~ruther/guix-local

e26d5076df964d3510273202dcb5b1fc36452d48 — Ludovic Courtès 11 years ago bc45ceb
linux-initrd: Add virtio drivers by default.

* gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Change #:virtio? default
  to #t.  This will facilitate the use of GuixSD in VM guests.
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

M gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
M gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm => gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm +3 -2
@@ 146,7 146,7 @@ initrd code."
                      (linux linux-libre)
                      (mapped-devices '())
                      qemu-networking?
                      virtio?
                      (virtio? #t)
                      volatile-root?
                      (extra-modules '()))
  "Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd, with kernel


@@ 157,7 157,8 @@ mappings to realize before FILE-SYSTEMS are mounted.

When QEMU-NETWORKING? is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
parameters.  When VIRTIO? is true, load additional modules so the initrd can
be used as a QEMU guest with para-virtualized I/O drivers.
be used as a QEMU guest with the root file system on a para-virtualized block
device.

When VOLATILE-ROOT? is true, the root file system is writable but any changes
to it are lost.