entry-multiboot-arguments
menu-entry-multiboot-modules
+ menu-entry-chain-loader
menu-entry->sexp
sexp->menu-entry
@@ -104,8 +105,10 @@
(multiboot-arguments menu-entry-multiboot-arguments
(default '())) ; list of string-valued gexps
(multiboot-modules menu-entry-multiboot-modules
- (default '()))) ; list of multiboot commands, where
+ (default '())) ; list of multiboot commands, where
; a command is a list of <string>
+ (chain-loader menu-entry-chain-loader
+ (default #f))) ; string, path of efi file
(define (menu-entry->sexp entry)
"Return ENTRY serialized as an sexp."
@@ -117,8 +120,9 @@
`(label ,(file-system-label->string label)))
(_ device)))
(match entry
- (($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point linux linux-arguments initrd #f
- ())
+ (($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point
+ (? identity linux) linux-arguments (? identity initrd)
+ #f () () #f)
`(menu-entry (version 0)
(label ,label)
(device ,(device->sexp device))
@@ -127,14 +131,22 @@
(linux-arguments ,linux-arguments)
(initrd ,initrd)))
(($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point #f () #f
- multiboot-kernel multiboot-arguments multiboot-modules)
+ (? identity multiboot-kernel) multiboot-arguments
+ multiboot-modules #f)
`(menu-entry (version 0)
(label ,label)
(device ,(device->sexp device))
(device-mount-point ,mount-point)
(multiboot-kernel ,multiboot-kernel)
(multiboot-arguments ,multiboot-arguments)
- (multiboot-modules ,multiboot-modules)))))
+ (multiboot-modules ,multiboot-modules)))
+ (($ <menu-entry> label device mount-point #f () #f #f () ()
+ (? identity chain-loader))
+ `(menu-entry (version 0)
+ (label ,label)
+ (device ,(device->sexp device))
+ (device-mount-point ,mount-point)
+ (chain-loader ,chain-loader)))))
(define (sexp->menu-entry sexp)
"Turn SEXP, an sexp as returned by 'menu-entry->sexp', into a <menu-entry>
@@ -171,7 +183,16 @@ record."
(device-mount-point mount-point)
(multiboot-kernel multiboot-kernel)
(multiboot-arguments multiboot-arguments)
- (multiboot-modules multiboot-modules)))))
+ (multiboot-modules multiboot-modules)))
+ (('menu-entry ('version 0)
+ ('label label) ('device device)
+ ('device-mount-point mount-point)
+ ('chain-loader chain-loader) _ ...)
+ (menu-entry
+ (label label)
+ (device (sexp->device device))
+ (device-mount-point mount-point)
+ (chain-loader chain-loader)))))
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