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From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@HIDDEN>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@HIDDEN>
Subject: Re: bug#32944: Optionally copy kernel to specified directory
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Hi Ricardo,
What is the status of this old bug
https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/32944
?
On Fri, 05 Oct 2018 at 15:50, Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@HIDDEN>=
wrote:
> Currently, the kernel and the initrd are stored somewhere in /gnu/store
> and the GRUB configuration is generated to point to these things
> directly. This means that the disk containing /gnu/store must be
> readable in GRUB. This is not always the case.
>
> Consider the case where /gnu/store should be hosted on an external
> storage array connected redundantly via HBAs. The disks might not be
> visible in GRUB and only become available once Linux has booted.
>
> This could be made to work by adding an option to =E2=80=9Cguix system
> reconfigure=E2=80=9D to copy all things that are needed for starting Linux
> (e.g. the kernel, the initrd, =E2=80=A6), and then mount /gnu/store from =
the
> specified location once Linux is up.
It contains this only unique message from 2018.
Cheers,
simon
PS: Hum, maybe Ricardo is AFK these days=E2=80=A6 :-D
bug-guix@HIDDEN:bug#32944; Package guix.
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emacs 26.1 From: Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@HIDDEN> To: <bug-guix@HIDDEN> Subject: Optionally copy kernel to specified directory X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 15:50:24 +0200 Message-ID: <87d0sosdsv.fsf@HIDDEN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Originating-IP: [141.80.247.165] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-12.5.0.1300-8.5.1010-24136.007 X-TM-AS-Result: No-2.252300-8.000000-10 X-TMASE-MatchedRID: OMzgkpfsQ1OIc+vz4Wow04TBkzbkEx2z1KoSW5Ji1XshvFjBsLEZNK96 SVn2xrpxkOti/7QqGXVpN6gIhjFsgPK8Q8XU9NgLW7gz/Gbgpl4hHWssEmb8ztnu97SXKBPYHK0 vA0ezMZbGvX0o0o/3BzKHYLsR4q0Lv1l2Uvx6idqWlioo2ZbGwdmzcdRxL+xwKrauXd3MZDX371 moSn0VOEEa1XoRr7rbIDQlV4jIjvHPM+XcykGmQEhTiOtGftfT2W99cubA/WQTnLCBb363P0JAs 0csEojUpXEaFsVCyWs8cxnD0rxW45hZZYVLLwA8KDIJNtpK8WAKEK5kkKD/bnaCdZlHyT7++rL5 VW+ofZc= X-TM-AS-User-Approved-Sender: Yes X-TM-AS-User-Blocked-Sender: No X-TMASE-Result: 10-2.252300-8.000000 X-TMASE-Version: SMEX-12.5.0.1300-8.5.1010-24136.007 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org> X-Spam-Score: -5.3 (-----) Currently, the kernel and the initrd are stored somewhere in /gnu/store and the GRUB configuration is generated to point to these things directly. This means that the disk containing /gnu/store must be readable in GRUB. This is not always the case. Consider the case where /gnu/store should be hosted on an external storage array connected redundantly via HBAs. The disks might not be visible in GRUB and only become available once Linux has booted. This could be made to work by adding an option to =E2=80=9Cguix system reconfigure=E2=80=9D to copy all things that are needed for starting Linux (e.g. the kernel, the initrd, =E2=80=A6), and then mount /gnu/store from the specified location once Linux is up. -- Ricardo
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