GNU bug report logs - #60194
Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs

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Package: guix;

Reported by: guix question <guixquestion <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:54:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

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From: guix question <guixquestion <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 16:28:56 -0500

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: guix question <guixquestion <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 60194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60194: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:22:37 +0100

Hi,

guix question <guixquestion <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
> be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?

Could you clarify what you’re doing?  You’re trying to run guix-daemon
and guix in the initramfs of some distro, is that correct?

I don’t think guix-daemon can do away with ‘pivot_root’ though.

Thanks,
Ludo’.
Reply sent to Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>:
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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 60194-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, guix question <guixquestion <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#60194: Guix (package manager) fails in initramfs
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:12:56 -0400

Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> guix question <guixquestion <at> gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> Because guix relies on pivot_root, it doesn't work in initramfs. Could it
>> be modified to use something else (chroot? switch_root?) to allow for this?
>
> Could you clarify what you’re doing?  You’re trying to run guix-daemon
> and guix in the initramfs of some distro, is that correct?
>
> I don’t think guix-daemon can do away with ‘pivot_root’ though.

The clarification was not provided after 15 weeks.  Closing.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 02 May 2023 11:24:11 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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