nixos/rl-2111: mention changes to linux kernel infrastructure

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Dominik Xaver Hörl 3 years ago
parent 66fe289724
commit c53354d1d2
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      nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml
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      nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md

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<section xml:id="sec-release-21.11-notable-changes">
<title>Other Notable Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The linux kernel package infrastructure was moved out of
<literal>all-packages.nix</literal>, and restructured. Linux
related functions and attributes now live under the
<literal>pkgs.linuxKernel</literal> attribute set. In
particular the versioned <literal>linuxPackages_*</literal>
package sets (such as <literal>linuxPackages_5_4</literal>)
and kernels from <literal>pkgs</literal> were moved there and
now live under <literal>pkgs.linuxKernel.packages.*</literal>.
The unversioned ones (such as
<literal>linuxPackages_latest</literal>) remain untouched.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The setting

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## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-21.11-notable-changes}
- The linux kernel package infrastructure was moved out of `all-packages.nix`, and restructured. Linux related functions and attributes now live under the `pkgs.linuxKernel` attribute set.
In particular the versioned `linuxPackages_*` package sets (such as `linuxPackages_5_4`) and kernels from `pkgs` were moved there and now live under `pkgs.linuxKernel.packages.*`. The unversioned ones (such as `linuxPackages_latest`) remain untouched.
- The setting [`services.openssh.logLevel`](options.html#opt-services.openssh.logLevel) `"VERBOSE"` `"INFO"`. This brings NixOS in line with upstream and other Linux distributions, and reduces log spam on servers due to bruteforcing botnets.
However, if [`services.fail2ban.enable`](options.html#opt-services.fail2ban.enable) is `true`, the `fail2ban` will override the verbosity to `"VERBOSE"`, so that `fail2ban` can observe the failed login attempts from the SSH logs.

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