systemd: add patch policy

2026-04-10 00:38:51 +02:00
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@@ -215,6 +215,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
    hash = "sha256-FUKj3lvjz8TIsyu8NyJYtiNele+1BhdJPdw7r7nW6as=";
  };

+  # PATCH POLICY
+  #
+  # There are only two reasons we accept patches on systemd:
+  # 1. systemd functionality is fundamentally incompatible with how NixOS works
+  #    and workarounds are not possible.
+  # 2. Hotfixes that we want to apply before they have reached a systemd branch
+  #    we can use. If we come up with the fixes in Nixpkgs, they need to be
+  #    reported upstream and the upstream issue needs to be linked in the
+  #    commit message of the patch.
+  #
+  # Importantly, patches to improve usability, enable new features on NixOS or
+  # add entirely new features to systemd are not allowed.
+
  # On major changes, or when otherwise required, you *must* :
  # 1. reformat the patches,
  # 2. `git am path/to/00*.patch` them into a systemd worktree,