Nudge kernel-install towards using the BLS layout

diff --git a/mkosi/__init__.py b/mkosi/__init__.py
index 04588531685edac152f96d80cfb733dd75075349..90dbfc8c3012d432a344753fbfa24548cc85d3a6 100644 (file)
--- a/mkosi/__init__.py
+++ b/mkosi/__init__.py
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ def install_distribution(context: Context) -> None:
             # should not be read from or written to.
             with umask(~0o500):
                 (context.root / "efi").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+                (context.root / "boot").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+            # Ensure /boot/loader/entries.srel exists and has type1 written to it to nudge kernel-install towards using
+            # the boot loader specification layout.
+            with umask(~0o700):
+                (context.root / "boot/loader").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+            with umask(~0o600):
+                (context.root / "boot/loader/entries.srel").write_text("type1\n")
 
             if context.config.packages:
                 context.config.distribution.install_packages(context, context.config.packages)