linux_xanmod, linux_xanmod_latest: 2025-01-11

[Shawn8901]

still building lts.
lts is fine for me.

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• 25.05 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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[eljamm]

Main LGTM

[eljamm]

I have a couple of questions that I'd be grateful if anyone can clarify:

1. The note above the package versions says:

When updating these, please also take a look at the changes done to kernel config in the xanmod version commit

But which changes should we look for, exactly? Is it just the ones in structuredExtraConfig?

2. I've noticed that the number of rebuilds for xanmod is always big (501-1000), but we're merging to master instead of staging. I assume this is fine, but I'm wondering about the reason. Is it because the rebuilt packages are just kernel modules?

[Shawn8901]

I have a couple of questions that I'd be grateful if anyone can clarify:

1. The note above the package versions says:

When updating these, please also take a look at the changes done to kernel config in the xanmod version commit

But which changes should we look for, exactly? Is it just the ones in structuredExtraConfig?

Here is meant to check in the xanmod tree, if there have been any changes to the kernel config that we want/need to copy over to our structuredExtraConfig, so that we are kinda similar on the important configs of xanmod (there are atm still quite some diffs between upstream xanmod config and ours) due to different defaults on some non-xanmod patch specific settings

2. I've noticed that the number of rebuilds for xanmod is always big (`501-1000`), but we're merging to master instead of staging. I assume this is fine, but I'm wondering about the reason. Is it because the rebuilt packages are just kernel modules?

Yes, AFAIK it will have to rebuild all modules for the kernel, as they are in scope of the kernel package.

[moni-dz]

2. I've noticed that the number of rebuilds for xanmod is always big (501-1000), but we're merging to master instead of staging. I assume this is fine, but I'm wondering about the reason. Is it because the rebuilt packages are just kernel modules?

Kernels need to be pushed to master because of potential security fixes.

[moni-dz]

main boots

[nixpkgs-ci]

Successfully created backport PR for release-24.11:

• [Backport release-24.11] linux_xanmod, linux_xanmod_latest: 2025-01-11 #373154

[eljamm]

I see, thank you both!