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[bug#78426] system: Set "rootfstype" for tmpfs root file system.

Message ID bafdc9d219ab6efa933bf17c64e68e16dfae4593.1747235058.git.hako@ultrarare.space
State New
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Series [bug#78426] system: Set "rootfstype" for tmpfs root file system. |

Commit Message

Hilton Chain May 14, 2025, 3:09 p.m. UTC 
  This commit adds configuration for tmpfs root file system.  Since there's no
file system information in boot parameters, not all tmpfs cases are handled.

* gnu/system.scm (bootable-kernel-arguments): Check root file system for tmpfs
and set "rootfstype".

Change-Id: Ib14f6a9e4040535b3412ca9efa7e9b65c1dc8b39
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 gnu/system.scm | 21 +++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)


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diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 68478790b1e..3cd5408c09c 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -208,12 +208,21 @@  (define* (bootable-kernel-arguments system root-device version)
   (let ((root (file-system-device->string root-device
                                           #:uuid-type 'dce)))
     (append
-     (if (string=? root "none")
-         '() ;  Ignore the case where the root is "none" (typically tmpfs).
-         ;; Note: Always use the DCE format because that's what
-         ;; (gnu build linux-boot) expects for the 'root'
-         ;; kernel command-line option.
-         (list (string-append (if version>0? "root=" "--root=") root)))
+     (cond
+      ((string=? root "tmpfs")
+       ;; Required when using tmpfs as root file system.
+       ;; TODO: Include file system information in boot parameters, so that we
+       ;; can detect tmpfs by file system type instead of device name here.
+       '("rootfstype=tmpfs"))
+      ((string=? root "none")
+       ;; Ignore unhandled cases where the root is "none".  This requires the
+       ;; user to set correct arguments.
+      '())
+      (else
+       ;; Note: Always use the DCE format because that's what
+       ;; (gnu build linux-boot) expects for the 'root'
+       ;; kernel command-line option.
+       (list (string-append (if version>0? "root=" "--root=") root))))
      (list #~(string-append (if #$version>0? "gnu.system=" "--system=") #$system)
            #~(string-append (if #$version>0? "gnu.load=" "--load=")
                             #$system "/boot")))))