nixos/amdgpu: add overdrive and ppfeaturemask option (#411155)

- `programs.corectrl.gpuOverclock.enable` -> `hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.enable`
- `programs.corectrl.gpuOverclock.ppfeaturemask` -> `hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.ppfeaturemask`
- `programs.tuxclocker.enableAMD` -> `hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.enable`

nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md

@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
 
 - `services.clamsmtp` is unmaintained and was removed from Nixpkgs.
+
+- `amdgpu` kernel driver overdrive mode can now be enabled by setting [hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.enable](#opt-hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.enable) and customized through [hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.ppfeaturemask](#opt-hardware.amdgpu.overdrive.ppfeaturemask).
+  This allows for fine-grained control over the GPU's performance and maybe required by overclocking softwares like Corectrl and Lact. These new options replace old options such as {option}`programs.corectrl.gpuOverclock.enable` and {option}`programs.tuxclocker.enableAMD`.

nixos/modules/hardware/corectrl.nix

@@ -8,13 +8,23 @@ let
   inherit (lib)
     mkEnableOption
     mkIf
-    mkOption
     mkPackageOption
     ;
 
   cfg = config.programs.corectrl;
 in
 {
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule
+      [ "programs" "corectrl" "gpuOverclock" "enable" ]
+      [ "hardware" "amdgpu" "overdrive" "enable" ]
+    )
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule
+      [ "programs" "corectrl" "gpuOverclock" "ppfeaturemask" ]
+      [ "hardware" "amdgpu" "overdrive" "ppfeaturemask" ]
+    )
+  ];
+
   options.programs.corectrl = {
     enable = mkEnableOption ''
       CoreCtrl, a tool to overclock amd graphics cards and processors.
@@ -24,23 +34,6 @@ in
     package = mkPackageOption pkgs "corectrl" {
       extraDescription = "Useful for overriding the configuration options used for the package.";
     };
-
-    gpuOverclock = {
-      enable = mkEnableOption ''
-        GPU overclocking
-      '';
-      ppfeaturemask = mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.str;
-        default = "0xfffd7fff";
-        example = "0xffffffff";
-        description = ''
-          Sets the `amdgpu.ppfeaturemask` kernel option.
-          In particular, it is used here to set the overdrive bit.
-          Default is `0xfffd7fff` as it is less likely to cause flicker issues.
-          Setting it to `0xffffffff` enables all features.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -61,12 +54,6 @@ in
           }
       });
     '';
-
-    # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/amd_shared.h#n169
-    # The overdrive bit
-    boot.kernelParams = mkIf cfg.gpuOverclock.enable [
-      "amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=${cfg.gpuOverclock.ppfeaturemask}"
-    ];
   };
 
   meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [

nixos/modules/services/hardware/amdgpu.nix

@@ -16,21 +16,44 @@ in
       series cards. Note: this removes support for analog video outputs,
       which is only available in the `radeon` driver
     '';
+
     initrd.enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''
       loading `amdgpu` kernelModule in stage 1.
       Can fix lower resolution in boot screen during initramfs phase
     '';
+
+    overdrive = {
+      enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''`amdgpu` overdrive mode for overclocking'';
+
+      ppfeaturemask = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.str;
+        default = "0xfffd7fff";
+        example = "0xffffffff";
+        description = ''
+          Sets the `amdgpu.ppfeaturemask` kernel option. It can be used to enable the overdrive bit.
+          Default is `0xfffd7fff` as it is less likely to cause flicker issues. Setting it to
+          `0xffffffff` enables all features, but also can be unstable. See
+          [the kernel documentation](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/amd_shared.h#n169)
+          for more information.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+
     opencl.enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''OpenCL support using ROCM runtime library'';
     # cfg.amdvlk option is defined in ./amdvlk.nix module
   };
 
   config = {
-    boot.kernelParams = lib.optionals cfg.legacySupport.enable [
-      "amdgpu.si_support=1"
-      "amdgpu.cik_support=1"
-      "radeon.si_support=0"
-      "radeon.cik_support=0"
-    ];
+    boot.kernelParams =
+      lib.optionals cfg.legacySupport.enable [
+        "amdgpu.si_support=1"
+        "amdgpu.cik_support=1"
+        "radeon.si_support=0"
+        "radeon.cik_support=0"
+      ]
+      ++ lib.optionals cfg.overdrive.enable [
+        "amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=${cfg.overdrive.ppfeaturemask}"
+      ];
 
     boot.initrd.kernelModules = lib.optionals cfg.initrd.enable [ "amdgpu" ];
 

nixos/modules/services/misc/tuxclocker.nix

@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@ let
   cfg = config.programs.tuxclocker;
 in
 {
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule
+      [ "programs" "tuxclocker" "enableAMD" ]
+      [ "hardware" "amdgpu" "overdrive" "enable" ]
+    )
+  ];
+
   options.programs.tuxclocker = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''
       TuxClocker, a hardware control and monitoring program
     '';
 
-    enableAMD = lib.mkEnableOption ''
-      AMD GPU controls.
-      Sets the `amdgpu.ppfeaturemask` kernel parameter to 0xfffd7fff to enable all TuxClocker controls
-    '';
-
     enabledNVIDIADevices = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.int;
       default = [ ];
@@ -72,9 +74,5 @@ in
           );
         in
         lib.concatStrings (map configSection cfg.enabledNVIDIADevices);
-
-      # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/amd_shared.h#n207
-      # Enable everything modifiable in TuxClocker
-      boot.kernelParams = lib.mkIf cfg.enableAMD [ "amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfffd7fff" ];
     };
 }