nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nullfs
Maximilian Bosch 2d5b60ee9c
linux: expose make flags for modules in linuxKernel.packages.linux_X_Y
Closes #376820

The issue with providing `moduleMakeFlags` via `passthru` of the kernel
package is that when this package gets overriden[1], the `moduleMakeFlags`
list still references the kernel without the overrides.

This broke e.g. kernel modules of linux-rpi4 which can be reproduced
with

    nix-build --argstr system aarch64-linux -A linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi4.zfs_2_3

This used to break with

    Error: modDirVersion 6.6.51 specified in the Nix expression is wrong, it should be: 6.6.51-v8

since KBUILD_OUTPUT referenced the kernel without the changes from
`overrideDerivation` that also changes the `modDirVersion`.

The new approach is to add the build flags right into
`linuxKernel.packages.linux_X_Y`: that way we don't need any hacks to
update `moduleMakeFlags` when the derivation with the passthru gets
overridden.

By using the fixpoint of the package-set, the `kernelModuleMakeFlags`
list is correctly updated. E.g. given

    with import ./. {};

    linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_6.extend (self: super: {
      kernel = super.kernel.overrideAttrs (_: {
        name = "linux-snens";
      });
    })

the `makeFlags` is correctly updated:

    $ nix-instantiate snenskek.nix -A zfs_2_3.makeFlags --eval --strict
    [ "ARCH=x86_64" "CROSS_COMPILE=" "KBUILD_OUTPUT=/nix/store/gsp68549k1aqbwxwczpgw67w5jjn4shw-linux-snens-dev/lib/modules/6.6.74/build" ]

[1] E.g. `linux-rpi4`.

(cherry picked from commit 5645cd22d4)
2025-01-30 14:23:42 +01:00
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