From 2a13d05e459946d4989e08461233d7f147f029f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 22:51:48 +0200
Subject: system: Add support for swap devices.

* gnu/services/base.scm (swap-service): New procedure.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[swap-devices]: New field.
  (swap-services): New procedure.
  (essential-services): Use it.
---
 gnu/services/base.scm | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

(limited to 'gnu/services')

diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index f2de85f410..b38d3e3765 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   #:export (root-file-system-service
             file-system-service
             device-mapping-service
+            swap-service
             user-processes-service
             host-name-service
             console-font-service
@@ -614,6 +615,27 @@ gexp, to open it, and evaluate @var{close} to close it."
              (stop #~(lambda _ (not #$close)))
              (respawn? #f)))))
 
+(define (swap-service device)
+  "Return a service that uses @var{device} as a swap device."
+  (define requirement
+    (if (string-prefix? "/dev/mapper/" device)
+        (list (symbol-append 'device-mapping-
+                             (string->symbol (basename device))))
+        '()))
+
+  (with-monad %store-monad
+    (return (service
+             (provision (list (symbol-append 'swap- (string->symbol device))))
+             (requirement `(udev ,@requirement))
+             (documentation "Enable the given swap device.")
+             (start #~(lambda ()
+                        (swapon #$device)
+                        #t))
+             (stop #~(lambda _
+                       (swapoff #$device)
+                       #f))
+             (respawn? #f)))))
+
 (define %base-services
   ;; Convenience variable holding the basic services.
   (let ((motd (text-file "motd" "
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