system: Add 'kernel-arguments' field.

* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: New field.
  (operating-system-grub.cfg): Honor it.
  (operating-system-parameters-file): Add 'kernel-arguments' to the parameters
  file.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (previous-grub-entries)[system->grub-entry]: Read
  the 'kernel-arguments' field of the parameters file, when available.
* gnu/system/vm.scm (system-qemu-image/shared-store-script):
  Use (operating-system-kernel-arguments os) in '-append'.
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document it.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index e4662cbfe1a..2f8c52c8b6e 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -4825,6 +4825,10 @@ The package object of the operating system kernel to use@footnote{Currently
 only the Linux-libre kernel is supported.  In the future, it will be
 possible to use the GNU@tie{}Hurd.}.
 
+@item @code{kernel-arguments} (default: @code{'()})
+List of strings or gexps representing additional arguments to pass on
+the kernel's command-line---e.g., @code{("console=ttyS0")}.
+
 @item @code{bootloader}
 The system bootloader configuration object.  @xref{GRUB Configuration}.