linux: disable WERROR by default

gcc update frequently breaks most recent kernel releases due to blanket -Werror flag. Let's avoid -Werror in a default build to ease kernel and gcc maintenance.
2 years ago · fea73bfd63
parent 525ba38f95
commit fea73bfd63
1 changed files with 3 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@ -917,6 +917,9 @@ let
      TASK_DELAY_ACCT = yes;
      TASK_XACCT = yes;
      TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING = yes;
+
+      # Fresh toolchains frequently break -Werror build for minor issues.
+      WERROR = whenAtLeast "5.15" no;
    } // optionalAttrs (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux" || stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "aarch64-linux") {
      # Enable CPU/memory hotplug support
      # Allows you to dynamically add & remove CPUs/memory to a VM client running NixOS without requiring a reboot