{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; let cfg = config.boot.loader.systemd-boot; efi = config.boot.loader.efi; # We check the source code in a derivation that does not depend on the # system configuration so that most users don't have to redo the check and require # the necessary dependencies. checkedSource = pkgs.runCommand "systemd-boot" { preferLocalBuild = true; } '' install -m755 -D ${./systemd-boot-builder.py} $out ${lib.getExe pkgs.buildPackages.mypy} \ --no-implicit-optional \ --disallow-untyped-calls \ --disallow-untyped-defs \ $out ''; edk2ShellEspPath = "efi/edk2-uefi-shell/shell.efi"; systemdBootBuilder = pkgs.substituteAll rec { name = "systemd-boot"; dir = "bin"; src = checkedSource; isExecutable = true; inherit (builtins) storeDir; inherit (pkgs) python3; systemd = config.systemd.package; bootspecTools = pkgs.bootspec; nix = config.nix.package.out; timeout = if config.boot.loader.timeout == null then "menu-force" else config.boot.loader.timeout; configurationLimit = if cfg.configurationLimit == null then 0 else cfg.configurationLimit; inherit (cfg) consoleMode graceful editor rebootForBitlocker ; inherit (efi) efiSysMountPoint canTouchEfiVariables; bootMountPoint = if cfg.xbootldrMountPoint != null then cfg.xbootldrMountPoint else efi.efiSysMountPoint; nixosDir = "/EFI/nixos"; inherit (config.system.nixos) distroName; memtest86 = optionalString cfg.memtest86.enable pkgs.memtest86plus; netbootxyz = optionalString cfg.netbootxyz.enable pkgs.netbootxyz-efi; checkMountpoints = pkgs.writeShellScript "check-mountpoints" '' fail() { echo "$1 = '$2' is not a mounted partition. Is the path configured correctly?" >&2 exit 1 } ${pkgs.util-linuxMinimal}/bin/findmnt ${efiSysMountPoint} > /dev/null || fail efiSysMountPoint ${efiSysMountPoint} ${lib.optionalString (cfg.xbootldrMountPoint != null) "${pkgs.util-linuxMinimal}/bin/findmnt ${cfg.xbootldrMountPoint} > /dev/null || fail xbootldrMountPoint ${cfg.xbootldrMountPoint}" } ''; copyExtraFiles = pkgs.writeShellScript "copy-extra-files" '' empty_file=$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mktemp) ${concatStrings ( mapAttrsToList (n: v: '' ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -Dp "${v}" "${bootMountPoint}/"${escapeShellArg n} ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -D $empty_file "${bootMountPoint}/${nixosDir}/.extra-files/"${escapeShellArg n} '') cfg.extraFiles )} ${concatStrings ( mapAttrsToList (n: v: '' ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -Dp "${pkgs.writeText n v}" "${bootMountPoint}/loader/entries/"${escapeShellArg n} ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -D $empty_file "${bootMountPoint}/${nixosDir}/.extra-files/loader/entries/"${escapeShellArg n} '') cfg.extraEntries )} ''; }; finalSystemdBootBuilder = pkgs.writeScript "install-systemd-boot.sh" '' #!${pkgs.runtimeShell} ${systemdBootBuilder}/bin/systemd-boot "$@" ${cfg.extraInstallCommands} ''; in { meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ julienmalka ]; imports = [ (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "boot" "loader" "gummiboot" "enable" ] [ "boot" "loader" "systemd-boot" "enable" ] ) (lib.mkChangedOptionModule [ "boot" "loader" "systemd-boot" "memtest86" "entryFilename" ] [ "boot" "loader" "systemd-boot" "memtest86" "sortKey" ] (config: lib.strings.removeSuffix ".conf" config.boot.loader.systemd-boot.memtest86.entryFilename) ) (lib.mkChangedOptionModule [ "boot" "loader" "systemd-boot" "netbootxyz" "entryFilename" ] [ "boot" "loader" "systemd-boot" "netbootxyz" "sortKey" ] (config: lib.strings.removeSuffix ".conf" config.boot.loader.systemd-boot.netbootxyz.entryFilename) ) ]; options.boot.loader.systemd-boot = { enable = mkOption { default = false; type = types.bool; description = '' Whether to enable the systemd-boot (formerly gummiboot) EFI boot manager. For more information about systemd-boot: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/ ''; }; sortKey = mkOption { default = "nixos"; type = types.str; description = '' The sort key used for the NixOS bootloader entries. This key determines sorting relative to non-NixOS entries. See also https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/#sorting This option can also be used to control the sorting of NixOS specialisations. By default, specialisations inherit the sort key of their parent generation and will have the same value for both the sort-key and the version (i.e. the generation number), systemd-boot will therefore sort them based on their file name, meaning that in your boot menu you will have each main generation directly followed by its specialisations sorted alphabetically by their names. If you want a different ordering for a specialisation, you can override its sort-key which will cause the specialisation to be uncoupled from its parent generation. It will then be sorted by its new sort-key just like any other boot entry. The sort-key is stored in the generation's bootspec, which means that generations keep their sort-keys even if the original definition of the generation was removed from the NixOS configuration. It also means that updating the sort-key will only affect new generations, while old ones will keep the sort-key that they were originally built with. ''; }; editor = mkOption { default = true; type = types.bool; description = '' Whether to allow editing the kernel command-line before boot. It is recommended to set this to false, as it allows gaining root access by passing init=/bin/sh as a kernel parameter. However, it is enabled by default for backwards compatibility. ''; }; xbootldrMountPoint = mkOption { default = null; type = types.nullOr types.str; description = '' Where the XBOOTLDR partition is mounted. If set, this partition will be used as $BOOT to store boot loader entries and extra files instead of the EFI partition. As per the bootloader specification, it is recommended that the EFI and XBOOTLDR partitions be mounted at `/efi` and `/boot`, respectively. ''; }; configurationLimit = mkOption { default = null; example = 120; type = types.nullOr types.int; description = '' Maximum number of latest generations in the boot menu. Useful to prevent boot partition running out of disk space. `null` means no limit i.e. all generations that have not been garbage collected yet. ''; }; installDeviceTree = mkOption { default = with config.hardware.deviceTree; enable && name != null; defaultText = ''with config.hardware.deviceTree; enable && name != null''; description = '' Install the devicetree blob specified by `config.hardware.deviceTree.name` to the ESP and instruct systemd-boot to pass this DTB to linux. ''; }; extraInstallCommands = mkOption { default = ""; example = '' default_cfg=$(cat /boot/loader/loader.conf | grep default | awk '{print $2}') init_value=$(cat /boot/loader/entries/$default_cfg | grep init= | awk '{print $2}') sed -i "s|@INIT@|$init_value|g" /boot/custom/config_with_placeholder.conf ''; type = types.lines; description = '' Additional shell commands inserted in the bootloader installer script after generating menu entries. It can be used to expand on extra boot entries that cannot incorporate certain pieces of information (such as the resulting `init=` kernel parameter). ''; }; consoleMode = mkOption { default = "keep"; type = types.enum [ "0" "1" "2" "5" "auto" "max" "keep" ]; description = '' The resolution of the console. The following values are valid: - `"0"`: Standard UEFI 80x25 mode - `"1"`: 80x50 mode, not supported by all devices - `"2"`: The first non-standard mode provided by the device firmware, if any - `"5"`: Applicable for SteamDeck where this mode represent horizontal mode - `"auto"`: Pick a suitable mode automatically using heuristics - `"max"`: Pick the highest-numbered available mode - `"keep"`: Keep the mode selected by firmware (the default) ''; }; memtest86 = { enable = mkOption { default = false; type = types.bool; description = '' Make Memtest86+ available from the systemd-boot menu. Memtest86+ is a program for testing memory. ''; }; sortKey = mkOption { default = "o_memtest86"; type = types.str; description = '' `systemd-boot` orders the menu entries by their sort keys, so if you want something to appear after all the NixOS entries, it should start with {file}`o` or onwards. See also {option}`boot.loader.systemd-boot.sortKey`. ''; }; }; netbootxyz = { enable = mkOption { default = false; type = types.bool; description = '' Make `netboot.xyz` available from the `systemd-boot` menu. `netboot.xyz` is a menu system that allows you to boot OS installers and utilities over the network. ''; }; sortKey = mkOption { default = "o_netbootxyz"; type = types.str; description = '' `systemd-boot` orders the menu entries by their sort keys, so if you want something to appear after all the NixOS entries, it should start with {file}`o` or onwards. See also {option}`boot.loader.systemd-boot.sortKey`. ''; }; }; edk2-uefi-shell = { enable = mkOption { type = types.bool; default = false; description = '' Make the EDK2 UEFI Shell available from the systemd-boot menu. It can be used to manually boot other operating systems or for debugging. ''; }; sortKey = mkOption { type = types.str; default = "o_edk2-uefi-shell"; description = '' `systemd-boot` orders the menu entries by their sort keys, so if you want something to appear after all the NixOS entries, it should start with {file}`o` or onwards. See also {option}`boot.loader.systemd-boot.sortKey`.. ''; }; }; extraEntries = mkOption { type = types.attrsOf types.lines; default = { }; example = literalExpression '' { "memtest86.conf" = ''' title Memtest86+ efi /efi/memtest86/memtest.efi sort-key z_memtest '''; } ''; description = '' Any additional entries you want added to the `systemd-boot` menu. These entries will be copied to {file}`$BOOT/loader/entries`. Each attribute name denotes the destination file name, and the corresponding attribute value is the contents of the entry. To control the ordering of the entry in the boot menu, use the sort-key field, see https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/#sorting and {option}`boot.loader.systemd-boot.sortKey`. ''; }; extraFiles = mkOption { type = types.attrsOf types.path; default = { }; example = literalExpression '' { "efi/memtest86/memtest.efi" = "''${pkgs.memtest86plus}/memtest.efi"; } ''; description = '' A set of files to be copied to {file}`$BOOT`. Each attribute name denotes the destination file name in {file}`$BOOT`, while the corresponding attribute value specifies the source file. ''; }; graceful = mkOption { default = false; type = types.bool; description = '' Invoke `bootctl install` with the `--graceful` option, which ignores errors when EFI variables cannot be written or when the EFI System Partition cannot be found. Currently only applies to random seed operations. Only enable this option if `systemd-boot` otherwise fails to install, as the scope or implication of the `--graceful` option may change in the future. ''; }; rebootForBitlocker = mkOption { default = false; type = types.bool; description = '' Enable *EXPERIMENTAL* BitLocker support. Try to detect BitLocker encrypted drives along with an active TPM. If both are found and Windows Boot Manager is selected in the boot menu, set the "BootNext" EFI variable and restart the system. The firmware will then start Windows Boot Manager directly, leaving the TPM PCRs in expected states so that Windows can unseal the encryption key. ''; }; windows = mkOption { default = { }; description = '' Make Windows bootable from systemd-boot. This option is not necessary when Windows and NixOS use the same EFI System Partition (ESP). In that case, Windows will automatically be detected by systemd-boot. However, if Windows is installed on a separate drive or ESP, you can use this option to add a menu entry for each installation manually. The attribute name is used for the title of the menu entry and internal file names. ''; example = literalExpression '' { "10".efiDeviceHandle = "HD0c3"; "11-ame" = { title = "Windows 11 Ameliorated Edition"; efiDeviceHandle = "HD0b1"; }; "11-home" = { title = "Windows 11 Home"; efiDeviceHandle = "FS1"; sortKey = "z_windows"; }; } ''; type = types.attrsOf ( types.submodule ( { name, ... }: { options = { efiDeviceHandle = mkOption { type = types.str; example = "HD1b3"; description = '' The device handle of the EFI System Partition (ESP) where the Windows bootloader is located. This is the device handle that the EDK2 UEFI Shell uses to load the bootloader. To find this handle, follow these steps: 1. Set {option}`boot.loader.systemd-boot.edk2-uefi-shell.enable` to `true` 2. Run `nixos-rebuild boot` 3. Reboot and select "EDK2 UEFI Shell" from the systemd-boot menu 4. Run `map -c` to list all consistent device handles 5. For each device handle (for example, `HD0c1`), run `ls HD0c1:\EFI` 6. If the output contains the directory `Microsoft`, you might have found the correct device handle 7. Run `HD0c1:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Bootmgfw.efi` to check if Windows boots correctly 8. If it does, this device handle is the one you need (in this example, `HD0c1`) This option is required, there is no useful default. ''; }; title = mkOption { type = types.str; example = "Michaelsoft Binbows"; default = "Windows ${name}"; defaultText = ''attribute name of this entry, prefixed with "Windows "''; description = '' The title of the boot menu entry. ''; }; sortKey = mkOption { type = types.str; default = "o_windows_${name}"; defaultText = ''attribute name of this entry, prefixed with "o_windows_"''; description = '' `systemd-boot` orders the menu entries by their sort keys, so if you want something to appear after all the NixOS entries, it should start with {file}`o` or onwards. See also {option}`boot.loader.systemd-boot.sortKey`.. ''; }; }; } ) ); }; }; config = mkIf cfg.enable { assertions = [ { assertion = (hasPrefix "/" efi.efiSysMountPoint); message = "The ESP mount point '${toString efi.efiSysMountPoint}' must be an absolute path"; } { assertion = cfg.xbootldrMountPoint == null || (hasPrefix "/" cfg.xbootldrMountPoint); message = "The XBOOTLDR mount point '${toString cfg.xbootldrMountPoint}' must be an absolute path"; } { assertion = cfg.xbootldrMountPoint != efi.efiSysMountPoint; message = "The XBOOTLDR mount point '${toString cfg.xbootldrMountPoint}' cannot be the same as the ESP mount point '${toString efi.efiSysMountPoint}'"; } { assertion = (config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.features or { efiBootStub = true; }) ? efiBootStub; message = "This kernel does not support the EFI boot stub"; } { assertion = cfg.installDeviceTree -> config.hardware.deviceTree.enable -> config.hardware.deviceTree.name != null; message = "Cannot install devicetree without 'config.hardware.deviceTree.enable' enabled and 'config.hardware.deviceTree.name' set"; } ] ++ concatMap (filename: [ { assertion = !(hasInfix "/" filename); message = "boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraEntries.${lib.strings.escapeNixIdentifier filename} is invalid: entries within folders are not supported"; } { assertion = hasSuffix ".conf" filename; message = "boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraEntries.${lib.strings.escapeNixIdentifier filename} is invalid: entries must have a .conf file extension"; } ]) (builtins.attrNames cfg.extraEntries) ++ concatMap (filename: [ { assertion = !(hasPrefix "/" filename); message = "boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraFiles.${lib.strings.escapeNixIdentifier filename} is invalid: paths must not begin with a slash"; } { assertion = !(hasInfix ".." filename); message = "boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraFiles.${lib.strings.escapeNixIdentifier filename} is invalid: paths must not reference the parent directory"; } { assertion = !(hasInfix "nixos/.extra-files" (toLower filename)); message = "boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraFiles.${lib.strings.escapeNixIdentifier filename} is invalid: files cannot be placed in the nixos/.extra-files directory"; } ]) (builtins.attrNames cfg.extraFiles) ++ concatMap (winVersion: [ { assertion = lib.match "^[-_0-9A-Za-z]+$" winVersion != null; message = "boot.loader.systemd-boot.windows.${winVersion} is invalid: key must only contain alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores"; } ]) (builtins.attrNames cfg.windows); boot.loader.grub.enable = mkDefault false; boot.loader.supportsInitrdSecrets = true; boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraFiles = mkMerge [ (mkIf cfg.memtest86.enable { "efi/memtest86/memtest.efi" = "${pkgs.memtest86plus.efi}"; }) (mkIf cfg.netbootxyz.enable { "efi/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz.efi" = "${pkgs.netbootxyz-efi}"; }) (mkIf (cfg.edk2-uefi-shell.enable || cfg.windows != { }) { ${edk2ShellEspPath} = "${pkgs.edk2-uefi-shell}/shell.efi"; }) ]; boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraEntries = mkMerge ( [ (mkIf cfg.memtest86.enable { "memtest86.conf" = '' title Memtest86+ efi /efi/memtest86/memtest.efi sort-key ${cfg.memtest86.sortKey} ''; }) (mkIf cfg.netbootxyz.enable { "netbootxyz.conf" = '' title netboot.xyz efi /efi/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz.efi sort-key ${cfg.netbootxyz.sortKey} ''; }) (mkIf cfg.edk2-uefi-shell.enable { "edk2-uefi-shell.conf" = '' title EDK2 UEFI Shell efi /${edk2ShellEspPath} sort-key ${cfg.edk2-uefi-shell.sortKey} ''; }) ] ++ (mapAttrsToList (winVersion: cfg: { "windows_${winVersion}.conf" = '' title ${cfg.title} efi /${edk2ShellEspPath} options -nointerrupt -nomap -noversion ${cfg.efiDeviceHandle}:EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Bootmgfw.efi sort-key ${cfg.sortKey} ''; }) cfg.windows) ); boot.bootspec.extensions."org.nixos.systemd-boot" = { inherit (config.boot.loader.systemd-boot) sortKey; devicetree = lib.mkIf cfg.installDeviceTree "${config.hardware.deviceTree.package}/${config.hardware.deviceTree.name}"; }; system = { build.installBootLoader = finalSystemdBootBuilder; boot.loader.id = "systemd-boot"; requiredKernelConfig = with config.lib.kernelConfig; [ (isYes "EFI_STUB") ]; }; }; }