[bug#65335] [PATCH v3 4/5] gnu: system: bootable-kernel-arguments: Extend tmpfs fallback.

[Nicolas Graves via Guix-patches via <guix-patches@gnu.org>]

* gnu/system.scm (bootable-kernel-arguments): Fallback to tmpfs
if root is "none".

Change-Id: I35a656e71169dc786e5256d98a3c04c65043086d
---
 gnu/system.scm | 22 +++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 3cd64a5c9f..aede35775e 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 raid5atemyhomework <raid5atemyhomework@protonmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2023 Bruno Victal <mirai@makinata.eu>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Nicolas Graves <ngraves@ngraves.fr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -197,15 +198,18 @@ (define* (bootable-kernel-arguments system root-device version)
   ;; compatibility when producing bootloader configurations for older
   ;; generations.
   (define version>0? (> version 0))
-  (list (string-append (if version>0? "root=" "--root=")
-                       ;; Note: Always use the DCE format because that's what
-                       ;; (gnu build linux-boot) expects for the 'root'
-                       ;; kernel command-line option.
-                       (file-system-device->string root-device
-                                                   #:uuid-type 'dce))
-        #~(string-append (if #$version>0? "gnu.system=" "--system=") #$system)
-        #~(string-append (if #$version>0? "gnu.load=" "--load=")
-                         #$system "/boot")))
+  (let ((root (file-system-device->string root-device
+                                          #:uuid-type 'dce)))
+    (append
+     (if (string=? root "none")
+         '() ;  Ignore the case where the root is "none" (typically tmpfs).
+         ;; Note: Always use the DCE format because that's what
+         ;; (gnu build linux-boot) expects for the 'root'
+         ;; kernel command-line option.
+         (list (string-append (if version>0? "root=" "--root=") root)))
+     (list #~(string-append (if #$version>0? "gnu.system=" "--system=") #$system)
+           #~(string-append (if #$version>0? "gnu.load=" "--load=")
+                            #$system "/boot")))))
 
 ;; System-wide configuration.
 
-- 
2.41.0