vm: Add UEFI loader to disk images.

* gnu/build/vm.scm (install-efi): New procedure.
(initialize-hard-disk): Generate EFI blob when ESP is present.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Append 40MiB EFI System Partition.

2 files changed, 77 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/build/vm.scm b/gnu/build/vm.scm
index 7ce1ec8e1e..57619764ce 100644
--- a/gnu/build/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/vm.scm
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu build linux-boot)
   #:use-module (gnu build install)
   #:use-module (guix records)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 format)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:use-module (ice-9 regex)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
@@ -315,12 +316,41 @@ SYSTEM-DIRECTORY is the name of the directory of the 'system' derivation."
     (mkdir-p directory)
     (symlink bootcfg (string-append directory "/bootcfg"))))
 
+(define (install-efi grub esp config-file)
+  "Write a self-contained GRUB EFI loader to the mounted ESP using CONFIG-FILE."
+  (let* ((system %host-type)
+         ;; Hard code the output location to a well-known path recognized by
+         ;; compliant firmware. See "3.5.1.1 Removable Media Boot Behaviour":
+         ;; http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI%20Spec%202_6.pdf
+         (grub-mkstandalone (string-append grub "/bin/grub-mkstandalone"))
+         (efi-directory (string-append esp "/EFI/BOOT"))
+         ;; Map grub target names to boot file names.
+         (efi-targets (cond ((string-prefix? "x86_64" system)
+                             '("x86_64-efi" . "BOOTX64.EFI"))
+                            ((string-prefix? "i686" system)
+                             '("i386-efi" . "BOOTIA32.EFI"))
+                            ((string-prefix? "armhf" system)
+                             '("arm-efi" . "BOOTARM.EFI"))
+                            ((string-prefix? "aarch64" system)
+                             '("arm64-efi" . "BOOTAA64.EFI")))))
+    ;; grub-mkstandalone requires a TMPDIR to prepare the firmware image.
+    (setenv "TMPDIR" esp)
+
+    (mkdir-p efi-directory)
+    (unless (zero? (system* grub-mkstandalone "-O" (car efi-targets)
+                            "-o" (string-append efi-directory "/"
+                                                (cdr efi-targets))
+                            ;; Graft the configuration file onto the image.
+                            (string-append "boot/grub/grub.cfg=" config-file)))
+      (error "failed to create GRUB EFI image"))))
+
 (define* (initialize-hard-disk device
                                #:key
                                bootloader-package
                                bootcfg
                                bootcfg-location
                                bootloader-installer
+                               (grub-efi #f)
                                (partitions '()))
   "Initialize DEVICE as a disk containing all the <partition> objects listed
 in PARTITIONS, and using BOOTCFG as its bootloader configuration file.
@@ -332,8 +362,13 @@ passing it a directory name where it is mounted."
     "Return the first partition found with the boot flag set."
     (member 'boot (partition-flags partition)))
 
+  (define (partition-esp? partition)
+    "Return the first EFI System Partition."
+    (member 'esp (partition-flags partition)))
+
   (let* ((partitions (initialize-partition-table device partitions))
          (root       (find partition-bootable? partitions))
+         (esp        (find partition-esp? partitions))
          (target     "/fs"))
     (unless root
       (error "no bootable partition specified" partitions))
@@ -345,8 +380,34 @@ passing it a directory name where it is mounted."
     (mount (partition-device root) target (partition-file-system root))
     (install-boot-config bootcfg bootcfg-location target)
     (when bootloader-installer
+      (display "installing bootloader...\n")
       (bootloader-installer bootloader-package device target))
 
+    (when esp
+      ;; Mount the ESP somewhere and install GRUB UEFI image.
+      (let ((mount-point (string-append target "/boot/efi"))
+            (grub-config (string-append target "/tmp/grub-standalone.cfg")))
+        (display "mounting EFI system partition...\n")
+        (mkdir-p mount-point)
+        (mount (partition-device esp) mount-point
+               (partition-file-system esp))
+
+        ;; Create a tiny configuration file telling the embedded grub
+        ;; where to load the real thing.
+        (call-with-output-file grub-config
+          (lambda (port)
+            (format port
+                    "insmod part_msdos~@
+                    search --set=root --label gnu-disk-image~@
+                    configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg~%")))
+
+        (display "creating EFI firmware image...")
+        (install-efi grub-efi mount-point grub-config)
+        (display "done.\n")
+
+        (delete-file grub-config)
+        (umount mount-point)))
+
     ;; Register BOOTCFG as a GC root.
     (register-bootcfg-root target bootcfg)
 
diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 64770baf1c..d282ba557a 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -228,13 +229,26 @@ the image."
                                #:system-directory #$os-drv))
                   (partitions (list (partition
                                      (size #$(- disk-image-size
-                                                (* 10 (expt 2 20))))
+                                                (* 50 (expt 2 20))))
                                      (label #$file-system-label)
                                      (file-system #$file-system-type)
                                      (flags '(boot))
-                                     (initializer initialize)))))
+                                     (initializer initialize))
+                                    ;; Append a small EFI System Partition for
+                                    ;; use with UEFI bootloaders.
+                                    (partition
+                                     ;; The standalone grub image is about 10MiB, but
+                                     ;; leave some room for custom or multiple images.
+                                     (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 filesystem size (16 in this case).
+                                     (file-system "vfat")
+                                     (flags '(esp))))))
              (initialize-hard-disk "/dev/vda"
                                    #:partitions partitions
+                                   #:grub-efi #$grub-efi
                                    #:bootloader-package
                                    #$(bootloader-package bootloader)
                                    #:bootcfg #$bootcfg-drv