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@qbisi qbisi commented May 2, 2025

This pr add support for thouse out-of-tree boards based on expose compileDts.

With some modification of kernel^dev, we can compile the deviceTree of a custom board without patching kernel source.
A test nixosTest.systemd-boot.deviceTree is added to valid this pr.

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  • Built on platform(s)
    • x86_64-linux
    • aarch64-linux
    • x86_64-darwin
    • aarch64-darwin
  • For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
    • sandbox = relaxed
    • sandbox = true
  • Tested, as applicable:
  • Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
  • Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • 25.05 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 Release notes)
    • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
    • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
    • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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@github-actions github-actions bot added 6.topic: nixos Issues or PRs affecting NixOS modules, or package usability issues specific to NixOS 6.topic: kernel The Linux kernel 8.has: module (update) This PR changes an existing module in `nixos/` 6.topic: hardware 10.rebuild-darwin: 1-10 10.rebuild-linux: 5001+ 10.rebuild-linux: 501+ labels May 2, 2025
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qbisi commented May 4, 2025

@ofborg systemd-boot.deviceTree

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6.topic: hardware 6.topic: kernel The Linux kernel 6.topic: nixos Issues or PRs affecting NixOS modules, or package usability issues specific to NixOS 8.has: module (update) This PR changes an existing module in `nixos/` 10.rebuild-darwin: 1-10 10.rebuild-linux: 501+ 10.rebuild-linux: 5001+
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