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Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix')
| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix index 33e9eca62b07a..0d2858462214a 100644 --- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix +++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/kernel.nix @@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ in # - some of it might not even evaluate correctly. defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.linuxPackages"; example = literalExpression "pkgs.linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_10"; - description = '' + description = lib.mdDoc '' This option allows you to override the Linux kernel used by NixOS. Since things like external kernel module packages are tied to the kernel you're using, it also overrides those. This option is a function that takes Nixpkgs as an argument (as a convenience), and returns an attribute set containing at - the very least an attribute <varname>kernel</varname>. + the very least an attribute {var}`kernel`. Additional attributes may be needed depending on your configuration. For instance, if you use the NVIDIA X driver, then it also needs to contain an attribute - <varname>nvidia_x11</varname>. + {var}`nvidia_x11`. ''; }; @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ in type = types.str; default = ""; example = "my secret seed"; - description = '' - Provides a custom seed for the <varname>RANDSTRUCT</varname> security - option of the Linux kernel. Note that <varname>RANDSTRUCT</varname> is + description = lib.mdDoc '' + Provides a custom seed for the {var}`RANDSTRUCT` security + option of the Linux kernel. Note that {var}`RANDSTRUCT` is only enabled in NixOS hardened kernels. Using a custom seed requires building the kernel and dependent packages locally, since this customization happens at build time. |