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nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
2025-09-08 11:09:21 +02:00

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{
lib,
stdenv,
fetchFromGitHub,
buildLinux,
variant,
...
}@args:
let
# Default priority is 100 for common kernel options (see common-config.nix
# file), we need something lower to override them, but we still want users to
# override options if they need using lib.mkForce (that has 50 priority)
mkKernelOverride = lib.mkOverride 90;
# Comments with variant added for update script
variants = {
# ./update-zen.py zen
zen = {
version = "6.16.5"; # zen
suffix = "zen1"; # zen
sha256 = "19b5dpw4kkr9vfx2if56y69zs0di8ygrxsmnq8qhyg5v1985y5i6"; # zen
isLqx = false;
};
# ./update-zen.py lqx
lqx = {
version = "6.16.5"; # lqx
suffix = "lqx1"; # lqx
sha256 = "149pkbzsx1z5b8qizf03nz5b4p7in0kbyy8d35svvzrljr6dzjqn"; # lqx
isLqx = true;
};
};
zenKernelsFor =
{
version,
suffix,
sha256,
isLqx,
}:
buildLinux (
args
// {
inherit version;
pname = "linux-${if isLqx then "lqx" else "zen"}";
modDirVersion = lib.versions.pad 3 "${version}-${suffix}";
isZen = true;
src = fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "zen-kernel";
repo = "zen-kernel";
rev = "v${version}-${suffix}";
inherit sha256;
};
# This is based on the following sources:
# - zen: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux-zen/-/blob/main/config
# - lqx: https://github.com/damentz/liquorix-package/blob/6.13/master/linux-liquorix/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config-arch-64
# - Liquorix features: https://liquorix.net/
# The list below is not exhaustive, so the kernels probably doesn't match
# the upstream, but should bring most of the improvements that will be
# expected by users
structuredExtraConfig =
with lib.kernel;
{
# Zen Interactive tuning
ZEN_INTERACTIVE = yes;
# FQ-Codel Packet Scheduling
NET_SCH_DEFAULT = yes;
DEFAULT_FQ_CODEL = yes;
# Preempt (low-latency)
PREEMPT = mkKernelOverride yes;
PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY = mkKernelOverride no;
# Preemptible tree-based hierarchical RCU
TREE_RCU = yes;
PREEMPT_RCU = yes;
RCU_EXPERT = yes;
TREE_SRCU = yes;
TASKS_RCU_GENERIC = yes;
TASKS_RCU = yes;
TASKS_RUDE_RCU = yes;
TASKS_TRACE_RCU = yes;
RCU_STALL_COMMON = yes;
RCU_NEED_SEGCBLIST = yes;
RCU_FANOUT = freeform "64";
RCU_FANOUT_LEAF = freeform "16";
RCU_BOOST = yes;
RCU_BOOST_DELAY = option (freeform "500");
RCU_NOCB_CPU = yes;
RCU_LAZY = yes;
RCU_DOUBLE_CHECK_CB_TIME = yes;
# BFQ I/O scheduler
IOSCHED_BFQ = mkKernelOverride yes;
# Futex WAIT_MULTIPLE implementation for Wine / Proton Fsync.
FUTEX = yes;
FUTEX_PI = yes;
# NT synchronization primitive emulation
NTSYNC = yes;
# Preemptive Full Tickless Kernel at 1000Hz
HZ = freeform "1000";
HZ_1000 = yes;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (isLqx) {
# https://github.com/damentz/liquorix-package/commit/07b176edc002f2a7825ae181613e1f79a3650fd2
CMDLINE_BOOL = yes;
CMDLINE = freeform "audit=0 intel_pstate=disable amd_pstate=disable ";
# Google's BBRv3 TCP congestion Control
TCP_CONG_BBR = yes;
DEFAULT_BBR = yes;
# PDS Process Scheduler
SCHED_ALT = yes;
SCHED_PDS = yes;
# https://github.com/damentz/liquorix-package/commit/a7055b936c0f4edb8f6afd5263fe1d2f8a5cd877
RCU_BOOST = no;
RCU_LAZY = mkKernelOverride no;
# Swap storage is compressed with LZ4 using zswap
ZSWAP_COMPRESSOR_DEFAULT_LZ4 = yes;
ZSWAP_COMPRESSOR_DEFAULT_ZSTD = mkKernelOverride no;
# https://github.com/damentz/liquorix-package/commit/3a82381a4db3452599e2b2a607046a379c72ad27
SLAB_BUCKETS = mkKernelOverride (option no);
# https://github.com/damentz/liquorix-package/commit/ca7efe07abd478f3f4cbe0725a3383fd235aa5be
ENERGY_MODE = mkKernelOverride (option no);
# https://github.com/damentz/liquorix-package/commit/fdc93f5633d22c26f0994fba751a26de0cb51a17
WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT_DEFAULT = mkKernelOverride (option no);
# Fix error: unused option: XXX.
CFS_BANDWIDTH = mkKernelOverride (option no);
PSI = mkKernelOverride (option no);
RT_GROUP_SCHED = mkKernelOverride (option no);
SCHED_AUTOGROUP = mkKernelOverride (option no);
SCHED_CLASS_EXT = mkKernelOverride (option no);
SCHED_CORE = mkKernelOverride (option no);
UCLAMP_TASK = mkKernelOverride (option no);
UCLAMP_TASK_GROUP = mkKernelOverride (option no);
};
extraPassthru.updateScript = [
./update-zen.py
(if isLqx then "lqx" else "zen")
];
extraMeta = {
branch = lib.versions.majorMinor version + "/master";
maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
thiagokokada
jerrysm64
axertheaxe
];
teams = [ ];
description =
"Built using the best configuration and kernel sources for desktop, multimedia, and gaming workloads."
+ lib.optionalString isLqx " (Same as linux_zen, but less aggressive release schedule and additional extra config)";
broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
};
}
// (args.argsOverride or { })
);
in
zenKernelsFor variants.${variant}