Re: [PATCH 1/2] Allow specifying the boot device by its label instead of UUID

[Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko]

Please don't segment patches like this showing 2 solutions. Just have the patch for the agreed solution 

Le mer. 27 sept. 2023, 13:14, darkpenguin <darkpenguin@posteo.de> a écrit :

---
 util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in | 14 +++++++++++---
 util/grub.d/10_linux.in   |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
index 08953287c..bd43bc01d 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in
@@ -158,14 +158,22 @@ prepare_grub_to_access_device ()
   fi
   if [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_UUID}" != "xtrue" ] && fs_uuid="`"${grub_probe}" --device $@ --target=fs_uuid 2> /dev/null`" ; then
     hints="`"${grub_probe}" --device $@ --target=hints_string 2> /dev/null`" || hints=
+
+    if [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID}" = "xLABEL" ] \
+        && [ -b "/dev/disk/by-label/$(blkid -l -t UUID=${fs_uuid} -s LABEL -o value)" ]; then
+      device="--label $(blkid -l -t UUID=${fs_uuid} -s LABEL -o value)"
+    else
+      device="--fs-uuid ${fs_uuid}"
+    fi
+
     if [ "x$hints" != x ]; then
       echo "if [ x\$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then"
-      echo "  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ${hints} ${fs_uuid}"
+      echo "  search --no-floppy --set=root ${hints} ${device}"
       echo "else"
-      echo "  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ${fs_uuid}"
+      echo "  search --no-floppy --set=root ${device}"
       echo "fi"
     else
-      echo "search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ${fs_uuid}"
+      echo "search --no-floppy --set=root ${device}"
     fi
   fi
   IFS="$old_ifs"
diff --git a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
index cc393be7e..d29a004e3 100644
--- a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
+++ b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ if ( [ "x${GRUB_DEVICE_UUID}" = "x" ] && [ "x${GRUB_DEVICE_PARTUUID}" = "x" ] )
 elif [ "x${GRUB_DEVICE_UUID}" = "x" ] \
     || [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID}" = "xtrue" ]; then
   LINUX_ROOT_DEVICE=PARTUUID=${GRUB_DEVICE_PARTUUID}
+elif [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID}" = "xLABEL" ] \
+    && [ -b "/dev/disk/by-label/$(blkid -l -t UUID=${GRUB_DEVICE_UUID} -s LABEL -o value)" ]; then
+  LINUX_ROOT_DEVICE=LABEL="$(blkid -l -t UUID=${GRUB_DEVICE_UUID} -s LABEL -o value)"
 else
   LINUX_ROOT_DEVICE=UUID=${GRUB_DEVICE_UUID}
 fi
--
2.30.2