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diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 19e6262e96..95c42d33f6 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -1454,7 +1454,10 @@ a list of <menu-entry>, to populate the \"old entries\" menu."
#:key system-kernel-arguments?)
"Return a monadic <boot-parameters> record that describes the boot
parameters of OS. When SYSTEM-KERNEL-ARGUMENTS? is true, add kernel arguments
-such as '--root' and '--load' to <boot-parameters>."
+such as '--root' and '--load' to <boot-parameters>. The
+SYSTEM-KERNEL-ARGUMENTS? should only be used in necessity, as the '--load' and
+'--system' values are self-referential (they refer to the system), thus
+susceptible to introduce a cyclic dependency."
(let* ((initrd (and (not (operating-system-hurd os))
(operating-system-initrd-file os)))
(store (operating-system-store-file-system os))
@@ -1495,22 +1498,13 @@ such as '--root' and '--load' to <boot-parameters>."
(_
device)))
-(define* (operating-system-boot-parameters-file os
- #:key system-kernel-arguments?)
- "Return a file that describes the boot parameters of OS. The primary use of
-this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old configurations.
-
-When SYSTEM-KERNEL-ARGUMENTS? is true, add kernel arguments such as '--root'
-and '--load' to the returned file (since the returned file is then usually
-stored into the content-addressed \"system\" directory, it's usually not a
-good idea to give it because the content hash would change by the content hash
-being stored into the \"parameters\" file)."
+(define* (operating-system-boot-parameters-file os)
+ "Return a file that describes the boot parameters of OS. The primary use
+of this file is the reconstruction of GRUB menu entries for old
+configurations."
(let* ((root (operating-system-root-file-system os))
(device (file-system-device root))
- (params (operating-system-boot-parameters
- os device
- #:system-kernel-arguments?
- system-kernel-arguments?)))
+ (params (operating-system-boot-parameters os device)))
(scheme-file "parameters"
#~(boot-parameters
(version #$(boot-parameters-version params))