{ config, lib, ... }: with lib; let sysctlOption = mkOptionType { name = "sysctl option value"; check = val: let checkType = x: isBool x || isString x || isInt x || x == null; in checkType val || (val._type or "" == "override" && checkType val.content); merge = loc: defs: mergeOneOption loc (filterOverrides defs); }; in { options = { boot.kernel.sysctl = mkOption { default = {}; example = literalExpression '' { "net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies" = false; "vm.swappiness" = 60; } ''; type = types.attrsOf sysctlOption; description = lib.mdDoc '' Runtime parameters of the Linux kernel, as set by {manpage}`sysctl(8)`. Note that sysctl parameters names must be enclosed in quotes (e.g. `"vm.swappiness"` instead of `vm.swappiness`). The value of each parameter may be a string, integer, boolean, or null (signifying the option will not appear at all). ''; }; }; config = { environment.etc."sysctl.d/60-nixos.conf".text = concatStrings (mapAttrsToList (n: v: optionalString (v != null) "${n}=${if v == false then "0" else toString v}\n" ) config.boot.kernel.sysctl); systemd.services.systemd-sysctl = { wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ]; restartTriggers = [ config.environment.etc."sysctl.d/60-nixos.conf".source ]; }; # Hide kernel pointers (e.g. in /proc/modules) for unprivileged # users as these make it easier to exploit kernel vulnerabilities. boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.kptr_restrict" = mkDefault 1; # Disable YAMA by default to allow easy debugging. boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.yama.ptrace_scope" = mkDefault 0; }; }