This commit adds settings key for configuring systemd-boot to the lanzaboot
nixos module. The are couple of the default values that are set from the usual
nixos boot.loader.systemd-boot options, they are merged with the user defined
configuration.
This commit modifies default loader.conf to boot into the latest nixos
generation by default, for when you have other operating systems installed.
Primary reason behind this PR is to allow extensible loader configuration.
Co-authored-by: Raito Bezarius <masterancpp@gmail.com>
... because this might not work, if we were not loaded from a file
system. It also removes the issue where we might not load the signed
image that was actually loaded.
Fixes#123
The way the test was implemented previously did not make it fail if no
secret was appended to the initrd. Now it is implemented similary to the
initrd-secrets test in Nixpkgs and works correctly.
Due to the use of hash maps, the order of file installation was not
deterministic. I've changed the code the use BTreeMaps instead, which
makes this deterministic. While I was here, I tried to simplify the
code a bit.
To minimize writes to the ESP but still find necessary changes, compare
the hashes of the files on the ESP with the "expected" hashes. Only copy
and overwrite already existing files if the hashes don't match. This
ensures a working-as-expected state on the ESP as opposed to previously
where already existing files were just ignored.
Previously, generations were installed one after another. Now all
artifacts (kernels, initrd etc.) are first collected and then installed.
This way the writes to the ESP are reduced as duplicate paths are
already removed in the collection phase.
Using random names for tempfiles makes handling them easier. It reduces
the amount of noise in the code because no custom name needs to be
provided for each tempfile. The names were not really useful in any
case.
It also does not burden the developer with ensuring uniqueness of names.
This is relevant when files for multiple generations need to be stored
in the same directory (e.g. because they need to be accessed after
handling one generation).
Out of an abundance of caution, 32 random alphanumeric characters are
chosen for each filename. The tempfile crate, in comparison, only
chooses 8. 32 characters should be enough to avoid collisions, even
if the PRNG is not of cryptographic quality.
Leverage the bootspec `label` field in its intended way. The VERSION_ID
of the os-release in the stub now only contains the generation number
and the build time. This makes a correct PRETTY_NAME entirely dependent
on correct information in the bootspec `label` field.
Mia Kanashi