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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index 9feb8f73e6..83685adcbc 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -143,20 +143,22 @@ initrd code."
(define* (base-initrd file-systems
#:key
+ (linux linux-libre)
(mapped-devices '())
qemu-networking?
- virtio?
+ (virtio? #t)
volatile-root?
(extra-modules '()))
- "Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd. FILE-SYSTEMS is
-a list of file-systems to be mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to
-the root file system specified on the kernel command line via '--root'.
-MAPPED-DEVICES is a list of device mappings to realize before FILE-SYSTEMS are
-mounted.
+ "Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd, with kernel
+modules taken from LINUX. FILE-SYSTEMS is a list of file-systems to be
+mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to the root file system specified
+on the kernel command line via '--root'. MAPPED-DEVICES is a list of device
+mappings to realize before FILE-SYSTEMS are mounted.
When QEMU-NETWORKING? is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
parameters. When VIRTIO? is true, load additional modules so the initrd can
-be used as a QEMU guest with para-virtualized I/O drivers.
+be used as a QEMU guest with the root file system on a para-virtualized block
+device.
When VOLATILE-ROOT? is true, the root file system is writable but any changes
to it are lost.
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear."
(open source target)))
mapped-devices))
- (mlet %store-monad ((kodir (flat-linux-module-directory linux-libre
+ (mlet %store-monad ((kodir (flat-linux-module-directory linux
linux-modules)))
(expression->initrd
#~(begin