vm: Make root file system type a parameter, and default to ext4.

* gnu/system/vm.scm (qemu-image): Add #:file-system-type parameter.
  Pass it to 'initialize-hard-disk'.
* guix/build/linux-initrd.scm (mount-root-file-system): Always honor
  TYPE.
  (boot-system): Change #:root-fs-type to default to "ext4".  Update
  docstring.
* guix/build/vm.scm (initialize-hard-disk): Remove #:mkfs parameter; add
  #:file-system-type.  Adjust 'mkfs' invocation and 'mount' call to
  honor #:file-system-type.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm b/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm
index 1e0d6e27ec..fd6c0c4673 100644
--- a/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/guix/build/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ UNIONFS."
                                     "/rw-root=RW:/real-root=RO"
                                     "/root"))
               (error "unionfs failed")))
-          (mount root "/root" "ext3")))
+          (mount root "/root" type)))
     (lambda args
       (format (current-error-port) "exception while mounting '~a': ~s~%"
               root args)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ FLAGS must be a list of symbols."
                       qemu-guest-networking?
                       guile-modules-in-chroot?
                       volatile-root? unionfs
-                      (root-fs-type "ext3")
+                      (root-fs-type "ext4")
                       (mounts '()))
   "This procedure is meant to be called from an initrd.  Boot a system by
 first loading LINUX-MODULES, then setting up QEMU guest networking if
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ QEMU-GUEST-NETWORKING? is true, mounting the file systems specified in MOUNTS,
 and finally booting into the new root if any.  The initrd supports kernel
 command-line options '--load', '--root', and '--repl'.
 
+Mount the root file system, of type ROOT-FS-TYPE, specified by the '--root'
+command-line argument, if any.
+
 MOUNTS must be a list suitable for 'mount-file-system'.
 
 When GUILE-MODULES-IN-CHROOT? is true, make core Guile modules available in
diff --git a/guix/build/vm.scm b/guix/build/vm.scm
index 33c898d968..1d1abad1dd 100644
--- a/guix/build/vm.scm
+++ b/guix/build/vm.scm
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ as created and modified at the Epoch."
 (define* (initialize-hard-disk #:key
                                grub.cfg
                                disk-image-size
-                               (mkfs "mkfs.ext3")
+                               (file-system-type "ext4")
                                initialize-store?
                                (closures-to-copy '())
                                (directives '()))
@@ -192,13 +192,14 @@ as created and modified at the Epoch."
                                       (- disk-image-size (* 5 (expt 2 20))))
     (error "failed to create partition table"))
 
-  (display "creating ext3 partition...\n")
-  (unless (zero? (system* mkfs "-F" "/dev/sda1"))
+  (format #t "creating ~a partition...\n" file-system-type)
+  (unless (zero? (system* (string-append "mkfs." file-system-type)
+                          "-F" "/dev/sda1"))
     (error "failed to create partition"))
 
   (display "mounting partition...\n")
   (mkdir "/fs")
-  (mount "/dev/sda1" "/fs" "ext3")
+  (mount "/dev/sda1" "/fs" file-system-type)
 
   (when (pair? closures-to-copy)
     ;; Populate the store.