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diff --git a/nixpkgs/doc/packages/linux.section.md b/nixpkgs/doc/packages/linux.section.md index 0edf40043361..4c3b2a3b132a 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/doc/packages/linux.section.md +++ b/nixpkgs/doc/packages/linux.section.md @@ -12,20 +12,6 @@ Both functions have an argument `kernelPatches` which should be a list of `{name The kernel derivation created with `pkgs.buildLinux` exports an attribute `features` specifying whether optional functionality is or isn’t enabled. This is used in NixOS to implement kernel-specific behaviour. -:::{.example #ex-skip-package-from-kernel-feature} - -# Skipping an external package because of a kernel feature - -For instance, if the kernel has the `iwlwifi` feature (i.e., has built-in support for Intel wireless chipsets), then NixOS doesn’t have to build the external `iwlwifi` package: - -```nix -modulesTree = [kernel] - ++ pkgs.lib.optional (!kernel.features ? iwlwifi) kernelPackages.iwlwifi - ++ ...; -``` - -::: - If you are using a kernel packaged in Nixpkgs, you can customize it by overriding its arguments. For details on how each argument affects the generated kernel, refer to [the `pkgs.buildLinux` source code](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/d77bda728d5041c1294a68fb25c79e2d161f62b9/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix). :::{.example #ex-overriding-kernel-derivation} |