nixpkgs/lib/kernel.nix

{ lib }:

with lib;
rec {


  # Keeping these around in case we decide to change this horrible implementation :)
  option = x:
      x // { optional = true; };

  yes      = { tristate    = "y"; };
  no       = { tristate    = "n"; };
  module   = { tristate    = "m"; };
  freeform = x: { freeform = x; };

}
linux: ability to merge structured configs This should make the composability of kernel configurations more straigthforward. - now distinguish freeform options from tristate ones - will look for a structured config in kernelPatches too one can now access the structuredConfig from a kernel via linux_test.configfile.structuredConfig in order to reinject it into another kernel, no need to rewrite the config from scratch The following merge strategies are used in case of conflict: -- freeform items must be equal or they conflict (mergeEqualOption) -- for tristate (y/m/n) entries, I use the mergeAnswer strategy which takes the best available value, "best" being defined by the user (by default "y" > "m" > "n", e.g. if one entry is both marked "y" and "n", "y" wins) -- if one item is both marked optional/mandatory, mandatory wins (mergeFalseByDefault) 2018-10-03 10:49:50 +01:00			`{ lib }:`
linux: translate config to structured config Instead of using a string to describe kernel config, use a nix attribute set, then converted to a string. - allows to override the config, aka convert 'yes' into 'modules' or vice-versa - while for now merging different configs is still crude (last spec wins), at least there should be only one CONFIG_XYZ value compared to the current string config where the first defined would be used and others ignored. [initial idea by copumpkin in 2016, a major rebase to 2018 by teto] 2016-01-05 14:22:43 +00:00
			`with lib;`
			`rec {`


linux: ability to merge structured configs This should make the composability of kernel configurations more straigthforward. - now distinguish freeform options from tristate ones - will look for a structured config in kernelPatches too one can now access the structuredConfig from a kernel via linux_test.configfile.structuredConfig in order to reinject it into another kernel, no need to rewrite the config from scratch The following merge strategies are used in case of conflict: -- freeform items must be equal or they conflict (mergeEqualOption) -- for tristate (y/m/n) entries, I use the mergeAnswer strategy which takes the best available value, "best" being defined by the user (by default "y" > "m" > "n", e.g. if one entry is both marked "y" and "n", "y" wins) -- if one item is both marked optional/mandatory, mandatory wins (mergeFalseByDefault) 2018-10-03 10:49:50 +01:00			`# Keeping these around in case we decide to change this horrible implementation :)`
			`option = x:`
			`x // { optional = true; };`
linux: translate config to structured config Instead of using a string to describe kernel config, use a nix attribute set, then converted to a string. - allows to override the config, aka convert 'yes' into 'modules' or vice-versa - while for now merging different configs is still crude (last spec wins), at least there should be only one CONFIG_XYZ value compared to the current string config where the first defined would be used and others ignored. [initial idea by copumpkin in 2016, a major rebase to 2018 by teto] 2016-01-05 14:22:43 +00:00
linux: ability to merge structured configs This should make the composability of kernel configurations more straigthforward. - now distinguish freeform options from tristate ones - will look for a structured config in kernelPatches too one can now access the structuredConfig from a kernel via linux_test.configfile.structuredConfig in order to reinject it into another kernel, no need to rewrite the config from scratch The following merge strategies are used in case of conflict: -- freeform items must be equal or they conflict (mergeEqualOption) -- for tristate (y/m/n) entries, I use the mergeAnswer strategy which takes the best available value, "best" being defined by the user (by default "y" > "m" > "n", e.g. if one entry is both marked "y" and "n", "y" wins) -- if one item is both marked optional/mandatory, mandatory wins (mergeFalseByDefault) 2018-10-03 10:49:50 +01:00			`yes = { tristate = "y"; };`
			`no = { tristate = "n"; };`
			`module = { tristate = "m"; };`
			`freeform = x: { freeform = x; };`
linux: translate config to structured config Instead of using a string to describe kernel config, use a nix attribute set, then converted to a string. - allows to override the config, aka convert 'yes' into 'modules' or vice-versa - while for now merging different configs is still crude (last spec wins), at least there should be only one CONFIG_XYZ value compared to the current string config where the first defined would be used and others ignored. [initial idea by copumpkin in 2016, a major rebase to 2018 by teto] 2016-01-05 14:22:43 +00:00
			`}`