From a7338726f54dca2fbb8d0f5eb1297af20febd57e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eman Resu <78693624+quatquatt@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 18:52:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] minimal-bootstrap: avoid forcing meta definition

The result of commonMeta is never actually needed if assertValidity goes
away, and `.meta` is never accessed from the derivation. We perform a
similar optimization in stdenv.mkDerivation.
---
 pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix
index 180d55a91494..1339b4ca13c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ rec {
       baseDrv = derivation (
         {
           inherit (buildPlatform) system;
-          inherit (meta) name;
+          # redefining from meta to avoid forcing the thunk until it's used
+          name = attrs.name or "${attrs.pname}-${attrs.version}";
         }
         // maybeContentAddressed
         // (removeAttrs attrs [