[PATCH] Add GRUB_DISABLE_UUID.

[Javier Martinez Canillas]

From: Peter Jones <address@hidden>

This will cause "search --fs-uuid --set=root ..." not to be generated by
grub2-mkconfig, and instead simply attempt to use the grub device name
as it understands it.

Signed-off-by: Peter Jones <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <address@hidden>
---

 docs/grub.texi            |  7 +++++++
 util/grub-mkconfig.in     | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in |  4 ++--
 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
index 3d50b16ba4c..132e56a7b44 100644
--- a/docs/grub.texi
+++ b/docs/grub.texi
@@ -1441,6 +1441,13 @@ enable the use of partition UUIDs, set this option to 
@samp{false}.
 If this option is set to @samp{true}, disable the generation of recovery
 mode menu entries.
 
+@item GRUB_DISABLE_UUID
+Normally, @command{grub-mkconfig} will generate menu entries that use
+universally-unique identifiers (UUIDs) to identify various filesystems to
+search for files.  This is usually more reliable, but in some cases it may
+not be appropriate.  To disable this use of UUIDs, set this option to
+@samp{true}.
+
 @item GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND
 If graphical video support is required, either because the @samp{gfxterm}
 graphical terminal is in use or because @samp{GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX} is set,
diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig.in b/util/grub-mkconfig.in
index 523d4e029bb..9ecbcfb5b43 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig.in
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ fi
 
 # Device containing our userland.  Typically used for root= parameter.
 GRUB_DEVICE="`${grub_probe} --target=device /`"
-GRUB_DEVICE_UUID="`${grub_probe} --device ${GRUB_DEVICE} --target=fs_uuid 2> 
/dev/null`" || true
-GRUB_DEVICE_PARTUUID="`${grub_probe} --device ${GRUB_DEVICE} --target=partuuid 
2> /dev/null`" || true
+GRUB_DEVICE_UUID_GENERATED="`${grub_probe} --device ${GRUB_DEVICE} 
--target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" || true
+GRUB_DEVICE_PARTUUID_GENERATED="`${grub_probe} --device ${GRUB_DEVICE} 
--target=partuuid 2> /dev/null`" || true
 
 # Device containing our /boot partition.  Usually the same as GRUB_DEVICE.
 GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT="`${grub_probe} --target=device /boot`"
-GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID="`${grub_probe} --device ${GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT} 
--target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" || true
+GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID_GENERATED="`${grub_probe} --device ${GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT} 
--target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" || true
 
 # Filesystem for the device containing our userland.  Used for stuff like
 # choosing Hurd filesystem module.
@@ -158,6 +158,21 @@ if test -f ${sysconfdir}/default/grub ; then
   . ${sysconfdir}/default/grub
 fi
 
+if [ "x$GRUB_DISABLE_UUID" != "xtrue" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$GRUB_DEVICE_UUID" ]; then
+    GRUB_DEVICE_UUID="$GRUB_DEVICE_UUID_GENERATED"
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID" ]; then
+    GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID="$GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID_GENERATED"
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$GRUB_DEVICE_UUID" ]; then
+    GRUB_DEVICE_UUID="$GRUB_DEVICE_UUID_GENERATED"
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$GRUB_DEVICE_PART_UUID" ]; then
+    GRUB_DEVICE_PART_UUID="$GRUB_DEVICE_PART_UUID_GENERATED"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # XXX: should this be deprecated at some point?
 if [ "x${GRUB_TERMINAL}" != "x" ] ; then
   GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT="${GRUB_TERMINAL}"
@@ -227,6 +242,7 @@ export GRUB_DEFAULT \
   GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID \
   GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_PARTUUID \
   GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY \
+  GRUB_DISABLE_UUID \
   GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND \
   GRUB_GFXMODE \
   GRUB_BACKGROUND \
diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
index 0f801cab3e4..1001a12232b 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ prepare_grub_to_access_device ()
   if [ "x$fs_hint" != x ]; then
     echo "set root='$fs_hint'"
   fi
-  if fs_uuid="`"${grub_probe}" --device $@ --target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" ; 
then
+  if [ "x$GRUB_DISABLE_UUID" != "xtrue" ] && fs_uuid="`"${grub_probe}" 
--device $@ --target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" ; then
     hints="`"${grub_probe}" --device $@ --target=hints_string 2> /dev/null`" 
|| hints=
     echo "if [ x\$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then"
     echo "  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ${hints} ${fs_uuid}"
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ grub_get_device_id ()
   IFS='
 '
   device="$1"
-  if fs_uuid="`"${grub_probe}" --device ${device} --target=fs_uuid 2> 
/dev/null`" ; then
+  if [ "x$GRUB_DISABLE_UUID" != "xtrue" ] && fs_uuid="`"${grub_probe}" 
--device ${device} --target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" ; then
     echo "$fs_uuid";
   else
     echo $device |sed 's, ,_,g'
-- 
2.21.0