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diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 4aedb7ee36..ee0280c069 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@
operating-system-locale-directory
operating-system-boot-script
+ boot-parameters
+ boot-parameters?
+ boot-parameters-label
+ boot-parameters-root-device
+ boot-parameters-kernel
+ boot-parameters-kernel-arguments
+ read-boot-parameters
+
local-host-aliases
%setuid-programs
%base-packages
@@ -709,4 +717,37 @@ this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old configurations."
#$(operating-system-kernel-arguments os))
(initrd #$initrd)))))
+
+;;;
+;;; Boot parameters
+;;;
+
+(define-record-type* <boot-parameters>
+ boot-parameters make-boot-parameters boot-parameters?
+ (label boot-parameters-label)
+ (root-device boot-parameters-root-device)
+ (kernel boot-parameters-kernel)
+ (kernel-arguments boot-parameters-kernel-arguments))
+
+(define (read-boot-parameters port)
+ "Read boot parameters from PORT and return the corresponding
+<boot-parameters> object or #f if the format is unrecognized."
+ (match (read port)
+ (('boot-parameters ('version 0)
+ ('label label) ('root-device root)
+ ('kernel linux)
+ rest ...)
+ (boot-parameters
+ (label label)
+ (root-device root)
+ (kernel linux)
+ (kernel-arguments
+ (match (assq 'kernel-arguments rest)
+ ((_ args) args)
+ (#f '()))))) ;the old format
+ (x ;unsupported format
+ (warning (_ "unrecognized boot parameters for '~a'~%")
+ system)
+ #f)))
+
;;; system.scm ends here