feat(bootloader): restructure limine template with nested entries, //Snapshots support, and machine-id injection

commit: 01a505a9b7d69f881fbd6a9a188a181bd5e11587
author: brice · 7mo ago · 2026-02-28 05:22 UTC
parent: e3e15d5
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2 files · +24 -10

M install/configs/limine.conf.template +16 -10

@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
1	1		timeout: {{TIMEOUT}}
2	2		default_entry: 1
	3	+	quiet: yes
3	4		interface_branding: {{BRANDING}}
4	5		interface_branding_colour: {{COLOR}}
5	6		graphics: yes
6	7		backdrop: 000000
7	8
8		-	/{{KERNEL}}
9		-	protocol: linux
10		-	kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
11		-	kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
12		-	module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}.img
	9	+	/+{{KERNEL}}
	10	+	comment: machine-id={{MACHINE_ID}}
13	11
14		-	/{{KERNEL}}-fallback
15		-	protocol: linux
16		-	kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
17		-	kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
18		-	module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}-fallback.img
	12	+	//{{KERNEL}}
	13	+	protocol: linux
	14	+	kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
	15	+	kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
	16	+	module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}.img
	17	+
	18	+	//{{KERNEL}}-fallback
	19	+	protocol: linux
	20	+	kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
	21	+	kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
	22	+	module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}-fallback.img
	23	+
	24	+	//Snapshots

 timeout: {{TIMEOUT}}
 default_entry: 1
+quiet: yes
 interface_branding: {{BRANDING}}
 interface_branding_colour: {{COLOR}}
 graphics: yes
 backdrop: 000000
-/{{KERNEL}}
+/+{{KERNEL}}
-protocol: linux
+comment: machine-id={{MACHINE_ID}}
-kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
-kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
-module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}.img
-/{{KERNEL}}-fallback
+    //{{KERNEL}}
-protocol: linux
+    protocol: linux
-kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
+    kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
-kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
+    kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
-module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}-fallback.img
+    module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}.img
+    //{{KERNEL}}-fallback
+    protocol: linux
+    kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz-{{KERNEL}}
+    kernel_cmdline: {{KERNEL_PARAMS}}
+    module_path: boot():/initramfs-{{KERNEL}}-fallback.img
+    //Snapshots

M internal/application/handlers/bootloader_handler.go +8 -0


@@ -208,12 +208,20 @@ func (h *BootloaderHandler) configureLimine(ctx context.Context, cmd commands.In
208	208		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read Limine template: %w", err)
209	209		}
210	210
	211	+	// Read machine-id from the installed system for limine-snapper-sync identification
	212	+	machineIDBytes, err := h.fs.ReadFile(filepath.Join(cmd.MountPoint, "etc", "machine-id"))
	213	+	machineID := strings.TrimSpace(string(machineIDBytes))
	214	+	if err != nil \|\| machineID == "" {
	215	+	machineID = "unknown"
	216	+	}
	217	+
211	218		limineConfig := string(templateBytes)
212	219		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{TIMEOUT}}", fmt.Sprintf("%d", cmd.TimeoutSeconds))
213	220		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{BRANDING}}", cmd.Branding)
214	221		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{COLOR}}", config.LimineColor)
215	222		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{KERNEL}}", kernelName)
216	223		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{KERNEL_PARAMS}}", kernelParams)
	224	+	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{MACHINE_ID}}", machineID)
217	225
218	226		limineConfigPath := filepath.Join(cmd.MountPoint, "boot", "limine.conf")
219	227		if err := h.fs.WriteFile(limineConfigPath, []byte(limineConfig), 0644); err != nil {


@@ -208,12 +208,20 @@ func (h *BootloaderHandler) configureLimine(ctx context.Context, cmd commands.In
208	return fmt.Errorf("failed to read Limine template: %w", err)	208		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read Limine template: %w", err)
209	}	209		}
210		210
		211	+	// Read machine-id from the installed system for limine-snapper-sync identification
		212	+	machineIDBytes, err := h.fs.ReadFile(filepath.Join(cmd.MountPoint, "etc", "machine-id"))
		213	+	machineID := strings.TrimSpace(string(machineIDBytes))
		214	+	if err != nil \|\| machineID == "" {
		215	+	machineID = "unknown"
		216	+	}
		217	+
211	limineConfig := string(templateBytes)	218		limineConfig := string(templateBytes)
212	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{TIMEOUT}}", fmt.Sprintf("%d", cmd.TimeoutSeconds))	219		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{TIMEOUT}}", fmt.Sprintf("%d", cmd.TimeoutSeconds))
213	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{BRANDING}}", cmd.Branding)	220		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{BRANDING}}", cmd.Branding)
214	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{COLOR}}", config.LimineColor)	221		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{COLOR}}", config.LimineColor)
215	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{KERNEL}}", kernelName)	222		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{KERNEL}}", kernelName)
216	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{KERNEL_PARAMS}}", kernelParams)	223		limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{KERNEL_PARAMS}}", kernelParams)
		224	+	limineConfig = strings.ReplaceAll(limineConfig, "{{MACHINE_ID}}", machineID)
217		225
218	limineConfigPath := filepath.Join(cmd.MountPoint, "boot", "limine.conf")	226		limineConfigPath := filepath.Join(cmd.MountPoint, "boot", "limine.conf")
219	if err := h.fs.WriteFile(limineConfigPath, []byte(limineConfig), 0644); err != nil {	227		if err := h.fs.WriteFile(limineConfigPath, []byte(limineConfig), 0644); err != nil {