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-rw-r--r--gnu/system.scm16
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/vm.scm3
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index efad14596a..ed37c320f7 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
             operating-system-host-name
             operating-system-hosts-file
             operating-system-kernel
+            operating-system-kernel-arguments
             operating-system-initrd
             operating-system-users
             operating-system-groups
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@
   operating-system?
   (kernel operating-system-kernel                 ; package
           (default linux-libre))
+  (kernel-arguments operating-system-kernel-arguments
+                    (default '()))                ; list of gexps/strings
   (bootloader operating-system-bootloader)        ; <grub-configuration>
 
   (initrd operating-system-initrd                 ; (list fs) -> M derivation
@@ -866,11 +869,12 @@ listed in OS.  The C library expects to find it under
                            (label (kernel->grub-label kernel))
                            (linux kernel)
                            (linux-arguments
-                            (list (string-append "--root="
-                                                 (file-system-device root-fs))
-                                  #~(string-append "--system=" #$system)
-                                  #~(string-append "--load=" #$system
-                                                   "/boot")))
+                            (cons* (string-append "--root="
+                                                  (file-system-device root-fs))
+                                   #~(string-append "--system=" #$system)
+                                   #~(string-append "--load=" #$system
+                                                    "/boot")
+                                   (operating-system-kernel-arguments os)))
                            (initrd #~(string-append #$system "/initrd"))))))
     (grub-configuration-file (operating-system-bootloader os) entries
                              #:old-entries old-entries)))
@@ -887,6 +891,8 @@ this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old configurations."
                                    (label #$label)
                                    (root-device #$(file-system-device root))
                                    (kernel #$(operating-system-kernel os))
+                                   (kernel-arguments
+                                    #$(operating-system-kernel-arguments os))
                                    (initrd #$initrd)))))
 
 (define (operating-system-derivation os)
diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 2520493e2e..b293009127 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ exec " #$qemu "/bin/" #$(qemu-command (%current-system))
        #~(" -kernel " #$(operating-system-kernel os) "/bzImage \
             -initrd " #$os-drv "/initrd \
             -append \"" #$(if graphic? "" "console=ttyS0 ")
-            "--system=" #$os-drv " --load=" #$os-drv "/boot --root=/dev/vda1\" "))
+            "--system=" #$os-drv " --load=" #$os-drv "/boot --root=/dev/vda1 "
+            (string-join (list #+@(operating-system-kernel-arguments os))) "\" "))
 #$(common-qemu-options image
                        (map file-system-mapping-source
                             (cons %store-mapping mappings)))