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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 8cc01b2e65..9b60e6c603 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -17862,6 +17862,20 @@ a dependency of @file{/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu} and Another example is a file system that depends on a mapped device, for example for an encrypted partition (@pxref{Mapped Devices}). + +@item @code{shepherd-requirements} (default: @code{'()}) +This is a list of symbols denoting Shepherd requirements that must be +met before mounting the file system. + +As an example, an NFS file system would typically have a requirement for +@code{networking}. + +Typically, file systems are mounted before most other Shepherd services +are started. However, file systems with a non-empty +shepherd-requirements field are mounted after Shepherd services have +begun. Any Shepherd service that depends on a file system with a +non-empty shepherd-requirements field must depend on it directly and not +on the generic symbol @code{file-systems}. @end table @end deftp |