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[PATCH] gnu: Add kernel-module-loader-service.

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From: Nicolò Balzarotti <anothersms <at> gmail.com>
To: Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re>, 40274 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#40274] [PATCH] gnu: Add kernel-module-loader-service.
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:10:30 +0200

Hi, I found a typo

/usefull/useful/

Nicolò

Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re> writes:

> * doc/guix.texi (Linux Services): Add a new subsection and document the
> new service and its configuration.
> * gnu/services/linux.scm (kernel-module-loader-service): New procedure.
> (kernel-module-loader-service-type, kernel-module-loader-configuration):
> New types.
> ---
>
> This patch is related to the following thread:
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2020-03/msg00381.html
>
>  doc/guix.texi          | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  gnu/services/linux.scm | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index 77a4b8ed71..a297ec249f 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Wiktor Żelazny@*
>  Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Damien Cassou@*
>  Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Jakub Kądziołka@*
>  Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Jack Hill@*
> +Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Brice Waegeneire@*
>  
>  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
>  under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
> @@ -25382,6 +25383,53 @@ notifications.
>  @end table
>  @end deftp
>  
> +@cindex modprobe
> +@cindex kernel module loader
> +@subsubsection Kernel Module Loader Service
> +
> +The @code{kernel-module-loader-service} provides a service to load
> +kernel modules at boot.  This is especially usefull for modules that
> +don't autoload and need to be manually loaded, like it's the case with
> +@code{ddcci} for example.
> +
> +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} kernel-module-loader-service @var{modules}
> +Return a service that run @command{modprobe} with arguments
> +@var{modules} at boot.  For example loading the drivers provided by
> +@code{ddci-driver-linux} can be done as follow:
> +
> +@lisp
> +(use-modules (gnu))
> +(use-package-modules linux)
> +(use-service-modules linux)
> +(operating-system
> +  ...
> +  (services (cons* (kernel-module-loader-service
> +                     '("ddcci""ddcci_backlight"))
> +                   %base-services))
> +  (kernel-loadable-modules (list ddcci-driver-linux)))
> +@end lisp
> +@end defvr
> +
> +@deffn {Scheme Variable} kernel-module-loader-service-type
> +The service type for loading kernel modules, that can't autoload, at
> +boot, @command{modprobe}, on.  Its value must be a
> +@code{kernel-module-loader-configuration} object, described below.
> +
> +@deftp {Data Type} kernel-module-loader-configuration
> +The data type representing the configuration of @command{sysctl}.
> +
> +@deftp {Data Type} kernel-module-loader-configuration
> +This is the configuration record for the
> +@code{kernel-module-loader-service-type}.
> +
> +@table @asis
> +@item @code{modprobe} (default: @code{(file-append kmod "/bin/modprobe"})
> +The @command{modprobe} executable to use.
> +
> +@item @code{modules} (default: @code{'()})
> +A list specifying the modules to load.
> +@end table
> +@end deftp
>  
>  @node Miscellaneous Services
>  @subsection Miscellaneous Services
> diff --git a/gnu/services/linux.scm b/gnu/services/linux.scm
> index caa0326c31..99ab4a3329 100644
> --- a/gnu/services/linux.scm
> +++ b/gnu/services/linux.scm
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>  ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
> +;;; Copyright © 2020 Brice Waegeneire <brice <at> waegenei.re>
>  ;;;
>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
>  ;;;
> @@ -37,7 +38,14 @@
>              earlyoom-configuration-ignore-positive-oom-score-adj?
>              earlyoom-configuration-show-debug-messages?
>              earlyoom-configuration-send-notification-command
> -            earlyoom-service-type))
> +            earlyoom-service-type
> +
> +            kernel-module-loader-configuration
> +            kernel-module-loader-configuration?
> +            kernel-module-loader-configuration-modprobe
> +            kernel-module-loader-configuration-modules
> +            kernel-module-loader-service-type
> +            kernel-module-loader-service))
>  
>  
>  ;;;
> @@ -123,3 +131,51 @@ representation."
>      (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
>                               (compose list earlyoom-shepherd-service))))
>     (description "Run @command{earlyoom}, the Early OOM daemon.")))
> +
> +;;;
> +;;; Kernel module loader.
> +;;;
> +
> +(define-record-type* <kernel-module-loader-configuration>
> +  kernel-module-loader-configuration make-kernel-module-loader-configuration
> +  kernel-module-loader-configuration?
> +  (modprobe kernel-module-loader-configuration-modprobe ; path of the 'modprobe' command
> +            (default (file-append kmod "/bin/modprobe")))
> +  (modules kernel-module-loader-configuration-modules ; list of strings
> +           (default '())))
> +
> +(define kernel-module-loader-shepherd-service
> +  (match-lambda
> +    (($ <kernel-module-loader-configuration> modprobe modules)
> +     (list
> +      (shepherd-service
> +       (documentation "Load kernel modules.")
> +       (provision '(kernel-module-loader))
> +       (respawn? #f)
> +       (one-shot? #t)
> +       (start
> +        #~(lambda _
> +            (zero? (system* #$modprobe #$@modules)))))))))
> +
> +(define kernel-module-loader-service-type
> +  (service-type
> +   (name 'kernel-module-loader)
> +   (description "Load kernel modules.")
> +   (extensions
> +    (list
> +     (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
> +                        kernel-module-loader-shepherd-service)))
> +   (compose concatenate)
> +   (extend (lambda (config modules)
> +             (kernel-module-loader-configuration
> +              (inherit config)
> +              (modules (append
> +                        (kernel-module-loader-configuration-modules config)
> +                        modules)))))
> +   (default-value (kernel-module-loader-configuration))))
> +
> +(define* (kernel-module-loader-service modules)
> +  "Return a service that loads kernel MODULES."
> +  (service kernel-module-loader-service-type
> +           (kernel-module-loader-configuration
> +            (modules modules))))
> -- 
> 2.25.1

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