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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-06-25 22:48:25 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-06-25 23:53:27 +0200
commit64e40dbb692d537e67d1dccd727dd5c36e39a10e (patch)
treeeebad4f29a0723908826d8307b670b2db714acff
parent2d23e6f0515bc2e3a8a388cbe881ac372b162f9e (diff)
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system: Store boot parameters in the system derivation.
* gnu/system.scm (operating-system-parameters-file): New procedure. (operating-system-derivation): Use it to produce a 'parameters' files.
-rw-r--r--gnu/system.scm18
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index e1337da749..12d9f5fe02 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -511,6 +511,20 @@ we're running in the final root."
(initrd #~(string-append #$system "/initrd"))))))
(grub-configuration-file (operating-system-bootloader os) entries)))
+(define (operating-system-parameters-file os)
+ "Return a file that describes the boot parameters of OS. The primary use of
+this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old configurations."
+ (mlet %store-monad ((initrd (operating-system-initrd-file os))
+ (root -> (operating-system-root-file-system os))
+ (label -> (kernel->grub-label
+ (operating-system-kernel os))))
+ (gexp->file "parameters"
+ #~(boot-parameters (version 0)
+ (label #$label)
+ (root-device #$(file-system-device root))
+ (kernel #$(operating-system-kernel os))
+ (initrd #$initrd)))))
+
(define (operating-system-derivation os)
"Return a derivation that builds OS."
(mlet* %store-monad
@@ -518,10 +532,12 @@ we're running in the final root."
(etc (operating-system-etc-directory os))
(boot (operating-system-boot-script os))
(kernel -> (operating-system-kernel os))
- (initrd (operating-system-initrd-file os)))
+ (initrd (operating-system-initrd-file os))
+ (params (operating-system-parameters-file os)))
(file-union "system"
`(("boot" ,#~#$boot)
("kernel" ,#~#$kernel)
+ ("parameters" ,#~#$params)
("initrd" ,initrd)
("profile" ,#~#$profile)
("etc" ,#~#$etc)))))