booted_kernel_partition_linux.go

// -*- Mode: Go; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-

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package boot

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"

	"github.com/snapcore/snapd/bootloader/efi"
)

const (
	// note the vendor ID 4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f is systemd, this
	// variable is populated by shim
	loaderDevicePartUUID = "LoaderDevicePartUUID-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f"
)

// FindPartitionUUIDForBootedKernelDisk returns the partition uuid for the
// partition that the booted kernel is located on.
func FindPartitionUUIDForBootedKernelDisk() (string, error) {
	// try efi variables first
	partuuid, _, err := efi.ReadVarString(loaderDevicePartUUID)
	if err == nil {
		// the LoaderDevicePartUUID is in all caps, but lsblk,
		// etc. use lower case so for consistency just make it
		// lower case here too
		return strings.ToLower(partuuid), nil
	}
	if err == efi.ErrNoEFISystem {
		return "", err
	}

	// TODO:UC20: use the kernel command line parameter from the little kernel
	//            bootloader if we have a littlekernel bootloader

	// TODO:UC20: add more fallbacks here, even on amd64, when we don't have efi
	//            i.e. on bios?
	return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find partition uuid for booted kernel: %v", err)
}