summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/gnu
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu')
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm32
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/networking.scm6
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/shepherd.scm14
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/install.scm6
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/linux-container.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm5
6 files changed, 47 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 945b546607..f6a490f712 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2020 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Sou Bunnbu <iyzsong@gmail.com>
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ system objects.")))
(define root-file-system-service-type
(shepherd-service-type 'root-file-system
- (const %root-file-system-shepherd-service)))
+ (const %root-file-system-shepherd-service)
+ (description "Take care of syncing the root file
+system and of remounting it read-only when the system shuts down.")))
(define (root-file-system-service)
"Return a service whose sole purpose is to re-mount read-only the root file
@@ -570,7 +572,9 @@ down.")))
(requirement '(udev))
(provision '(trng))
(start #~(make-forkexec-constructor '#$rngd-command))
- (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))))
+ (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))
+ (description "Run the @command{rngd} random number generation daemon to
+supply entropy to the kernel's pool.")))
(define* (rngd-service #:key
(rng-tools rng-tools)
@@ -597,7 +601,8 @@ to add @var{device} to the kernel's entropy pool. The service will fail if
(provision '(host-name))
(start #~(lambda _
(sethostname #$name)))
- (one-shot? #t)))))
+ (one-shot? #t)))
+ (description "Initialize the machine's host name.")))
(define (host-name-service name)
"Return a service that sets the host name to @var{name}."
@@ -626,7 +631,8 @@ to add @var{device} to the kernel's entropy pool. The service will fail if
(display 1 port))))
#t))
(stop #~(const #f)))))
- #t)) ;default to UTF-8
+ #t ;default to UTF-8
+ (description "Ensure the Linux virtual terminals run in UTF-8 mode.")))
(define console-keymap-service-type
(shepherd-service-type
@@ -638,7 +644,10 @@ to add @var{device} to the kernel's entropy pool. The service will fail if
(start #~(lambda _
(zero? (system* #$(file-append kbd "/bin/loadkeys")
#$@files))))
- (respawn? #f)))))
+ (respawn? #f)))
+ (description "@emph{This service is deprecated in favor of the
+@code{keyboard-layout} field of @code{operating-system}.} Load the given list
+of console keymaps with @command{loadkeys}.")))
(define-deprecated (console-keymap-service #:rest files)
#f
@@ -1341,7 +1350,9 @@ Service Switch}, for an example."
(pid (spawn)))
(umask mask)
pid))))
- (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))))
+ (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))
+ (description "Run the syslog daemon, @command{syslogd}, which is
+responsible for logging system messages.")))
;; Snippet adapted from the GNU inetutils manual.
(define %default-syslog.conf
@@ -2207,7 +2218,8 @@ instance."
(when device
(restart-on-EINTR (swapoff device)))
#f)))
- (respawn? #f))))))
+ (respawn? #f))))
+ (description "Turn on the virtual memory swap area.")))
(define (swap-service device)
"Return a service that uses @var{device} as a swap device."
@@ -2321,7 +2333,9 @@ This service is not part of @var{%base-services}."
(requirement '(user-processes udev dbus-system))
(provision (list (symbol-append 'term- (string->symbol virtual-terminal))))
(start #~(make-forkexec-constructor #$kmscon-command))
- (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))))
+ (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))
+ (description "Start the @command{kmscon} virtual terminal emulator for the
+Linux @dfn{kernel mode setting} (KMS).")))
(define-record-type* <static-networking>
static-networking make-static-networking
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index 44754781c1..dd4061341e 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2016, 2018, 2020 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
;;; Copyright © 2016 John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org>
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ fe80::1%lo0 apps.facebook.com\n")
(and (zero? (cdr (waitpid pid)))
(read-pid-file #$pid-file)))))
(stop #~(make-kill-destructor))))
- isc-dhcp))
+ isc-dhcp
+ (description "Run @command{dhcp}, a Dynamic Host Configuration
+Protocol (DHCP) client, on all the non-loopback network interfaces.")))
(define-deprecated (dhcp-client-service #:key (dhcp isc-dhcp))
dhcp-client-service-type
diff --git a/gnu/services/shepherd.scm b/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
index 1faeb350df..d2f9776288 100644
--- a/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/shepherd.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2017 Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org>
;;; Copyright © 2018 Carlo Zancanaro <carlo@zancanaro.id.au>
;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
@@ -119,23 +119,25 @@ ensuring they are started and stopped in the right order.")))
(service shepherd-root-service-type '()))
(define-syntax shepherd-service-type
- (syntax-rules ()
+ (syntax-rules (description)
"Return a <service-type> denoting a simple shepherd service--i.e., the type
for a service that extends SHEPHERD-ROOT-SERVICE-TYPE and nothing else. When
DEFAULT is given, use it as the service's default value."
- ((_ service-name proc default)
+ ((_ service-name proc default (description text))
(service-type
(name service-name)
(extensions
(list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
(compose list proc))))
- (default-value default)))
- ((_ service-name proc)
+ (default-value default)
+ (description text)))
+ ((_ service-name proc (description text))
(service-type
(name service-name)
(extensions
(list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
- (compose list proc))))))))
+ (compose list proc))))
+ (description text)))))
(define %default-imported-modules
;; Default set of modules imported for a service's consumption.
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index e753463473..7fa5c15324 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
;;; Copyright © 2017 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ the given target.")
;; 'user-processes' doesn't depend on us. The 'user-file-systems'
;; service will unmount TARGET eventually.
(delete-file-recursively
- (string-append target #$%backing-directory))))))))
+ (string-append target #$%backing-directory))))))
+ (description "Make the store copy-on-write, with writes going to \
+the given target.")))
(define (cow-store-service)
"Return a service that makes the store copy-on-write, such that writes go to
diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-container.scm b/gnu/system/linux-container.scm
index 4a9cd0efe2..e6fd0f1315 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-container.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-container.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2015 David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2019 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
;;; Copyright © 2020 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
;;; Copyright © 2020 Google LLC
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ from OS that are needed on the bare metal and not in a container."
doing anything.")
(provision '(loopback networking))
(start #~(const #t))))
- #f))
+ #f
+ (description "Provide loopback and networking without actually doing
+anything. This service is used by guest systems running in containers, where
+networking support is provided by the host.")))
(define %nscd-container-caches
;; Similar to %nscd-default-caches but with smaller cache sizes. This allows
diff --git a/gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm b/gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm
index 559c27bb28..518dbc4fe8 100644
--- a/gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/mapped-devices.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2016 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
;;;
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ specifications to 'targets'."
(documentation "Map a device node using Linux's device mapper.")
(start #~(lambda () #$(open source targets)))
(stop #~(lambda _ (not #$(close source targets))))
- (respawn? #f))))))
+ (respawn? #f))))
+ (description "Map a device node using Linux's device mapper.")))
(define (device-mapping-service mapped-device)
"Return a service that sets up @var{mapped-device}."