linux/kernel/generic.nix: assert if constraints would be ignored#227999
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There appears to be a real mess with the naming of the attribute which contains structured extra configuration: - Nixpkgs' linux kernel expression uses structuredExtraConfig. - NixOS uses extraStructuredConfig. - Nixpkgs' kernelPatches use extraStructuredConfig. At the moment, if the user uses the wrong convention the configuration constraints are silently dropped. Let's `assert` instead so they at least know that their request isn't being respected. We can try to harmonize the naming later.
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wouldn't it be better to standardize on extraStructuredConfig ? |
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Maybe, but that's a separate issue. This attribute is exposed to users outside of nixpkgs, so we need to add an I don't particularly care which spelling is used, but silently ignoring things is strictly worse than either choice. |
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This pull request has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/improving-custom-configuration-for-alternate-kernels/45240/2 |
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There appears to be a real mess with the naming of the attribute which contains structured extra configuration:
At the moment, if the user uses the wrong convention the configuration constraints are silently dropped. Let's
assertinstead so they at least know that their request isn't being respected. We can try to harmonize the naming later.Things done
sandbox = trueset innix.conf? (See Nix manual)nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage./result/bin/)