Introducing ostree-grub-generator

ostree-grub-generator can be used to customize
the generated grub.cfg file. Compile time
decision ostree-grub-generator vs grub2-mkconfig
can be overwritten with the OSTREE_GRUB2_EXEC
envvar - useful for auto tests and OS installers.

Why this alternative approach:

1) The current approach is less flexible than using a
   custom 'ostree-grub-generator' script. Each system can
   adjust this script for its needs, instead of using the
   hardcoded values from ostree-bootloader-grub2.c.

2) Too much overhead on embedded to generate grub.cfg
   via /etc/grub.d/ configuration files. It is still
   possible to do so, even with this patch applied.
   No need to install grub2 package on a target device.

3) The grub2-mkconfig code path has other issues:
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=761180

Task: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=762220

Closes: #228
Approved by: cgwalters
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Gatis Paeglis authored and Colin Walters (automation) committed 2016-04-04 14:19:35 +00:00
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#!/bin/sh
# To use a custrom script for generating grub.cfg, set the --with-grub2-mkconfig=no
# configure switch when configuring and building OSTree.
#
# This script is called by ostree/src/libostree/ostree-bootloader-grub2.c whenever
# boot loader configuration file needs to be updated. It can be used as a template
# for a custom grub.cfg generator. What to consider when writing a custom grub.cfg
# generator:
#
# - The populate_menu() function converts boot loader entries as defined by
# https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/ into GRUB2
# menuentry sections. This is the core logic that is required by OSTree
# based system.
#
# - Embedded systems: Be aware that this script is executed not only on a host machine by OS
# installer, but also on a target device, thus think about shell portability. A target device
# for example might be using busybox with a limited shell.
#
# Feel free to edit this script to fit your requirements.
set -e
script=$(basename ${0})
# Atomically safe location where to generete grub.cfg when executing system upgrade.
new_grub2_cfg=${2}
entries_path=$(dirname $new_grub2_cfg)/entries
read_config()
{
config_file=${entries_path}/${1}
title=""
initrd=""
options=""
linux=""
while read -r line
do
record=$(echo ${line} | cut -f 1 -d ' ')
value=$(echo ${line} | cut -s -f2- -d ' ')
case "${record}" in
"title")
title=${value}
;;
"initrd")
initrd=${value}
;;
"linux")
linux=${value}
;;
"options")
options=${value}
;;
esac
done < ${config_file}
if [ -z "${title}" ]; then
title="(Untitled)"
fi
}
populate_menu()
{
boot_prefix="${OSTREE_BOOT_PARTITION}"
for config in $(ls ${entries_path}); do
read_config ${config}
menu="${menu}menuentry '${title}' {\n"
menu="${menu}\t linux ${boot_prefix}${linux} ${options}\n"
menu="${menu}\t initrd ${boot_prefix}${initrd}\n"
menu="${menu}}\n\n"
done
# The printf command seems to be more reliable across shells for special character (\n, \t) evaluation
printf "$menu" >> ${new_grub2_cfg}
}
populate_warning()
{
cat >> ${new_grub2_cfg} <<EOF
# This file was generated by ${script}. Do not modify the generated file - all changes will
# be lost the next time file is regenerated. For more details refer to the ${script} script.
EOF
}
populate_header()
{
cat >> ${new_grub2_cfg} <<EOF
serial --unit=0 --speed=115200 --word=8 --parity=no --stop=1
default=boot
timeout=10
EOF
}
generate_grub2_cfg()
{
populate_warning
populate_header
populate_menu
}
generate_grub2_cfg