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authorMarius Bakke <marius@gnu.org>2020-05-26 22:30:51 +0200
committerMarius Bakke <marius@gnu.org>2020-05-26 22:30:51 +0200
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diff --git a/gnu/system/hurd.scm b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
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+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu system hurd)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (guix profiles)
+  #:use-module (guix utils)
+  #:use-module (gnu bootloader grub)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages cross-base)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages file)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages guile-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages hurd)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages less)
+  #:use-module (gnu system vm)
+  #:export (cross-hurd-image))
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;;
+;;; This module provides tools to (cross-)build GNU/Hurd virtual machine
+;;; images.
+;;;
+;;; Code:
+
+;; XXX: Surely this belongs in (guix profiles), but perhaps we need high-level
+;; <profile> objects so one can specify hooks, etc.?
+(define-gexp-compiler (compile-manifest (manifest
+                                         (@@ (guix profiles) <manifest>))
+                                        system target)
+  "Lower MANIFEST as a profile."
+  (profile-derivation manifest
+                      #:system system
+                      #:target target))
+
+(define %base-packages/hurd
+  (list hurd bash coreutils file findutils grep sed
+        guile-3.0 guile-colorized guile-readline
+        net-base inetutils less which))
+
+(define* (cross-hurd-image #:key (hurd hurd) (gnumach gnumach))
+  "Return a cross-built GNU/Hurd image."
+
+  (define (cross-built thing)
+    (with-parameters ((%current-target-system "i586-pc-gnu"))
+      thing))
+
+  (define (cross-built-entry entry)
+    (manifest-entry
+      (inherit entry)
+      (item (cross-built (manifest-entry-item entry)))
+      (dependencies (map cross-built-entry
+                         (manifest-entry-dependencies entry)))))
+
+  (define system-profile
+    (map-manifest-entries cross-built-entry
+                          (packages->manifest %base-packages/hurd)))
+
+  (define grub.cfg
+    (let ((hurd (cross-built hurd))
+          (mach (with-parameters ((%current-system "i686-linux"))
+                  gnumach))
+          (libc (cross-libc "i586-pc-gnu")))
+      (computed-file "grub.cfg"
+                     #~(call-with-output-file #$output
+                         (lambda (port)
+                           (format port "
+set timeout=2
+search.file ~a/boot/gnumach
+
+menuentry \"GNU\" {
+  multiboot ~a/boot/gnumach root=device:hd0s1
+  module ~a/hurd/ext2fs.static ext2fs \\
+    --multiboot-command-line='${kernel-command-line}' \\
+    --host-priv-port='${host-port}' \\
+    --device-master-port='${device-port}' \\
+    --exec-server-task='${exec-task}' -T typed '${root}' \\
+    '$(task-create)' '$(task-resume)'
+  module ~a/lib/ld.so.1 exec ~a/hurd/exec '$(exec-task=task-create)'
+}\n"
+                                   #+mach #+mach #+hurd
+                                   #+libc #+hurd))))))
+
+  (define fstab
+    (plain-file "fstab"
+                "# This file was generated from your Guix configuration.  Any changes
+# will be lost upon reboot or reconfiguration.
+
+/dev/hd0s1	/	ext2	defaults
+"))
+
+  (define passwd
+    (plain-file "passwd"
+                "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
+guixbuilder:x:1:1:guixbuilder:/var/empty:/bin/no-sh
+"))
+
+  (define group
+    (plain-file "group"
+                "guixbuild:x:1:guixbuilder
+"))
+
+  (define shadow
+    (plain-file "shadow"
+                "root::0:0:0:0:::
+"))
+
+  (define etc-profile
+    (plain-file "profile"
+                "\
+export PS1='\\u@\\h\\$ '
+
+GUIX_PROFILE=\"/run/current-system/profile\"
+. \"$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile\"
+
+GUIX_PROFILE=\"$HOME/.guix-profile\"
+if [ -f \"$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile\" ]; then
+  . \"$GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile\"
+fi\n"))
+
+  (define hurd-directives
+    `((directory "/servers")
+      ,@(map (lambda (server)
+               `(file ,(string-append "/servers/" server)))
+             '("startup" "exec" "proc" "password"
+               "default-pager" "crash-dump-core"
+               "kill" "suspend"))
+      ("/servers/crash" -> "crash-dump-core")
+      (directory "/servers/socket")
+      (file "/servers/socket/1")
+      (file "/servers/socket/2")
+      (file "/servers/socket/16")
+      ("/servers/socket/local" -> "1")
+      ("/servers/socket/inet" -> "2")
+      ("/servers/socket/inet6" -> "16")
+      (directory "/boot")
+      ("/boot/grub.cfg" -> ,grub.cfg)   ;XXX: not strictly needed
+      ("/hurd" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                   "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                  hurd)
+                                "/hurd"))
+
+      ;; TODO: Create those during activation, eventually.
+      (directory "/root")
+      (file "/root/.guile"
+            ,(object->string
+              '(begin
+                 (use-modules (ice-9 readline) (ice-9 colorized))
+                 (activate-readline) (activate-colorized))))
+      (directory "/run")
+      (directory "/run/current-system")
+      ("/run/current-system/profile" -> ,system-profile)
+      ("/etc/profile" -> ,etc-profile)
+      ("/etc/fstab" -> ,fstab)
+      ("/etc/group" -> ,group)
+      ("/etc/passwd" -> ,passwd)
+      ("/etc/shadow" -> ,shadow)
+      (file "/etc/hostname" "guixygnu")
+      (file "/etc/resolv.conf"
+            "nameserver 10.0.2.3\n")
+      ("/etc/services" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                           "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                          net-base)
+                                        "/etc/services"))
+      ("/etc/protocols" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                            "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                           net-base)
+                                         "/etc/protocols"))
+      ("/etc/motd" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                       "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                      hurd)
+                                    "/etc/motd"))
+      ("/etc/login" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                        "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                       hurd)
+                                     "/etc/login"))
+
+
+      ;; XXX can we instead, harmlessly set _PATH_TTYS (from glibc) in runttys.c?
+      ("/etc/ttys" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                       "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                      hurd)
+                                    "/etc/ttys"))
+      ("/bin/sh" -> ,(file-append (with-parameters ((%current-target-system
+                                                     "i586-pc-gnu"))
+                                    bash)
+                                  "/bin/sh"))))
+
+  (qemu-image #:file-system-type "ext2"
+              #:file-system-options '("-o" "hurd")
+              #:device-nodes 'hurd
+              #:inputs `(("system" ,system-profile)
+                         ("grub.cfg" ,grub.cfg)
+                         ("fstab" ,fstab)
+                         ("passwd" ,passwd)
+                         ("group" ,group)
+                         ("etc-profile" ,etc-profile)
+                         ("shadow" ,shadow))
+              #:copy-inputs? #t
+              #:os system-profile
+              #:bootcfg-drv grub.cfg
+              #:bootloader grub-bootloader
+              #:register-closures? #f
+              #:extra-directives hurd-directives))
+
+;; Return this thunk so one can type "guix build -f gnu/system/hurd.scm".
+cross-hurd-image
diff --git a/gnu/system/image.scm b/gnu/system/image.scm
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+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu system image)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (guix modules)
+  #:use-module (guix monads)
+  #:use-module (guix records)
+  #:use-module (guix store)
+  #:use-module (guix ui)
+  #:use-module (guix utils)
+  #:use-module ((guix self) #:select (make-config.scm))
+  #:use-module (gnu bootloader)
+  #:use-module (gnu bootloader grub)
+  #:use-module (gnu image)
+  #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services base)
+  #:use-module (gnu system)
+  #:use-module (gnu system file-systems)
+  #:use-module (gnu system uuid)
+  #:use-module (gnu system vm)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages base)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages bootloaders)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages cdrom)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages disk)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gawk)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages genimage)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
+  #:autoload   (gnu packages gnupg) (guile-gcrypt)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages mtools)
+  #:use-module ((srfi srfi-1) #:prefix srfi-1:)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-11)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-35)
+  #:use-module (rnrs bytevectors)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 match)
+  #:export (esp-partition
+            root-partition
+
+            efi-disk-image
+            iso9660-image
+
+            find-image
+            system-image))
+
+
+;;;
+;;; Images definitions.
+;;;
+
+(define esp-partition
+  (partition
+   (size (* 40 (expt 2 20)))
+   (label "GNU-ESP") ;cosmetic only
+   ;; Use "vfat" here since this property is used when mounting.  The actual
+   ;; FAT-ness is based on file system size (16 in this case).
+   (file-system "vfat")
+   (flags '(esp))
+   (initializer (gexp initialize-efi-partition))))
+
+(define root-partition
+  (partition
+   (size 'guess)
+   (label "Guix_image")
+   (file-system "ext4")
+   (flags '(boot))
+   (initializer (gexp initialize-root-partition))))
+
+(define efi-disk-image
+  (image
+   (format 'disk-image)
+   (partitions (list esp-partition root-partition))))
+
+(define iso9660-image
+  (image
+   (format 'iso9660)
+   (partitions
+    (list (partition
+           (size 'guess)
+           (label "GUIX_IMAGE")
+           (flags '(boot)))))
+   ;; XXX: Temporarily disable compression to speed-up the tests.
+   (compression? #f)))
+
+
+;;
+;; Helpers.
+;;
+
+(define not-config?
+  ;; Select (guix …) and (gnu …) modules, except (guix config).
+  (match-lambda
+    (('guix 'config) #f)
+    (('guix rest ...) #t)
+    (('gnu rest ...) #t)
+    (rest #f)))
+
+(define (partition->gexp partition)
+  "Turn PARTITION, a <partition> object, into a list-valued gexp suitable for
+'make-partition-image'."
+  #~'(#$@(list (partition-size partition))
+      #$(partition-file-system partition)
+      #$(partition-label partition)
+      #$(and=> (partition-uuid partition)
+               uuid-bytevector)))
+
+(define gcrypt-sqlite3&co
+  ;; Guile-Gcrypt, Guile-SQLite3, and their propagated inputs.
+  (srfi-1:append-map
+   (lambda (package)
+     (cons package
+           (match (package-transitive-propagated-inputs package)
+             (((labels packages) ...)
+              packages))))
+   (list guile-gcrypt guile-sqlite3)))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (with-imported-modules* gexp* ...)
+  (with-extensions gcrypt-sqlite3&co
+    (with-imported-modules `(,@(source-module-closure
+                                '((gnu build vm)
+                                  (gnu build image)
+                                  (guix store database))
+                                #:select? not-config?)
+                             ((guix config) => ,(make-config.scm)))
+      #~(begin
+          (use-modules (gnu build vm)
+                       (gnu build image)
+                       (guix store database)
+                       (guix build utils))
+          gexp* ...))))
+
+
+;;
+;; Disk image.
+;;
+
+(define* (system-disk-image image
+                            #:key
+                            (name "disk-image")
+                            bootcfg
+                            bootloader
+                            register-closures?
+                            (inputs '()))
+  "Return as a file-like object, the disk-image described by IMAGE.  Said
+image can be copied on a USB stick as is.  BOOTLOADER is the bootloader that
+will be installed and configured according to BOOTCFG parameter.
+
+Raw images of the IMAGE partitions are first created.  Then, genimage is used
+to assemble the partition images into a disk-image without resorting to a
+virtual machine.
+
+INPUTS is a list of inputs (as for packages).  When REGISTER-CLOSURES? is
+true, register INPUTS in the store database of the image so that Guix can be
+used in the image."
+
+  (define genimage-name "image")
+
+  (define (image->genimage-cfg image)
+    ;; Return as a file-like object, the genimage configuration file
+    ;; describing the given IMAGE.
+    (define (format->image-type format)
+      ;; Return the genimage format corresponding to FORMAT.  For now, only
+      ;; the hdimage format (raw disk-image) is supported.
+      (case format
+        ((disk-image) "hdimage")
+        (else
+         (raise (condition
+                 (&message
+                  (message
+                   (format #f (G_ "Unsupported image type ~a~%.") format))))))))
+
+    (define (partition->dos-type partition)
+      ;; Return the MBR partition type corresponding to the given PARTITION.
+      ;; See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_type.
+      (let ((flags (partition-flags partition)))
+        (cond
+         ((member 'esp flags) "0xEF")
+         (else "0x83"))))
+
+    (define (partition-image partition)
+      ;; Return as a file-like object, an image of the given PARTITION.  A
+      ;; directory, filled by calling the PARTITION initializer procedure, is
+      ;; first created within the store.  Then, an image of this directory is
+      ;; created using tools such as 'mke2fs' or 'mkdosfs', depending on the
+      ;; partition file-system type.
+      (let* ((os (image-operating-system image))
+             (schema (local-file (search-path %load-path
+                                              "guix/store/schema.sql")))
+             (graph (match inputs
+                      (((names . _) ...)
+                       names)))
+             (root-builder
+              (with-imported-modules*
+               (let* ((initializer #$(partition-initializer partition)))
+                 (sql-schema #$schema)
+
+                 ;; Allow non-ASCII file names--e.g., 'nss-certs'--to be
+                 ;; decoded.
+                 (setenv "GUIX_LOCPATH"
+                         #+(file-append glibc-utf8-locales "/lib/locale"))
+                 (setlocale LC_ALL "en_US.utf8")
+
+                 (initializer #$output
+                              #:references-graphs '#$graph
+                              #:deduplicate? #f
+                              #:system-directory #$os
+                              #:bootloader-package
+                              #$(bootloader-package bootloader)
+                              #:bootcfg #$bootcfg
+                              #:bootcfg-location
+                              #$(bootloader-configuration-file bootloader)))))
+             (image-root
+              (computed-file "partition-image-root" root-builder
+                             #:options `(#:references-graphs ,inputs)))
+             (type (partition-file-system partition))
+             (image-builder
+              (with-imported-modules*
+               (let ((inputs '#$(list e2fsprogs dosfstools mtools)))
+                 (set-path-environment-variable "PATH" '("bin" "sbin") inputs)
+                 (make-partition-image #$(partition->gexp partition)
+                                       #$output
+                                       #$image-root)))))
+        (computed-file "partition.img" image-builder)))
+
+    (define (partition->config partition)
+      ;; Return the genimage partition configuration for PARTITION.
+      (let ((label (partition-label partition))
+            (dos-type (partition->dos-type partition))
+            (image (partition-image partition)))
+        #~(format #f "~/partition ~a {
+                                      ~/~/partition-type = ~a
+                                      ~/~/image = \"~a\"
+                                      ~/}"  #$label #$dos-type #$image)))
+
+    (let* ((format (image-format image))
+           (image-type (format->image-type format))
+           (partitions (image-partitions image))
+           (partitions-config (map partition->config partitions))
+           (builder
+            #~(begin
+                (let ((format (@ (ice-9 format) format)))
+                  (call-with-output-file #$output
+                    (lambda (port)
+                      (format port
+                              "\
+image ~a {
+~/~a {}
+~{~a~^~%~}
+}~%" #$genimage-name #$image-type (list #$@partitions-config))))))))
+      (computed-file "genimage.cfg" builder)))
+
+  (let* ((substitutable? (image-substitutable? image))
+         (builder
+          (with-imported-modules*
+           (let ((inputs '#$(list genimage coreutils findutils)))
+             (set-path-environment-variable "PATH" '("bin" "sbin") inputs)
+             (genimage #$(image->genimage-cfg image) #$output))))
+         (image-dir (computed-file "image-dir" builder)))
+    (computed-file name
+                   #~(symlink
+                      (string-append #$image-dir "/" #$genimage-name)
+                      #$output)
+                   #:options `(#:substitutable? ,substitutable?))))
+
+
+;;
+;; ISO9660 image.
+;;
+
+(define (has-guix-service-type? os)
+  "Return true if OS contains a service of the type GUIX-SERVICE-TYPE."
+  (not (not (srfi-1:find (lambda (service)
+                           (eq? (service-kind service) guix-service-type))
+                         (operating-system-services os)))))
+
+(define* (system-iso9660-image image
+                               #:key
+                               (name "iso9660-image")
+                               bootcfg
+                               bootloader
+                               register-closures?
+                               (inputs '())
+                               (grub-mkrescue-environment '()))
+  "Return as a file-like object a bootable, stand-alone iso9660 image.
+
+INPUTS is a list of inputs (as for packages).  When REGISTER-CLOSURES? is
+true, register INPUTS in the store database of the image so that Guix can be
+used in the image. "
+  (define root-label
+    (match (image-partitions image)
+      ((partition)
+       (partition-label partition))))
+
+  (define root-uuid
+    (match (image-partitions image)
+      ((partition)
+       (uuid-bytevector (partition-uuid partition)))))
+
+  (let* ((os (image-operating-system image))
+         (bootloader (bootloader-package bootloader))
+         (compression? (image-compression? image))
+         (substitutable? (image-substitutable? image))
+         (schema (local-file (search-path %load-path
+                                          "guix/store/schema.sql")))
+         (graph (match inputs
+                  (((names . _) ...)
+                   names)))
+         (root-builder
+          (with-imported-modules*
+           (sql-schema #$schema)
+
+           ;; Allow non-ASCII file names--e.g., 'nss-certs'--to be decoded.
+           (setenv "GUIX_LOCPATH"
+                   #+(file-append glibc-utf8-locales "/lib/locale"))
+           (setlocale LC_ALL "en_US.utf8")
+
+           (initialize-root-partition #$output
+                                      #:references-graphs '#$graph
+                                      #:deduplicate? #f
+                                      #:system-directory #$os)))
+         (image-root
+          (computed-file "image-root" root-builder
+                         #:options `(#:references-graphs ,inputs)))
+         (builder
+          (with-imported-modules*
+           (let* ((inputs '#$(list parted e2fsprogs dosfstools xorriso
+                                   sed grep coreutils findutils gawk)))
+             (set-path-environment-variable "PATH" '("bin" "sbin") inputs)
+             (make-iso9660-image #$xorriso
+                                 '#$grub-mkrescue-environment
+                                 #$bootloader
+                                 #$bootcfg
+                                 #$os
+                                 #$image-root
+                                 #$output
+                                 #:references-graphs '#$graph
+                                 #:register-closures? #$register-closures?
+                                 #:compression? #$compression?
+                                 #:volume-id #$root-label
+                                 #:volume-uuid #$root-uuid)))))
+    (computed-file name builder
+                   #:options `(#:references-graphs ,inputs
+                               #:substitutable? ,substitutable?))))
+
+
+;;
+;; Image creation.
+;;
+
+(define (root-partition? partition)
+  "Return true if PARTITION is the root partition, false otherwise."
+  (member 'boot (partition-flags partition)))
+
+(define (find-root-partition image)
+  "Return the root partition of the given IMAGE."
+  (srfi-1:find root-partition? (image-partitions image)))
+
+(define (image->root-file-system image)
+  "Return the IMAGE root partition file-system type."
+  (let ((format (image-format image)))
+    (if (eq? format 'iso9660)
+        "iso9660"
+        (partition-file-system (find-root-partition image)))))
+
+(define (root-size image)
+  "Return the root partition size of IMAGE."
+  (let* ((image-size (image-size image))
+         (root-partition (find-root-partition image))
+         (root-size (partition-size root-partition)))
+    (cond
+     ((and (eq? root-size 'guess) image-size)
+      image-size)
+     (else root-size))))
+
+(define* (image-with-os base-image os)
+  "Return an image based on BASE-IMAGE but with the operating-system field set
+to OS.  Also set the UUID and the size of the root partition."
+  (define root-file-system
+    (srfi-1:find
+     (lambda (fs)
+       (string=? (file-system-mount-point fs) "/"))
+     (operating-system-file-systems os)))
+
+  (let*-values (((partitions) (image-partitions base-image))
+                ((root-partition other-partitions)
+                 (srfi-1:partition root-partition? partitions)))
+    (image
+     (inherit base-image)
+     (operating-system os)
+     (partitions
+      (cons (partition
+             (inherit (car root-partition))
+             (uuid (file-system-device root-file-system))
+             (size (root-size base-image)))
+            other-partitions)))))
+
+(define (operating-system-for-image image)
+  "Return an operating-system based on the one specified in IMAGE, but
+suitable for image creation.  Assign an UUID to the root file-system, so that
+it can be used for bootloading."
+  (define volatile-root? (image-volatile-root? image))
+
+  (define (root-uuid os)
+    ;; UUID of the root file system, computed in a deterministic fashion.
+    ;; This is what we use to locate the root file system so it has to be
+    ;; different from the user's own file system UUIDs.
+    (let ((type (if (eq? (image-format image) 'iso9660)
+                    'iso9660
+                    'dce)))
+      (operating-system-uuid os type)))
+
+  (let* ((root-file-system-type (image->root-file-system image))
+         (base-os (image-operating-system image))
+         (file-systems-to-keep
+          (srfi-1:remove
+           (lambda (fs)
+             (string=? (file-system-mount-point fs) "/"))
+           (operating-system-file-systems base-os)))
+         (format (image-format image))
+         (os
+          (operating-system
+            (inherit base-os)
+            (initrd (lambda (file-systems . rest)
+                      (apply (operating-system-initrd base-os)
+                             file-systems
+                             #:volatile-root? volatile-root?
+                             rest)))
+            (bootloader (if (eq? format 'iso9660)
+                            (bootloader-configuration
+                             (inherit
+                              (operating-system-bootloader base-os))
+                             (bootloader grub-mkrescue-bootloader))
+                            (operating-system-bootloader base-os)))
+            (file-systems (cons (file-system
+                                  (mount-point "/")
+                                  (device "/dev/placeholder")
+                                  (type root-file-system-type))
+                                file-systems-to-keep))))
+         (uuid (root-uuid os)))
+    (operating-system
+      (inherit os)
+      (file-systems (cons (file-system
+                            (mount-point "/")
+                            (device uuid)
+                            (type root-file-system-type))
+                          file-systems-to-keep)))))
+
+(define* (make-system-image image)
+  "Return the derivation of IMAGE.  It can be a raw disk-image or an ISO9660
+image, depending on IMAGE format."
+  (define substitutable? (image-substitutable? image))
+
+  (let* ((os (operating-system-for-image image))
+         (image* (image-with-os image os))
+         (register-closures? (has-guix-service-type? os))
+         (bootcfg (operating-system-bootcfg os))
+         (bootloader (bootloader-configuration-bootloader
+                      (operating-system-bootloader os))))
+    (case (image-format image)
+      ((disk-image)
+       (system-disk-image image*
+                          #:bootcfg bootcfg
+                          #:bootloader bootloader
+                          #:register-closures? register-closures?
+                          #:inputs `(("system" ,os)
+                                     ("bootcfg" ,bootcfg))))
+      ((iso9660)
+       (system-iso9660-image image*
+                             #:bootcfg bootcfg
+                             #:bootloader bootloader
+                             #:register-closures? register-closures?
+                             #:inputs `(("system" ,os)
+                                        ("bootcfg" ,bootcfg))
+                             #:grub-mkrescue-environment
+                             '(("MKRESCUE_SED_MODE" . "mbr_hfs")))))))
+
+(define (find-image file-system-type)
+  "Find and return an image that could match the given FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE.  This
+is useful to adapt to interfaces written before the addition of the <image>
+record."
+  ;; XXX: Add support for system and target here, or in the caller.
+  (match file-system-type
+    ("iso9660" iso9660-image)
+    (_ efi-disk-image)))
+
+(define (system-image image)
+  "Wrap 'make-system-image' call, so that it is used only if the given IMAGE
+is supported.  Otherwise, fallback to image creation in a VM.  This is
+temporary and should be removed once 'make-system-image' is able to deal with
+all types of images."
+  (define substitutable? (image-substitutable? image))
+  (define volatile-root? (image-volatile-root? image))
+
+  (let* ((image-os (image-operating-system image))
+         (image-root-filesystem-type (image->root-file-system image))
+         (bootloader (bootloader-configuration-bootloader
+                      (operating-system-bootloader image-os)))
+         (bootloader-name (bootloader-name bootloader))
+         (size (image-size image))
+         (format (image-format image)))
+    (mbegin %store-monad
+      (if (and (or (eq? bootloader-name 'grub)
+                   (eq? bootloader-name 'extlinux))
+               (eq? format 'disk-image))
+          ;; Fallback to image creation in a VM when it is not yet supported
+          ;; by this module.
+          (system-disk-image-in-vm image-os
+                                   #:disk-image-size size
+                                   #:file-system-type image-root-filesystem-type
+                                   #:volatile? volatile-root?
+                                   #:substitutable? substitutable?)
+          (lower-object
+           (make-system-image image))))))
+
+;;; image.scm ends here
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index d31ed9a197..fe49ffdb94 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
           ;; Having /bin/sh is a good idea.  In particular it allows Tramp
           ;; connections to this system to work.
           (service special-files-service-type
-                   `(("/bin/sh" ,(file-append (canonical-package bash)
-                                              "/bin/sh"))))
+                   `(("/bin/sh" ,(file-append bash "/bin/sh"))))
 
           ;; Loopback device, needed by OpenSSH notably.
           (service static-networking-service-type
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
                    (list bare-bones-os
                          glibc-utf8-locales
                          texinfo
-                         (canonical-package guile-2.2)))
+                         guile-3.0))
 
           ;; Machines without Kernel Mode Setting (those with many old and
           ;; current AMD GPUs, SiS GPUs, ...) need uvesafb to show the GUI
@@ -471,12 +470,6 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
     (label (string-append "GNU Guix installation "
                           (package-version guix)))
 
-    ;; XXX: The AMD Radeon driver is reportedly broken, which makes kmscon
-    ;; non-functional:
-    ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2019-03/msg00441.html>.
-    ;; Thus, blacklist it.
-    (kernel-arguments '("quiet" "modprobe.blacklist=radeon"))
-
     (file-systems
      ;; Note: the disk image build code overrides this root file system with
      ;; the appropriate one.
@@ -521,7 +514,7 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
      ;; Explicitly allow for empty passwords.
      (base-pam-services #:allow-empty-passwords? #t))
 
-    (packages (cons* (canonical-package glibc) ;for 'tzselect' & co.
+    (packages (cons* glibc ;for 'tzselect' & co.
                      parted gptfdisk ddrescue
                      fontconfig
                      font-dejavu font-gnu-unifont
@@ -530,6 +523,7 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
                      mdadm
                      dosfstools         ;mkfs.fat, for the UEFI boot partition
                      btrfs-progs
+                     f2fs-tools
                      jfsutils
                      openssh    ;we already have sshd, having ssh/scp can help
                      wireless-tools iw wpa-supplicant-minimal iproute
diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index dcc9b6b937..c43d53a210 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   #:use-module ((gnu packages xorg)
                 #:select (console-setup xkeyboard-config))
   #:use-module ((gnu packages make-bootstrap)
-                #:select (%guile-static-stripped))
+                #:select (%guile-3.0-static-stripped))
   #:use-module (gnu system file-systems)
   #:use-module (gnu system mapped-devices)
   #:use-module (gnu system keyboard)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 (define* (expression->initrd exp
                              #:key
-                             (guile %guile-static-stripped)
+                             (guile %guile-3.0-static-stripped)
                              (gzip gzip)
                              (name "guile-initrd")
                              (system (%current-system)))
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ FILE-SYSTEMS."
           '())
     ,@(if (find (file-system-type-predicate "jfs") file-systems)
           (list jfs_fsck/static)
+          '())
+    ,@(if (find (file-system-type-predicate "f2fs") file-systems)
+          (list f2fs-fsck/static)
           '())))
 
 (define-syntax vhash                              ;TODO: factorize
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ FILE-SYSTEMS."
                     ("btrfs" => '("btrfs"))
                     ("iso9660" => '("isofs"))
                     ("jfs" => '("jfs"))
+                    ("f2fs" => '("f2fs" "crc32_generic"))
                     (else '())))
 
 (define (file-system-modules file-systems)
diff --git a/gnu/system/locale.scm b/gnu/system/locale.scm
index 8466d5b07d..689d238d1a 100644
--- a/gnu/system/locale.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/locale.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ or #f on failure."
      #f)))
 
 (define* (single-locale-directory locales
-                                  #:key (libc (canonical-package glibc)))
+                                  #:key (libc glibc))
   "Return a directory containing all of LOCALES for LIBC compiled.
 
 Because locale data formats are incompatible when switching from one libc to
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ of LIBC."
 
          ;; 'localedef' executes 'gzip' to access compressed locale sources.
          (setenv "PATH"
-                 (string-append #$gzip "/bin:" #$libc "/bin"))
+                 (string-append #+gzip "/bin:" #+libc "/bin"))
 
          (setvbuf (current-output-port) 'line)
          (setvbuf (current-error-port) 'line)
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ data format changes between libc versions."
 
 (define %default-locale-libcs
   ;; The libcs for which we build locales by default.
-  (list (canonical-package glibc)))
+  ;; List the previous and current libc to ease transition.
+  (list glibc-2.29 glibc))
 
 (define %default-locale-definitions
   ;; Arbitrary set of locales that are built by default.  They are here mostly
diff --git a/gnu/system/pam.scm b/gnu/system/pam.scm
index 85f75517b1..ad02586be8 100644
--- a/gnu/system/pam.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/pam.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -367,7 +367,13 @@ strings or string-valued gexps."
 
                 ;; Arguments include <pam-service> as well as procedures.
                 (compose concatenate)
-                (extend extend-configuration)))
+                (extend extend-configuration)
+                (description
+                 "Configure the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) for all
+the specified @dfn{PAM services}.  Each PAM service corresponds to a program,
+such as @command{login} or @command{sshd}, and specifies for instance how the
+program may authenticate users or what it should do when opening a new
+session.")))
 
 (define* (pam-root-service base #:key (transform identity))
   "The \"root\" PAM service, which collects <pam-service> instance and turns
diff --git a/gnu/system/shadow.scm b/gnu/system/shadow.scm
index a6f1d806cf..a69339bc07 100644
--- a/gnu/system/shadow.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/shadow.scm
@@ -378,7 +378,10 @@ the /etc/skel directory for those."
                        (service-extension user-processes-service-type
                                           (const '(user-homes)))
                        (service-extension etc-service-type
-                                          etc-files)))))
+                                          etc-files)))
+                (description
+                 "Ensure the specified user accounts and groups exist, as well
+as each account home directory.")))
 
 (define (account-service accounts+groups skeletons)
   "Return a <service> that takes care of user accounts and user groups, with
diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 6f81ac16ff..163e8b4e9c 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
             system-qemu-image/shared-store
             system-qemu-image/shared-store-script
-            system-disk-image
+            system-disk-image-in-vm
             system-docker-image
 
             virtual-machine
@@ -269,95 +269,6 @@ substitutable."
                      (eq? (service-kind service) guix-service-type))
                    (operating-system-services os)))))
 
-(define* (iso9660-image #:key
-                        (name "iso9660-image")
-                        file-system-label
-                        file-system-uuid
-                        (system (%current-system))
-                        (target (%current-target-system))
-                        (qemu qemu-minimal)
-                        os
-                        bootcfg-drv
-                        bootloader
-                        (register-closures? (has-guix-service-type? os))
-                        (inputs '())
-                        (grub-mkrescue-environment '())
-                        (substitutable? #t))
-  "Return a bootable, stand-alone iso9660 image.
-
-INPUTS is a list of inputs (as for packages)."
-  (define schema
-    (and register-closures?
-         (local-file (search-path %load-path
-                                  "guix/store/schema.sql"))))
-
-  (expression->derivation-in-linux-vm
-   name
-   (with-extensions gcrypt-sqlite3&co
-     (with-imported-modules `(,@(source-module-closure '((gnu build vm)
-                                                         (guix store database)
-                                                         (guix build utils))
-                                                       #:select? not-config?)
-                              ((guix config) => ,(make-config.scm)))
-       #~(begin
-           (use-modules (gnu build vm)
-                        (guix store database)
-                        (guix build utils))
-
-           (sql-schema #$schema)
-
-           ;; Allow non-ASCII file names--e.g., 'nss-certs'--to be decoded.
-           (setenv "GUIX_LOCPATH"
-                   #+(file-append glibc-utf8-locales "/lib/locale"))
-           (setlocale LC_ALL "en_US.utf8")
-
-           (let ((inputs
-                  '#$(append (list parted e2fsprogs dosfstools xorriso)
-                             (map canonical-package
-                                  (list sed grep coreutils findutils gawk))))
-
-
-                 (graphs     '#$(match inputs
-                                  (((names . _) ...)
-                                   names)))
-                 ;; This variable is unused but allows us to add INPUTS-TO-COPY
-                 ;; as inputs.
-                 (to-register
-                  '#$(map (match-lambda
-                            ((name thing) thing)
-                            ((name thing output) `(,thing ,output)))
-                          inputs)))
-
-             (set-path-environment-variable "PATH" '("bin" "sbin") inputs)
-             (make-iso9660-image #$xorriso
-                                 '#$grub-mkrescue-environment
-                                 #$(bootloader-package bootloader)
-                                 #$bootcfg-drv
-                                 #$os
-                                 "/xchg/guixsd.iso"
-                                 #:register-closures? #$register-closures?
-                                 #:closures graphs
-                                 #:volume-id #$file-system-label
-                                 #:volume-uuid #$(and=> file-system-uuid
-                                                        uuid-bytevector))))))
-   #:system system
-   #:target target
-
-   ;; Keep a local file system for /tmp so that we can populate it directly as
-   ;; root and have files owned by root.  See <https://bugs.gnu.org/31752>.
-   #:file-systems (remove (lambda (file-system)
-                            (string=? (file-system-mount-point file-system)
-                                      "/tmp"))
-                          %linux-vm-file-systems)
-
-   #:make-disk-image? #f
-   #:single-file-output? #t
-   #:references-graphs inputs
-   #:substitutable? substitutable?
-
-   ;; Xorriso seems to be quite memory-hungry, so increase the VM's RAM size.
-   #:memory-size 512))
-
 (define* (qemu-image #:key
                      (name "qemu-image")
                      (system (%current-system))
@@ -366,6 +277,9 @@ INPUTS is a list of inputs (as for packages)."
                      (disk-image-size 'guess)
                      (disk-image-format "qcow2")
                      (file-system-type "ext4")
+                     (file-system-options '())
+                     (device-nodes 'linux)
+                     (extra-directives '())
                      file-system-label
                      file-system-uuid
                      os
@@ -379,7 +293,8 @@ INPUTS is a list of inputs (as for packages)."
 'qcow2' or 'raw'), with a root partition of type FILE-SYSTEM-TYPE.
 Optionally, FILE-SYSTEM-LABEL can be specified as the volume name for the root
 partition; likewise FILE-SYSTEM-UUID, if true, specifies the UUID of the root
-partition (a UUID object).
+partition (a UUID object).  FILE-SYSTEM-OPTIONS is an optional list of
+command-line options passed to 'mkfs.ext4' (or similar).
 
 The returned image is a full disk image that runs OS-DERIVATION,
 with a GRUB installation that uses GRUB-CONFIGURATION as its configuration
@@ -390,7 +305,13 @@ all of INPUTS into the image being built.  When REGISTER-CLOSURES? is true,
 register INPUTS in the store database of the image so that Guix can be used in
 the image.  By default, REGISTER-CLOSURES? is set to true only if a service of
 type GUIX-SERVICE-TYPE is present in the services definition of the operating
-system."
+system.
+
+When DEVICE-NODES is 'linux, create Linux-device block and character devices
+under /dev.  When it is 'hurd, do Hurdish things.
+
+EXTRA-DIRECTIVES is an optional list of directives to populate the root file
+system that is passed to 'populate-root-file-system'."
   (define schema
     (and register-closures?
          (local-file (search-path %load-path
@@ -408,6 +329,9 @@ system."
        #~(begin
            (use-modules (gnu build bootloader)
                         (gnu build vm)
+                        ((gnu build linux-boot)
+                         #:select (make-essential-device-nodes
+                                   make-hurd-device-nodes))
                         (guix store database)
                         (guix build utils)
                         (srfi srfi-26)
@@ -439,11 +363,17 @@ system."
                                      (((names . _) ...)
                                       names)))
                     (initialize (root-partition-initializer
+                                 #:extra-directives '#$extra-directives
                                  #:closures graphs
                                  #:copy-closures? #$copy-inputs?
                                  #:register-closures? #$register-closures?
                                  #:system-directory #$os
 
+                                 #:make-device-nodes
+                                 #$(match device-nodes
+                                     ('linux #~make-essential-device-nodes)
+                                     ('hurd #~make-hurd-device-nodes))
+
                                  ;; Disable deduplication to speed things up,
                                  ;; and because it doesn't help much for a
                                  ;; single system generation.
@@ -465,6 +395,7 @@ system."
                              (uuid #$(and=> file-system-uuid
                                             uuid-bytevector))
                              (file-system #$file-system-type)
+                             (file-system-options '#$file-system-options)
                              (flags '(boot))
                              (initializer initialize)))
                       ;; Append a small EFI System Partition for use with UEFI
@@ -508,13 +439,17 @@ system."
 (define* (system-docker-image os
                               #:key
                               (name "guix-docker-image")
-                              (register-closures? (has-guix-service-type? os)))
+                              (register-closures? (has-guix-service-type? os))
+                              shared-network?)
   "Build a docker image.  OS is the desired <operating-system>.  NAME is the
-base name to use for the output file.  When REGISTER-CLOSURES? is true,
-register the closure of OS with Guix in the resulting Docker image.  By
-default, REGISTER-CLOSURES? is set to true only if a service of type
-GUIX-SERVICE-TYPE is present in the services definition of the operating
-system."
+base name to use for the output file.  When SHARED-NETWORK? is true, assume
+that the container will share network with the host and thus doesn't need a
+DHCP client, nscd, and so on.
+
+When REGISTER-CLOSURES? is true, register the closure of OS with Guix in the
+resulting Docker image.  By default, REGISTER-CLOSURES? is set to true only if
+a service of type GUIX-SERVICE-TYPE is present in the services definition of
+the operating system."
   (define schema
     (and register-closures?
          (local-file (search-path %load-path
@@ -531,7 +466,9 @@ system."
 
 
   (let ((os    (operating-system-with-gc-roots
-                (containerized-operating-system os '())
+                (containerized-operating-system os '()
+                                                #:shared-network?
+                                                shared-network?)
                 (list boot-program)))
         (name  (string-append name ".tar.gz"))
         (graph "system-graph"))
@@ -604,62 +541,13 @@ system."
 ;;; VM and disk images.
 ;;;
 
-(define* (operating-system-uuid os #:optional (type 'dce))
-  "Compute UUID object with a deterministic \"UUID\" for OS, of the given
-TYPE (one of 'iso9660 or 'dce).  Return a UUID object."
-  ;; Note: For this to be deterministic, we must not hash things that contains
-  ;; (directly or indirectly) procedures, for example.  That rules out
-  ;; anything that contains gexps, thunk or delayed record fields, etc.
-
-  (define service-name
-    (compose service-type-name service-kind))
-
-  (define (file-system-digest fs)
-    ;; Return a hashable digest that does not contain 'dependencies' since
-    ;; this field can contain procedures.
-    (let ((device (file-system-device fs)))
-      (list (file-system-mount-point fs)
-            (file-system-type fs)
-            (file-system-device->string device)
-            (file-system-options fs))))
-
-  (if (eq? type 'iso9660)
-      (let ((pad (compose (cut string-pad <> 2 #\0)
-                          number->string))
-            (h   (hash (map service-name (operating-system-services os))
-                       3600)))
-        (bytevector->uuid
-         (string->iso9660-uuid
-          (string-append "1970-01-01-"
-                         (pad (hash (operating-system-host-name os) 24)) "-"
-                         (pad (quotient h 60)) "-"
-                         (pad (modulo h 60)) "-"
-                         (pad (hash (map file-system-digest
-                                         (operating-system-file-systems os))
-                                    100))))
-         'iso9660))
-      (bytevector->uuid
-       (uint-list->bytevector
-        (list (hash (map file-system-digest
-                         (operating-system-file-systems os))
-                    (- (expt 2 32) 1))
-              (hash (operating-system-host-name os)
-                    (- (expt 2 32) 1))
-              (hash (map service-name (operating-system-services os))
-                    (- (expt 2 32) 1))
-              (hash (map file-system-digest (operating-system-file-systems os))
-                    (- (expt 2 32) 1)))
-        (endianness little)
-        4)
-       type)))
-
-(define* (system-disk-image os
-                            #:key
-                            (name "disk-image")
-                            (file-system-type "ext4")
-                            (disk-image-size (* 900 (expt 2 20)))
-                            (volatile? #t)
-                            (substitutable? #t))
+(define* (system-disk-image-in-vm os
+                                  #:key
+                                  (name "disk-image")
+                                  (file-system-type "ext4")
+                                  (disk-image-size (* 900 (expt 2 20)))
+                                  (volatile? #t)
+                                  (substitutable? #t))
   "Return the derivation of a disk image of DISK-IMAGE-SIZE bytes of the
 system described by OS.  Said image can be copied on a USB stick as is.  When
 VOLATILE? is true, the root file system is made volatile; this is useful
@@ -667,25 +555,14 @@ to USB sticks meant to be read-only.
 
 SUBSTITUTABLE? determines whether the returned derivation should be marked as
 substitutable."
-  (define normalize-label
-    ;; ISO labels are all-caps (case-insensitive), but since
-    ;; 'find-partition-by-label' is case-sensitive, make it all-caps here.
-    (if (string=? "iso9660" file-system-type)
-        string-upcase
-        identity))
-
   (define root-label
-    ;; Volume name of the root file system.
-    (normalize-label "Guix_image"))
+    "Guix_image")
 
   (define (root-uuid os)
     ;; UUID of the root file system, computed in a deterministic fashion.
     ;; This is what we use to locate the root file system so it has to be
     ;; different from the user's own file system UUIDs.
-    (operating-system-uuid os
-                           (if (string=? file-system-type "iso9660")
-                               'iso9660
-                               'dce)))
+    (operating-system-uuid os 'dce))
 
   (define file-systems-to-keep
     (remove (lambda (fs)
@@ -702,11 +579,7 @@ substitutable."
                                 #:volatile-root? volatile?
                                 rest)))
 
-               (bootloader (if (string=? "iso9660" file-system-type)
-                               (bootloader-configuration
-                                 (inherit (operating-system-bootloader os))
-                                 (bootloader grub-mkrescue-bootloader))
-                               (operating-system-bootloader os)))
+               (bootloader (operating-system-bootloader os))
 
                ;; Force our own root file system.  (We need a "/" file system
                ;; to call 'root-uuid'.)
@@ -724,33 +597,20 @@ substitutable."
                                      (type file-system-type))
                                    file-systems-to-keep))))
         (bootcfg (operating-system-bootcfg os)))
-    (if (string=? "iso9660" file-system-type)
-        (iso9660-image #:name name
-                       #:file-system-label root-label
-                       #:file-system-uuid uuid
-                       #:os os
-                       #:bootcfg-drv bootcfg
-                       #:bootloader (bootloader-configuration-bootloader
-                                     (operating-system-bootloader os))
-                       #:inputs `(("system" ,os)
-                                  ("bootcfg" ,bootcfg))
-                       #:grub-mkrescue-environment
-                       '(("MKRESCUE_SED_MODE" . "mbr_hfs"))
-                       #:substitutable? substitutable?)
-        (qemu-image #:name name
-                    #:os os
-                    #:bootcfg-drv bootcfg
-                    #:bootloader (bootloader-configuration-bootloader
-                                  (operating-system-bootloader os))
-                    #:disk-image-size disk-image-size
-                    #:disk-image-format "raw"
-                    #:file-system-type file-system-type
-                    #:file-system-label root-label
-                    #:file-system-uuid uuid
-                    #:copy-inputs? #t
-                    #:inputs `(("system" ,os)
-                               ("bootcfg" ,bootcfg))
-                    #:substitutable? substitutable?))))
+    (qemu-image #:name name
+                #:os os
+                #:bootcfg-drv bootcfg
+                #:bootloader (bootloader-configuration-bootloader
+                              (operating-system-bootloader os))
+                #:disk-image-size disk-image-size
+                #:disk-image-format "raw"
+                #:file-system-type file-system-type
+                #:file-system-label root-label
+                #:file-system-uuid uuid
+                #:copy-inputs? #t
+                #:inputs `(("system" ,os)
+                           ("bootcfg" ,bootcfg))
+                #:substitutable? substitutable?)))
 
 (define* (system-qemu-image os
                             #:key