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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index d1c131ecb4..c6ec25a895 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -186,12 +186,15 @@ made available under the /xchg CIFS share."
;; the initrd. See example at
;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-10/msg00233.html>.
(program-file "linux-vm-loader"
- ;; When USER-BUILDER succeeds, reboot (indicating a
- ;; success), otherwise die, which causes a kernel panic
- ;; ("Attempted to kill init!").
- #~(if (zero? (system* #$user-builder))
- (reboot)
- (exit 1))))
+ ;; Communicate USER-BUILDER's exit status via /xchg so that
+ ;; the host can distinguish between success, failure, and
+ ;; kernel panic.
+ #~(let ((status (system* #$user-builder)))
+ (call-with-output-file "/xchg/.exit-status"
+ (lambda (port)
+ (write status port)))
+ (sync)
+ (reboot))))
(let ((initrd (or initrd
(base-initrd file-systems