Add no_timer_check to disable faulty test during boot (RHBZ#502058).

[libguestfs.git] / generator / generator_actions.ml

diff --git a/generator/generator_actions.ml b/generator/generator_actions.ml
index ccfecdd..4896311 100644 (file)
--- a/generator/generator_actions.ml
+++ b/generator/generator_actions.ml
@@ -3006,10 +3006,14 @@ How many blocks are zeroed isn't specified (but it's I<not> enough
 to securely wipe the device).  It should be sufficient to remove
 any partition tables, filesystem superblocks and so on.
 
 to securely wipe the device).  It should be sufficient to remove
 any partition tables, filesystem superblocks and so on.
 

+If blocks are already zero, then this command avoids writing
+zeroes.  This prevents the underlying device from becoming non-sparse
+or growing unnecessarily.
+

 See also: C<guestfs_zero_device>, C<guestfs_scrub_device>,
 C<guestfs_is_zero_device>");
 
 See also: C<guestfs_zero_device>, C<guestfs_scrub_device>,
 C<guestfs_is_zero_device>");
 

-  ("grub_install", (RErr, [Pathname "root"; Device "device"], []), 86, [],
+  ("grub_install", (RErr, [Pathname "root"; Device "device"], []), 86, [Optional "grub"],

    (* See:
     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484986
     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479760
    (* See:
     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484986
     * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479760


@@ -3019,12 +3023,32 @@ C<guestfs_is_zero_device>");
        ["write"; "/boot/grub/device.map"; "(hd0) /dev/vda"];
        ["grub_install"; "/"; "/dev/vda"];
        ["is_dir"; "/boot"]])],
        ["write"; "/boot/grub/device.map"; "(hd0) /dev/vda"];
        ["grub_install"; "/"; "/dev/vda"];
        ["is_dir"; "/boot"]])],

-   "install GRUB",
+   "install GRUB 1",

    "\
    "\

-This command installs GRUB (the Grand Unified Bootloader) on
+This command installs GRUB 1 (the Grand Unified Bootloader) on

 C<device>, with the root directory being C<root>.
 
 C<device>, with the root directory being C<root>.
 

-Note: If grub-install reports the error
+Notes:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+There is currently no way in the API to install grub2, which
+is used by most modern Linux guests.  It is possible to run
+the grub2 command from the guest, although see the
+caveats in L<guestfs(3)/RUNNING COMMANDS>.
+
+=item *
+
+This uses C<grub-install> from the host.  Unfortunately grub is
+not always compatible with itself, so this only works in rather
+narrow circumstances.  Careful testing with each guest version
+is advisable.
+
+=item *
+
+If grub-install reports the error

 \"No suitable drive was found in the generated device map.\"
 it may be that you need to create a C</boot/grub/device.map>
 file first that contains the mapping between grub device names
 \"No suitable drive was found in the generated device map.\"
 it may be that you need to create a C</boot/grub/device.map>
 file first that contains the mapping between grub device names


@@ -3033,7 +3057,9 @@ a file containing:
 
  (hd0) /dev/vda
 
 
  (hd0) /dev/vda
 

-replacing C</dev/vda> with the name of the installation device.");
+replacing C</dev/vda> with the name of the installation device.
+
+=back");

 
   ("cp", (RErr, [Pathname "src"; Pathname "dest"], []), 87, [],
    [InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutput (
 
   ("cp", (RErr, [Pathname "src"; Pathname "dest"], []), 87, [],
    [InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutput (


@@ -5229,7 +5255,11 @@ is not large enough.");
    "\
 This command writes zeroes over the entire C<device>.  Compare
 with C<guestfs_zero> which just zeroes the first few blocks of
    "\
 This command writes zeroes over the entire C<device>.  Compare
 with C<guestfs_zero> which just zeroes the first few blocks of

-a device.");
+a device.
+
+If blocks are already zero, then this command avoids writing
+zeroes.  This prevents the underlying device from becoming non-sparse
+or growing unnecessarily.");

 
   ("txz_in", (RErr, [FileIn "tarball"; Pathname "directory"], []), 229, [Optional "xz"],
    [InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutput (
 
   ("txz_in", (RErr, [FileIn "tarball"; Pathname "directory"], []), 229, [Optional "xz"],
    [InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutput (