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Subject: bug#27007: boot-parameters are not documented
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 17:55:19 +0200
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Hi!

Tom=C3=A1=C5=A1 =C4=8Cech <sleep_walker@gnu.org> skribis:

> Defining other operating system entry:
>
> (menu-entry
>  (label "openSUSE")
>  (linux "(hd0,msdos1)/vmlinuz")
>  (linux-arguments (list  "root=3D/dev/penguin/opensuse"  "init=3D/usr/lib=
/systemd/systemd"))
>  (initrd "(hd0,msdos1)/initrd"))))))

I think <menu-entry> is the right abstraction level for this use case;
<boot-parameters> may be overkill for that.

To me <boot-parameters> was an internal thing, I didn=E2=80=99t understand =
we
were going to expose it.  Can=E2=80=99t we keep exposing =E2=80=98menu-entr=
y=E2=80=99?  We=E2=80=99ll
probably have support the =E2=80=98menu-entry=E2=80=99 form for backward-co=
mpatibility
reasons at least.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.