03/03: linux-initrd: Add virtio drivers by default.

[Ludovic Courtès]

civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.

commit e26d5076df964d3510273202dcb5b1fc36452d48
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Apr 5 23:13:58 2015 +0200

    linux-initrd: Add virtio drivers by default.
    
    * gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm (base-initrd): Change #:virtio? default
      to #t.  This will facilitate the use of GuixSD in VM guests.
---
 gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index 0e5334c..83685ad 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ initrd code."
                       (linux linux-libre)
                       (mapped-devices '())
                       qemu-networking?
-                      virtio?
+                      (virtio? #t)
                       volatile-root?
                       (extra-modules '()))
   "Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd, with kernel
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ mappings to realize before FILE-SYSTEMS are mounted.
 
 When QEMU-NETWORKING? is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
 parameters.  When VIRTIO? is true, load additional modules so the initrd can
-be used as a QEMU guest with para-virtualized I/O drivers.
+be used as a QEMU guest with the root file system on a para-virtualized block
+device.
 
 When VOLATILE-ROOT? is true, the root file system is writable but any changes
 to it are lost.