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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-07-17 01:07:50 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-07-17 01:11:06 +0200
commitee2a6304f3bcf19df895310aedff372ed7e17c34 (patch)
treea1faa13fb55276d7fbb97917657d872148acd750 /doc
parent2378df558a6ca9c1db889294cc08b1229720e912 (diff)
downloadguix-ee2a6304f3bcf19df895310aedff372ed7e17c34.tar.gz
system: Add 'kernel-arguments' field.
* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: New field.
  (operating-system-grub.cfg): Honor it.
  (operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'kernel-arguments' to the parameters
  file.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries)[system->grub-entry]: Read
  the 'kernel-arguments' field of the parameters file, when available.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script):
  Use (operating-system-kernel-arguments os) in '-append'.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document it.
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@@ -4825,6 +4825,10 @@ The package object of the operating system kernel to use@footnote{Currently
 only the Linux-libre kernel is supported.  In the future, it will be
 possible to use the GNU@tie{}Hurd.}.
 
+@item @code{kernel-arguments} (default: @code{'()})
+List of strings or gexps representing additional arguments to pass on
+the kernel's command-line---e.g., @code{("console=ttyS0")}.
+
 @item @code{bootloader}
 The system bootloader configuration object.  @xref{GRUB Configuration}.