From 6f22c74a1118e16b5937f4727799b6cbf0d2b1d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thiago Kenji Okada Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:32:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] posts/2024-08-21/01: add services.irqbalance --- ...an-unordered-list-of-hidden-gems-inside-nixos.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/posts/2024-08-21/01-an-unordered-list-of-hidden-gems-inside-nixos.md b/posts/2024-08-21/01-an-unordered-list-of-hidden-gems-inside-nixos.md index 22e3a41..7231550 100644 --- a/posts/2024-08-21/01-an-unordered-list-of-hidden-gems-inside-nixos.md +++ b/posts/2024-08-21/01-an-unordered-list-of-hidden-gems-inside-nixos.md @@ -369,3 +369,16 @@ protocol used mostly in Linux desktop. And distros like and [Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DbusBrokerAsTheDefaultDbusImplementation) already use it to default, so there aren't lots of reason to not use it. + +## [`services.irqbalance`](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/hardware/irqbalance.nix) + +_Added in 2024-08-23_ + +Here is one that I have no experience but got curious after this comment in +[Lobte.rs](https://lobste.rs/s/ymmale/unordered_list_hidden_gems_inside_nixos#c_aghpwy): + +> One more option to add is maybe `services.irqbalance.enable`. For my old +> laptop it’s a life savior: no more freezes of the DE or video playback during +> heavy operations like e.g. compilation. + +Never tried it before but will give a try!