Commit 1d6f702f authored by Alyssa Ross's avatar Alyssa Ross
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linux: set CONFIG_X86_GENERIC 

> This is really intended for distributors who need more generic
> optimizations.

Apparently it's expected that as a generic distribution, we set this,
and if we had we wouldn't have been affected by the recent 32-bit x86
Xen breakage[1][2]:

> In normal distro kernels, CONFIG_X86_GENERIC is enabled

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231204084722.3789473-1-arnd@kernel.org/
[2]: 096639c5 ("linux: drop XEN on 32-bit")
parent 98c8fa37

pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix

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@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ let 
    };



    optimization = {

      X86_GENERIC = mkIf (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "i686-linux") yes;

      # Optimize with -O2, not -Os

      CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE = no;

    };