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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/build/linux-boot.scm')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/build/linux-boot.scm | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm b/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm index 18d87260a9..44b3506284 100644 --- a/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm +++ b/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm @@ -507,9 +507,15 @@ upon error." (error "pre-mount actions failed"))) (if root - (mount-root-file-system (canonicalize-device-spec root) - root-fs-type - #:volatile-root? volatile-root?) + ;; The "--root=SPEC" kernel command-line option always provides a + ;; string, but the string can represent a device, a UUID, or a + ;; label. So check for all three. + (let ((root (cond ((string-prefix? "/" root) root) + ((uuid root) => identity) + (else (file-system-label root))))) + (mount-root-file-system (canonicalize-device-spec root) + root-fs-type + #:volatile-root? volatile-root?)) (mount "none" "/root" "tmpfs")) ;; Mount the specified file systems. |