From: Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:55:07 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Add new kexec bootloader-like script.
X-Git-Url: https://git.draconx.ca/gitweb/scripts.git/commitdiff_plain/a32c6119947e576c9d9456b736a4b71537bcd4f1

Add new kexec bootloader-like script.
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diff --git a/init-kexec.sh b/init-kexec.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..848db62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-kexec.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright © 2014 Nick Bowler
+#
+# Very simple kexec-based "bootloader", intended to be run as init.  Allows
+# the user to select one of a list of kernels, or boot a default if no user
+# action is given within the timeout.
+#
+# License WTFPL2: Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License, version 2.
+# This is free software: you are free to do what the fuck you want to.
+# There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+
+default=vmlinuz
+cmdline='root=/dev/vda init=/sbin/init.sysv'
+timeout=10
+width=60
+
+do_dialog() {
+	dmesg --console-off >/dev/null 2>&1
+	exec 3>&1
+	eval_result=`printf 'dialog_output='
+	             command dialog --keep-tite --quoted "$@" 2>&1 1>&3
+		     printf '\ndialog_status=%d\n' $?`
+	exec 3>&-
+	dmesg --console-on >/dev/null 2>&1
+	eval "$eval_result" && (exit $dialog_status)
+}
+
+do_shell() {
+	printf 'Cancelled; dropping to shell\n' 1>&2
+	
+	test "$$" = 1 && exec /bin/sh
+	exit 1
+}
+
+if do_dialog --defaultno --ok-label Skip --pause \
+	'Booting default (Ctrl+C to interrupt)...' 8 $width $timeout
+then
+	kernel=$default
+else
+	do_dialog --no-tags --default-item "$default" --menu \
+		'Select kernel to boot, or cancel to exit to shell.' \
+		20 $width 20 \
+		'vmlinuz.old' 'vmlinuz.old' \
+		'vmlinuz' 'vmlinuz' || do_shell
+	kernel=$dialog_output
+fi
+
+printf 'Selected %s\n' "$kernel"
+
+kexec -l "/boot/$kernel" --command-line="$cmdline" || do_shell
+if test "$$" = 1; then
+	# Only execute new kernel if we are init.
+	kexec -e
+fi
+
+# Failing that, drop to shell.
+do_shell