Re: [PATCH 11/15] gnu: system: Add Linux container module.

[Thompson, David]

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote:
> David Thompson <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> * gnu/system/linux-container.scm: New file.
>> * gnu-system.am (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add it.
>> * gnu/system.scm: Export 'operating-system-etc-directory',
>>   'operating-system-boot-script', 'operating-system-locale-directory', and
>>   'file-union'.
>>   (operating-system-boot-script): Add #:container? keyword argument.
>>   (operating-system-activation-script): Add #:container?  keyword argument.
>>   Don't call 'activate-firmware' or 'activate-ptrace-attach' when activating 
>> a
>>   container.
>
> [...]
>
>> +(define* (operating-system-boot-script os #:key container?)
>>    "Return the boot script for OS---i.e., the code started by the initrd once
>>  we're running in the final root."
>
> Augment the docstring with something like:
>
>   When CONTAINER? is true, skip all hardware-related operations as
>   necessary when booting a Linux container.
>
>> +(define (system-container os)
>
> docstring
>
>> +(define* (container-script os #:key (mappings '()))
>
> docstring
>
> OK with these changes!

I made these changes and added a 'containerized-operating-system'
procedure to the module that does something similar to
'virtualized-operating-system' in (gnu system vm), as discussed in the
main thread.

Updated patch attached. WDYT?

- Dave

- Dave

0001-gnu-system-Add-Linux-container-module.patch
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