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-rw-r--r--gnu/build/linux-boot.scm15
-rw-r--r--gnu/system.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm26
4 files changed, 75 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 4a8b66703d..fb3fef689a 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -10405,6 +10405,24 @@ the command-line of the kernel---e.g., @code{("console=ttyS0")}.
@item @code{bootloader}
The system bootloader configuration object. @xref{Bootloader Configuration}.
+@item @code{keyboard-layout} (default: @code{#f})
+This field specifies the keyboard layout to use in the console. It can be
+either @code{#f}, in which case the default keyboard layout is used (usually
+US English), or a @code{<keyboard-layout>} record.
+
+This keyboard layout is in effect as soon as the kernel has booted. For
+instance, it is the keyboard layout in effect when you type a passphrase if
+your root file system is on a @code{luks-device-mapping} mapped device
+(@pxref{Mapped Devices}).
+
+@quotation Note
+This does @emph{not} specify the keyboard layout used by the bootloader, nor
+that used by the graphical display server. @xref{Bootloader Configuration},
+for information on how to specify the bootloader's keyboard layout. @xref{X
+Window}, for information on how to specify the keyboard layout used by the X
+Window System.
+@end quotation
+
@item @code{initrd-modules} (default: @code{%base-initrd-modules})
@cindex initrd
@cindex initial RAM disk
@@ -23493,6 +23511,7 @@ here is how to use it and customize it further.
@cindex initial RAM disk
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} raw-initrd @var{file-systems} @
[#:linux-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()] @
+ [#:keyboard-layout #f] @
[#:helper-packages '()] [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f]
Return a derivation that builds a raw initrd. @var{file-systems} is
a list of file systems to be mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to
@@ -23504,6 +23523,12 @@ the root file system specified on the kernel command line via @code{--root}.
include @code{e2fsck/static} or other packages needed by the initrd to check
the root file system.
+When true, @var{keyboard-layout} is a @code{<keyboard-layout>} record denoting
+the desired console keyboard layout. This is done before @var{mapped-devices}
+are set up and before @var{file-systems} are mounted such that, should the
+user need to enter a passphrase or use the REPL, this happens using the
+intended keyboard layout.
+
When @var{qemu-networking?} is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
parameters. When @var{virtio?} is true, load additional modules so that the
initrd can be used as a QEMU guest with para-virtualized I/O drivers.
@@ -23513,7 +23538,8 @@ to it are lost.
@end deffn
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} base-initrd @var{file-systems} @
- [#:mapped-devices '()] [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f]@
+ [#:mapped-devices '()] [#:keyboard-layout #f] @
+ [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:volatile-root? #f] @
[#:linux-modules '()]
Return as a file-like object a generic initrd, with kernel
modules taken from @var{linux}. @var{file-systems} is a list of file-systems to be
@@ -23521,6 +23547,12 @@ mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to the root file system specified
on the kernel command line via @code{--root}. @var{mapped-devices} is a list of device
mappings to realize before @var{file-systems} are mounted.
+When true, @var{keyboard-layout} is a @code{<keyboard-layout>} record denoting
+the desired console keyboard layout. This is done before @var{mapped-devices}
+are set up and before @var{file-systems} are mounted such that, should the
+user need to enter a passphrase or use the REPL, this happens using the
+intended keyboard layout.
+
@var{qemu-networking?} and @var{volatile-root?} behaves as in @code{raw-initrd}.
The initrd is automatically populated with all the kernel modules necessary
diff --git a/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm b/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm
index 44b3506284..a35d18ad7c 100644
--- a/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2017 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ bailing out.~%root contents: ~s~%" (scandir "/"))
(define* (boot-system #:key
(linux-modules '())
linux-module-directory
+ keymap-file
qemu-guest-networking?
volatile-root?
pre-mount
@@ -444,7 +445,8 @@ bailing out.~%root contents: ~s~%" (scandir "/"))
(on-error 'debug))
"This procedure is meant to be called from an initrd. Boot a system by
first loading LINUX-MODULES (a list of module names) from
-LINUX-MODULE-DIRECTORY, then setting up QEMU guest networking if
+LINUX-MODULE-DIRECTORY, then installing KEYMAP-FILE with 'loadkeys' (if
+KEYMAP-FILE is true), then setting up QEMU guest networking if
QEMU-GUEST-NETWORKING? is true, calling PRE-MOUNT, mounting the file systems
specified in MOUNTS, and finally booting into the new root if any. The initrd
supports kernel command-line options '--load', '--root', and '--repl'.
@@ -491,6 +493,15 @@ upon error."
#:lookup-module lookup-module)
(map lookup-module linux-modules))
+ (when keymap-file
+ (let ((status (system* "loadkeys" keymap-file)))
+ (unless (zero? status)
+ ;; Emit a warning rather than abort when we cannot load
+ ;; KEYMAP-FILE.
+ (format (current-error-port)
+ "warning: 'loadkeys' exited with status ~a~%"
+ status))))
+
(when qemu-guest-networking?
(unless (configure-qemu-networking)
(display "network interface is DOWN\n")))
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 6bccdaa8c2..035bbd82a1 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
(default '())) ; list of gexps/strings
(bootloader operating-system-bootloader) ; <bootloader-configuration>
+ (keyboard-layout operating-system-keyboard-layout ;#f | <keyboard-layout>
+ (default #f))
(initrd operating-system-initrd ; (list fs) -> file-like
(default base-initrd))
(initrd-modules operating-system-initrd-modules ; list of strings
@@ -878,7 +880,8 @@ hardware-related operations as necessary when booting a Linux container."
#:linux (operating-system-kernel os)
#:linux-modules
(operating-system-initrd-modules os)
- #:mapped-devices mapped-devices))
+ #:mapped-devices mapped-devices
+ #:keyboard-layout (operating-system-keyboard-layout os)))
(define (locale-name->definition* name)
"Variant of 'locale-name->definition' that raises an error upon failure."
diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index 983c6d81c8..656afd1ddb 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2017 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@
#:use-module (gnu packages disk)
#:use-module (gnu packages linux)
#:use-module (gnu packages guile)
+ #:use-module ((gnu packages xorg)
+ #:select (console-setup xkeyboard-config))
#:use-module ((gnu packages make-bootstrap)
#:select (%guile-static-stripped))
#:use-module (gnu system file-systems)
#:use-module (gnu system mapped-devices)
+ #:use-module (gnu system keyboard)
#:use-module (ice-9 match)
#:use-module (ice-9 regex)
#:use-module (ice-9 vlist)
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ MODULES and taken from LINUX."
(linux linux-libre)
(linux-modules '())
(mapped-devices '())
+ (keyboard-layout #f)
(helper-packages '())
qemu-networking?
volatile-root?
@@ -152,6 +156,11 @@ mappings to realize before FILE-SYSTEMS are mounted.
HELPER-PACKAGES is a list of packages to be copied in the initrd. It may include
e2fsck/static or other packages needed by the initrd to check root partition.
+When true, KEYBOARD-LAYOUT is a <keyboard-layout> record denoting the desired
+console keyboard layout. This is done before MAPPED-DEVICES are set up and
+before FILE-SYSTEMS are mounted such that, should the user need to enter a
+passphrase or use the REPL, this happens using the intended keyboard layout.
+
When QEMU-NETWORKING? is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
parameters.
@@ -206,6 +215,8 @@ upon error."
(and #$@device-mapping-commands))
#:linux-modules '#$linux-modules
#:linux-module-directory '#$kodir
+ #:keymap-file #+(and=> keyboard-layout
+ keyboard-layout->console-keymap)
#:qemu-guest-networking? #$qemu-networking?
#:volatile-root? '#$volatile-root?
#:on-error '#$on-error)))
@@ -290,6 +301,7 @@ FILE-SYSTEMS."
(linux linux-libre)
(linux-modules '())
(mapped-devices '())
+ (keyboard-layout #f)
qemu-networking?
volatile-root?
(extra-modules '()) ;deprecated
@@ -300,6 +312,11 @@ 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 true, KEYBOARD-LAYOUT is a <keyboard-layout> record denoting the desired
+console keyboard layout. This is done before MAPPED-DEVICES are set up and
+before FILE-SYSTEMS are mounted such that, should the user need to enter a
+passphrase or use the REPL, this happens using the intended keyboard layout.
+
QEMU-NETWORKING? and VOLATILE-ROOT? behaves as in raw-initrd.
The initrd is automatically populated with all the kernel modules necessary
@@ -316,13 +333,18 @@ loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear."
,@extra-modules))
(define helper-packages
- (file-system-packages file-systems #:volatile-root? volatile-root?))
+ (append (file-system-packages file-systems
+ #:volatile-root? volatile-root?)
+ (if keyboard-layout
+ (list loadkeys-static)
+ '())))
(raw-initrd file-systems
#:linux linux
#:linux-modules linux-modules*
#:mapped-devices mapped-devices
#:helper-packages helper-packages
+ #:keyboard-layout keyboard-layout
#:qemu-networking? qemu-networking?
#:volatile-root? volatile-root?
#:on-error on-error))