guix/gnu/build/file-systems.scm, branch master Transactional package manager, declarative GNU/Linux distribution, reproducible deployment tool, and more! https://guix.gnu.org file-systems: Do not wait for bcachefs multi-devices. 2026-04-29T11:09:24+00:00 Rutherther rutherther@ditigal.xyz 2026-04-05T09:15:09+00:00 785047ce8907800fc84f8b8227f923e5fb0bcb8b This is a followup of 7e7487166b02aa41d42e96a1dfccaceda7fefc12. * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (canonicalize-device-spec): Do not wait for bcachefs multi-devices such as /dev/sda1:/dev/sdb1. Fixes: #7647 Change-Id: I1b1228cc2040a9f76a984efe4f7f4c69b17f66e9 Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz> Merges: #7685 
This is a followup of 7e7487166b02aa41d42e96a1dfccaceda7fefc12.

* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (canonicalize-device-spec):
Do not wait for bcachefs multi-devices such as /dev/sda1:/dev/sdb1.

Fixes: #7647
Change-Id: I1b1228cc2040a9f76a984efe4f7f4c69b17f66e9
Signed-off-by: Rutherther <rutherther@ditigal.xyz>
Merges: #7685
file-systems: Correctly report mount failure diagnostics. 2026-04-03T22:30:52+00:00 Ludovic Courtès ludo@gnu.org 2026-03-25T14:59:28+00:00 c8d3b544599658042963832d737f28ce21f4aa45 Previously the message would be something like: shepherd[1]: could not mount partition efivarfs: ~A * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-file-system): On ‘system-error?’ destructure the arguments of C. Change-Id: I4e84d8ce424dd1d07eae5e22389164479309bbfd Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Merges: #7463 
Previously the message would be something like:

  shepherd[1]: could not mount partition efivarfs: ~A

* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-file-system): On ‘system-error?’
destructure the arguments of C.

Change-Id: I4e84d8ce424dd1d07eae5e22389164479309bbfd
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Merges: #7463
file-systems: canonicalize-device-spec: Wait for device to exist. 2026-02-23T02:56:12+00:00 Rutherther rutherther@ditigal.xyz 2026-02-04T20:26:53+00:00 7e7487166b02aa41d42e96a1dfccaceda7fefc12 Waits for devices specified by a string. Fixes: #6134 Change-Id: I430483deccb70fad44fe0e141afc050ae41308dc Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop> 
Waits for devices specified by a string.

Fixes: #6134
Change-Id: I430483deccb70fad44fe0e141afc050ae41308dc
Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop>
file-systems: mount-file-system: Guard against missing devices. 2026-02-23T02:46:09+00:00 Rutherther rutherther@ditigal.xyz 2026-02-04T18:19:19+00:00 e3d8fc1147d03b6e6a47f8f1976068ad0faec9ab When a device with a UUID is missing, canonicalize-device-spec will throw an error. This error is not handled for mount-may-fail? devices. That means that if you use UUID device and it isn't available, the boot will hang on the user-file-systems not being started. All user services depend on that service. Also added a test for this behavior. * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-file-system): Guard canonicalize-device-spec call. (canonicalize-device-spec): Throw &partition-lookup-error on missing partition. (&partition-lookup-error): New variable. * gnu/tests/base.scm (%test-missing-file-system): New variable. Change-Id: I3b8d652251cef421cff6d2fdafb8d9d7d1fc74b5 Reported-By: renbus, on IRC Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop> 
When a device with a UUID is missing, canonicalize-device-spec will throw an
error. This error is not handled for mount-may-fail? devices. That means
that if you use UUID device and it isn't available, the boot will hang on
the user-file-systems not being started. All user services depend on that
service.

Also added a test for this behavior.

* gnu/build/file-systems.scm
(mount-file-system): Guard canonicalize-device-spec call.
(canonicalize-device-spec): Throw &partition-lookup-error on missing
partition.
(&partition-lookup-error): New variable.
* gnu/tests/base.scm (%test-missing-file-system): New variable.

Change-Id: I3b8d652251cef421cff6d2fdafb8d9d7d1fc74b5
Reported-By: renbus, on IRC
Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop>
file-systems: Support the 'remount' mount flag. 2025-11-06T22:29:46+00:00 Sören Tempel soeren+git@soeren-tempel.net 2025-10-27T03:11:20+00:00 08db14c74f5d0608f70f87c0cdbcb80fd0a499f5 This allows remounting file systems which are already mounted by the initrd with custom mount options (e.g. /proc with hidepid=2). * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-flags->bit-mask): Map 'remount to MS_REMOUNT. * gnu/system/file-systems.scm (invalid-file-system-flags): Add 'remount to the list of KNOWN-FLAGS. * doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document it. Fixes: guix/guix#3849 Change-Id: I0ab116a5b4f7bd201e955ecf022e260c63828dc4 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> 
This allows remounting file systems which are already mounted by
the initrd with custom mount options (e.g. /proc with hidepid=2).

* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (mount-flags->bit-mask): Map 'remount
to MS_REMOUNT.
* gnu/system/file-systems.scm (invalid-file-system-flags): Add
'remount to the list of KNOWN-FLAGS.
* doc/guix.texi (File Systems): Document it.

Fixes: guix/guix#3849
Change-Id: I0ab116a5b4f7bd201e955ecf022e260c63828dc4
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
file-systems: Fix article usage in docstrings. 2025-09-21T17:08:33+00:00 Jean-Baptiste Note jean-baptiste.note@m4x.org 2025-09-14T12:14:19+00:00 8118eb0b5aac3d0327a570f7cf454bd59760046d * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (linux-swap-superblock?) (read-linux-swap-superblock, bcachefs-superblock?): Use "a" instead of "an" before consonant sounds. Change-Id: Ifb36a125733ff898ecbef0a0a546819130707fba Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> 
* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (linux-swap-superblock?)
(read-linux-swap-superblock, bcachefs-superblock?): Use "a" instead of
"an" before consonant sounds.

Change-Id: Ifb36a125733ff898ecbef0a0a546819130707fba
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
file-systems: Add support for hibernation swap detection. 2025-09-21T17:08:28+00:00 Jean-Baptiste Note jean-baptiste.note@m4x.org 2025-09-11T19:10:22+00:00 ec135370533b1fe3771bfc9c199f734863893e7f * gnu/build/file-systems.scm (%linux-swsuspend-magic): New variable. (linux-swsuspend-superblock?, read-linux-swsuspend-superblock): New procedures. (%partition-label-readers, %partition-uuid-readers): Add readers for linux-swsuspend superblocks. Change-Id: If77ca9b4ae1f72c4e9ce52149b10d331566b0030 Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> 
* gnu/build/file-systems.scm (%linux-swsuspend-magic): New variable.
(linux-swsuspend-superblock?, read-linux-swsuspend-superblock): New
procedures.
(%partition-label-readers, %partition-uuid-readers): Add readers for
linux-swsuspend superblocks.

Change-Id: If77ca9b4ae1f72c4e9ce52149b10d331566b0030
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Reapply "Update Maxim's email address." 2025-09-18T04:44:12+00:00 Maxim Cournoyer maxim@guixotic.coop 2025-09-18T03:25:39+00:00 10482f731e6def20df23caa9cd0b9ab428f52a50 This reverts commit a7db92d9b389cbe565395523882c34c6eff2c21a, this time with the more careful command, to avoid a world rebuild: grep -rl --exclude-dir=build --exclude-dir=patches --exclude=ld-wrapper.in \ --exclude=sitecustomize.py --exclude=guix-emacs.el maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com | xargs sed -i 's/maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com/maxim@guixotic.coop/g' Change-Id: I0871f5cf9ace79e34e78e24154d0da6ea95a3a91 
This reverts commit a7db92d9b389cbe565395523882c34c6eff2c21a, this time with
the more careful command, to avoid a world rebuild:

grep -rl --exclude-dir=build --exclude-dir=patches --exclude=ld-wrapper.in \
  --exclude=sitecustomize.py --exclude=guix-emacs.el maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com |
  xargs sed -i 's/maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com/maxim@guixotic.coop/g'

Change-Id: I0871f5cf9ace79e34e78e24154d0da6ea95a3a91
Revert "Update Maxim's email address." 2025-09-18T03:07:31+00:00 Maxim Cournoyer maxim@guixotic.coop 2025-09-18T03:04:28+00:00 a7db92d9b389cbe565395523882c34c6eff2c21a This reverts commit d0d87a744d724b7e7d5ac013c586039652087bb3. Oops! This caused a world rebuild. Change-Id: I25fff644b2b61d0ee93d69b457b04c72b5b74d15 
This reverts commit d0d87a744d724b7e7d5ac013c586039652087bb3. Oops! This
caused a world rebuild.

Change-Id: I25fff644b2b61d0ee93d69b457b04c72b5b74d15
Update Maxim's email address. 2025-09-17T23:05:19+00:00 Maxim Cournoyer maxim@guixotic.coop 2025-09-17T23:03:01+00:00 d0d87a744d724b7e7d5ac013c586039652087bb3 The change was automated via: git grep -l maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com | xargs sed -i 's/maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com/maxim@guixotic.coop/g' * .mailmap: New entry. Change-Id: Iaa88b1e51c94159c49138fb43910badb990eb169 
The change was automated via:

  git grep -l maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com |
    xargs sed -i 's/maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com/maxim@guixotic.coop/g'

* .mailmap: New entry.

Change-Id: Iaa88b1e51c94159c49138fb43910badb990eb169