1 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
7 inherit (config.boot) kernelPatches;
8 inherit (config.boot.kernel) features randstructSeed;
9 inherit (config.boot.kernelPackages) kernel;
11 kernelModulesConf = pkgs.writeText "nixos.conf"
13 ${concatStringsSep "\n" config.boot.kernelModules}
23 boot.kernel.enable = mkEnableOption "the Linux kernel. This is useful for systemd-like containers which do not require a kernel" // {
27 boot.kernel.features = mkOption {
29 example = literalExpression "{ debug = true; }";
32 This option allows to enable or disable certain kernel features.
33 It's not API, because it's about kernel feature sets, that
34 make sense for specific use cases. Mostly along with programs,
35 which would have separate nixos options.
36 `grep features pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix`
40 boot.kernelPackages = mkOption {
41 default = pkgs.linuxPackages;
43 apply = kernelPackages: kernelPackages.extend (self: super: {
44 kernel = super.kernel.override (originalArgs: {
45 inherit randstructSeed;
46 kernelPatches = (originalArgs.kernelPatches or []) ++ kernelPatches;
47 features = lib.recursiveUpdate super.kernel.features features;
50 # We don't want to evaluate all of linuxPackages for the manual
51 # - some of it might not even evaluate correctly.
52 defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.linuxPackages";
53 example = literalExpression "pkgs.linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_10";
55 This option allows you to override the Linux kernel used by
56 NixOS. Since things like external kernel module packages are
57 tied to the kernel you're using, it also overrides those.
58 This option is a function that takes Nixpkgs as an argument
59 (as a convenience), and returns an attribute set containing at
60 the very least an attribute {var}`kernel`.
61 Additional attributes may be needed depending on your
62 configuration. For instance, if you use the NVIDIA X driver,
63 then it also needs to contain an attribute
66 Please note that we strictly support kernel versions that are
67 maintained by the Linux developers only. More information on the
68 availability of kernel versions is documented
69 [in the Linux section of the manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/index.html#sec-kernel-config).
73 boot.kernelPatches = mkOption {
74 type = types.listOf types.attrs;
76 example = literalExpression ''
81 extraStructuredConfig.FOO = lib.kernel.yes;
87 url = "https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/19700205182810.58382-1-email@domain/t.mbox.gz";
94 A list of additional patches to apply to the kernel.
96 Every item should be an attribute set with the following attributes:
100 name = "foo"; # descriptive name, required
102 patch = ./foo.patch; # path or derivation that contains the patch source
103 # (required, but can be null if only config changes
106 extraStructuredConfig = { # attrset of extra configuration parameters without the CONFIG_ prefix
107 FOO = lib.kernel.yes; # (optional)
108 }; # values should generally be lib.kernel.yes,
109 # lib.kernel.no or lib.kernel.module
111 features = { # attrset of extra "features" the kernel is considered to have
112 foo = true; # (may be checked by other NixOS modules, optional)
115 extraConfig = "FOO y"; # extra configuration options in string form without the CONFIG_ prefix
116 # (optional, multiple lines allowed to specify multiple options)
117 # (deprecated, use extraStructuredConfig instead)
121 There's a small set of existing kernel patches in Nixpkgs, available as `pkgs.kernelPatches`,
122 that follow this format and can be used directly.
126 boot.kernel.randstructSeed = mkOption {
129 example = "my secret seed";
131 Provides a custom seed for the {var}`RANDSTRUCT` security
132 option of the Linux kernel. Note that {var}`RANDSTRUCT` is
133 only enabled in NixOS hardened kernels. Using a custom seed requires
134 building the kernel and dependent packages locally, since this
135 customization happens at build time.
139 boot.kernelParams = mkOption {
140 type = types.listOf (types.strMatching ''([^"[:space:]]|"[^"]*")+'' // {
141 name = "kernelParam";
142 description = "string, with spaces inside double quotes";
145 description = "Parameters added to the kernel command line.";
148 boot.consoleLogLevel = mkOption {
152 The kernel console `loglevel`. All Kernel Messages with a log level smaller
153 than this setting will be printed to the console.
157 boot.vesa = mkOption {
161 (Deprecated) This option, if set, activates the VESA 800x600 video
162 mode on boot and disables kernel modesetting. It is equivalent to
163 specifying `[ "vga=0x317" "nomodeset" ]` in the
164 {option}`boot.kernelParams` option. This option is
165 deprecated as of 2020: Xorg now works better with modesetting, and
166 you might want a different VESA vga setting, anyway.
170 boot.extraModulePackages = mkOption {
171 type = types.listOf types.package;
173 example = literalExpression "[ config.boot.kernelPackages.nvidia_x11 ]";
174 description = "A list of additional packages supplying kernel modules.";
177 boot.kernelModules = mkOption {
178 type = types.listOf types.str;
181 The set of kernel modules to be loaded in the second stage of
182 the boot process. Note that modules that are needed to
183 mount the root file system should be added to
184 {option}`boot.initrd.availableKernelModules` or
185 {option}`boot.initrd.kernelModules`.
189 boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = mkOption {
190 type = types.listOf types.str;
192 example = [ "sata_nv" "ext3" ];
194 The set of kernel modules in the initial ramdisk used during the
195 boot process. This set must include all modules necessary for
196 mounting the root device. That is, it should include modules
197 for the physical device (e.g., SCSI drivers) and for the file
198 system (e.g., ext3). The set specified here is automatically
199 closed under the module dependency relation, i.e., all
200 dependencies of the modules list here are included
201 automatically. The modules listed here are available in the
202 initrd, but are only loaded on demand (e.g., the ext3 module is
203 loaded automatically when an ext3 filesystem is mounted, and
204 modules for PCI devices are loaded when they match the PCI ID
205 of a device in your system). To force a module to be loaded,
206 include it in {option}`boot.initrd.kernelModules`.
210 boot.initrd.kernelModules = mkOption {
211 type = types.listOf types.str;
213 description = "List of modules that are always loaded by the initrd.";
216 boot.initrd.includeDefaultModules = mkOption {
220 This option, if set, adds a collection of default kernel modules
221 to {option}`boot.initrd.availableKernelModules` and
222 {option}`boot.initrd.kernelModules`.
226 system.modulesTree = mkOption {
227 type = types.listOf types.path;
231 Tree of kernel modules. This includes the kernel, plus modules
232 built outside of the kernel. Combine these into a single tree of
233 symlinks because modprobe only supports one directory.
235 # Convert the list of path to only one path.
237 kernel-name = config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.name or "kernel";
238 in modules: (pkgs.aggregateModules modules).override { name = kernel-name + "-modules"; };
241 system.requiredKernelConfig = mkOption {
243 example = literalExpression ''
244 with config.lib.kernelConfig; [
246 (isEnabled "FB_CON_DECOR")
247 (isEnabled "BLK_DEV_INITRD")
251 type = types.listOf types.attrs;
253 This option allows modules to specify the kernel config options that
254 must be set (or unset) for the module to work. Please use the
255 lib.kernelConfig functions to build list elements.
262 ###### implementation
265 [ (mkIf config.boot.initrd.enable {
266 boot.initrd.availableKernelModules =
267 optionals config.boot.initrd.includeDefaultModules ([
268 # Note: most of these (especially the SATA/PATA modules)
269 # shouldn't be included by default since nixos-generate-config
270 # detects them, but I'm keeping them for now for backwards
273 # Some SATA/PATA stuff.
285 # Standard SCSI stuff.
289 # SD cards and internal eMMC drives.
292 # Support USB keyboards, in case the boot fails and we only have
293 # a USB keyboard, or for LUKS passphrase prompt.
302 "hid_generic" "hid_lenovo" "hid_apple" "hid_roccat"
303 "hid_logitech_hidpp" "hid_logitech_dj" "hid_microsoft" "hid_cherry"
306 ] ++ optionals pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86 [
307 # Misc. x86 keyboard stuff.
308 "pcips2" "atkbd" "i8042"
311 boot.initrd.kernelModules =
312 optionals config.boot.initrd.includeDefaultModules [
318 (mkIf config.boot.kernel.enable {
319 system.build = { inherit kernel; };
321 system.modulesTree = [ kernel ] ++ config.boot.extraModulePackages;
323 # Not required for, e.g., containers as they don't have their own kernel or initrd.
324 # They boot directly into stage 2.
325 system.systemBuilderArgs.kernelParams = config.boot.kernelParams;
326 system.systemBuilderCommands =
328 kernelPath = "${config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel}/" +
329 "${config.system.boot.loader.kernelFile}";
330 initrdPath = "${config.system.build.initialRamdisk}/" +
331 "${config.system.boot.loader.initrdFile}";
334 if [ ! -f ${kernelPath} ]; then
335 echo "The bootloader cannot find the proper kernel image."
336 echo "(Expecting ${kernelPath})"
340 ln -s ${kernelPath} $out/kernel
341 ln -s ${config.system.modulesTree} $out/kernel-modules
342 ${optionalString (config.hardware.deviceTree.package != null) ''
343 ln -s ${config.hardware.deviceTree.package} $out/dtbs
346 echo -n "$kernelParams" > $out/kernel-params
348 ln -s ${initrdPath} $out/initrd
350 ln -s ${config.system.build.initialRamdiskSecretAppender}/bin/append-initrd-secrets $out
352 ln -s ${config.hardware.firmware}/lib/firmware $out/firmware
355 # Implement consoleLogLevel both in early boot and using sysctl
356 # (so you don't need to reboot to have changes take effect).
358 [ "loglevel=${toString config.boot.consoleLogLevel}" ] ++
359 optionals config.boot.vesa [ "vga=0x317" "nomodeset" ];
361 boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.printk" = mkDefault config.boot.consoleLogLevel;
363 boot.kernelModules = [ "loop" "atkbd" ];
365 # Create /etc/modules-load.d/nixos.conf, which is read by
366 # systemd-modules-load.service to load required kernel modules.
368 { "modules-load.d/nixos.conf".source = kernelModulesConf;
371 systemd.services.systemd-modules-load =
372 { wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
373 restartTriggers = [ kernelModulesConf ];
375 { # Ignore failed module loads. Typically some of the
376 # modules in ‘boot.kernelModules’ are "nice to have but
377 # not required" (e.g. acpi-cpufreq), so we don't want to
379 SuccessExitStatus = "0 1";
385 assertion = config: config.isYes option;
386 message = "CONFIG_${option} is not yes!";
387 configLine = "CONFIG_${option}=y";
391 assertion = config: config.isNo option;
392 message = "CONFIG_${option} is not no!";
393 configLine = "CONFIG_${option}=n";
397 assertion = config: config.isModule option;
398 message = "CONFIG_${option} is not built as a module!";
399 configLine = "CONFIG_${option}=m";
402 ### Usually you will just want to use these two
403 # True if yes or module
404 isEnabled = option: {
405 assertion = config: config.isEnabled option;
406 message = "CONFIG_${option} is not enabled!";
407 configLine = "CONFIG_${option}=y";
410 # True if no or omitted
411 isDisabled = option: {
412 assertion = config: config.isDisabled option;
413 message = "CONFIG_${option} is not disabled!";
414 configLine = "CONFIG_${option}=n";
418 # The config options that all modules can depend upon
419 system.requiredKernelConfig = with config.lib.kernelConfig;
421 # !!! Should this really be needed?
424 ] ++ (optional (randstructSeed != "") (isYes "GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT"));
426 # nixpkgs kernels are assumed to have all required features
427 assertions = if config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel ? features then [] else
428 let cfg = config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.config; in map (attrs:
429 { assertion = attrs.assertion cfg; inherit (attrs) message; }
430 ) config.system.requiredKernelConfig;