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diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 55cddb1a4b..92b03b01ad 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
#:use-module (gnu bootloader grub)
#:use-module (gnu system shadow)
#:use-module (gnu system pam)
+ #:use-module (gnu system linux-container)
#:use-module (gnu system linux-initrd)
#:use-module (gnu bootloader)
#:use-module (gnu system file-systems)
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@
(define %linux-vm-file-systems
;; File systems mounted for 'derivation-in-linux-vm'. These are shared with
;; the host over 9p.
+ ;;
+ ;; The 9p documentation says that cache=loose is "intended for exclusive,
+ ;; read-only mounts", without additional details. It's much faster than the
+ ;; default cache=none, especially when copying and registering store items.
+ ;; Thus, use cache=loose, except for /xchg where we want to ensure
+ ;; consistency.
(list (file-system
(mount-point (%store-prefix))
(device "store")
@@ -101,18 +108,12 @@
(flags '(read-only))
(options "trans=virtio,cache=loose")
(check? #f))
-
- ;; The 9p documentation says that cache=loose is "intended for
- ;; exclusive, read-only mounts", without additional details. In
- ;; practice it seems to work well for these, and it's much faster than
- ;; the default cache=none, especially when copying and registering
- ;; store items.
(file-system
(mount-point "/xchg")
(device "xchg")
(type "9p")
(needed-for-boot? #t)
- (options "trans=virtio,cache=loose")
+ (options "trans=virtio")
(check? #f))
(file-system
(mount-point "/tmp")
@@ -320,7 +321,10 @@ INPUTS is a list of inputs (as for packages)."
#:make-disk-image? #f
#:single-file-output? #t
- #:references-graphs inputs))
+ #:references-graphs inputs
+
+ ;; Xorriso seems to be quite memory-hungry, so increase the VM's RAM size.
+ #:memory-size 512))
(define* (qemu-image #:key
(name "qemu-image")
@@ -473,9 +477,9 @@ should set REGISTER-CLOSURES? to #f."
(local-file (search-path %load-path
"guix/store/schema.sql"))))
- (mlet %store-monad ((os-drv (operating-system-derivation os #:container? #t))
- (name -> (string-append name ".tar.gz"))
- (graph -> "system-graph"))
+ (let ((os (containerized-operating-system os '()))
+ (name (string-append name ".tar.gz"))
+ (graph "system-graph"))
(define build
(with-extensions (cons guile-json ;for (guix docker)
gcrypt-sqlite3&co) ;for (guix store database)
@@ -505,7 +509,7 @@ should set REGISTER-CLOSURES? to #f."
(initialize (root-partition-initializer
#:closures '(#$graph)
#:register-closures? #$register-closures?
- #:system-directory #$os-drv
+ #:system-directory #$os
;; De-duplication would fail due to
;; cross-device link errors, so don't do it.
#:deduplicate? #f))
@@ -523,18 +527,15 @@ should set REGISTER-CLOSURES? to #f."
(call-with-input-file
(string-append "/xchg/" #$graph)
read-reference-graph)))
- #$os-drv
+ #$os
#:compressor '(#+(file-append gzip "/bin/gzip") "-9n")
#:creation-time (make-time time-utc 0 1)
- #:transformations `((,root-directory -> "")))
-
- ;; Make sure the tarball is fully written before rebooting.
- (sync))))))
+ #:transformations `((,root-directory -> ""))))))))
(expression->derivation-in-linux-vm
name build
#:make-disk-image? #f
#:single-file-output? #t
- #:references-graphs `((,graph ,os-drv)))))
+ #:references-graphs `((,graph ,os)))))
;;;
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ to USB sticks meant to be read-only."
;; Volume name of the root file system.
(normalize-label "Guix_image"))
- (define root-uuid
+ (define (root-uuid os)
;; UUID of the root file system, computed in a deterministic fashion.
;; This is what we use to locate the root file system so it has to be
;; different from the user's own file system UUIDs.
@@ -646,17 +647,26 @@ to USB sticks meant to be read-only."
(bootloader grub-mkrescue-bootloader))
(operating-system-bootloader os)))
- ;; Force our own root file system.
+ ;; Force our own root file system. (We need a "/" file system
+ ;; to call 'root-uuid'.)
(file-systems (cons (file-system
(mount-point "/")
- (device root-uuid)
+ (device "/dev/placeholder")
+ (type file-system-type))
+ file-systems-to-keep))))
+ (uuid (root-uuid os))
+ (os (operating-system
+ (inherit os)
+ (file-systems (cons (file-system
+ (mount-point "/")
+ (device uuid)
(type file-system-type))
file-systems-to-keep))))
(bootcfg (operating-system-bootcfg os)))
(if (string=? "iso9660" file-system-type)
(iso9660-image #:name name
#:file-system-label root-label
- #:file-system-uuid root-uuid
+ #:file-system-uuid uuid
#:os os
#:register-closures? #t
#:bootcfg-drv bootcfg
@@ -673,7 +683,7 @@ to USB sticks meant to be read-only."
#:disk-image-format "raw"
#:file-system-type file-system-type
#:file-system-label root-label
- #:file-system-uuid root-uuid
+ #:file-system-uuid uuid
#:copy-inputs? #t
#:register-closures? #t
#:inputs `(("system" ,os)
@@ -790,6 +800,7 @@ environment with the store shared with the host. MAPPINGS is a list of
;; force the traditional i386/BIOS method.
;; See <https://bugs.gnu.org/28768>.
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
+ (inherit (operating-system-bootloader os))
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
(target "/dev/vda")))