Subject: bug#35369: closed (Re: [bug#35369] [PATCH] system: Change default kernel-arguments to '("quiet").)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 06:37:02 +0000

Your bug report

#35369: [PATCH] system: Change default kernel-arguments to '("quiet").

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: [bug#35369] [PATCH] system: Change default kernel-arguments to '("quiet").
From: Christopher Baines <[email-masked]>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:36:06 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Danny Milosavljevic <[email-masked]> writes:

> Good idea.
> LGTM!

Thanks for taking a look, I've pushed this patch now.

Subject: [PATCH] system: Change default kernel-arguments to '("quiet").
From: Christopher Baines <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:58:46 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

This improves the readability of the boot process, especially when using full
disk encryption where you're required to enter the passphrase at a particular
point.

* gnu/system.scm (<operating-system>)[kernel-arguments]: Change the default to
'("quiet").
* doc/guix.texi (operating-system Reference): Document this change.
---
 doc/guix.texi  | 2 +-
 gnu/system.scm | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 8c7522f286..bfde085ac4 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -10453,7 +10453,7 @@ 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{'()})
+@item @code{kernel-arguments} (default: @code{'("quiet")})
 List of strings or gexps representing additional arguments to pass on
 the command-line of the kernel---e.g., @code{("console=ttyS0")}.
 
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 24243eb707..c4f5740df2 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
   (kernel operating-system-kernel                 ; package
           (default linux-libre))
   (kernel-arguments operating-system-user-kernel-arguments
-                    (default '()))                ; list of gexps/strings
+                    (default '("quiet")))         ; list of gexps/strings
   (bootloader operating-system-bootloader)        ; <bootloader-configuration>
   (label operating-system-label                   ; string
          (thunked)
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