kernel fuckery

hosts/common/base.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 { config, pkgs, pkgs-unstable, lib, ... }: {
-  boot.kernel.sysctl = {
-    "net.ipv4.ip_unprivileged_port_start" = 0;
+  boot = {
+    kernelPackages = lib.mkDefault pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+    kernel.sysctl = {
+      "net.ipv4.ip_unprivileged_port_start" = 0;
+    };
   };
   system.stateVersion = "24.05";
   system.autoUpgrade = {

hosts/tower/configuration.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, pkgs-unstable, ... }:
 
 {
   imports =
@@ -8,23 +8,26 @@
     enable = true;
   };
   time.hardwareClockInLocalTime = true;
-  boot.initrd.enable = true;
-  boot.loader = {
-    efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-    systemd-boot = {
-      enable = true;
-      windows = {
-        "nvme0n1p1" = {
-          title = "Windows";
-          efiDeviceHandle = "FS0";
-          sortKey = "1";
-        };
-      }; #end windows
-      edk2-uefi-shell = {
+  boot = {
+    initrd.enable = true;
+    kernelPackages = pkgs-unstable.linuxPackages_latest;
+    loader = {
+      efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+      systemd-boot = {
         enable = true;
-        sortKey = "0";
-      }; # end edk2-uefi-shell
-    }; # end loader.systemd-boot
+        windows = {
+          "nvme0n1p1" = {
+            title = "Windows";
+            efiDeviceHandle = "FS0";
+            sortKey = "1";
+          };
+        }; #end windows
+        edk2-uefi-shell = {
+          enable = true;
+          sortKey = "0";
+        }; # end edk2-uefi-shell
+      }; # end systemd-boot
+    }; # end loader
   }; # end boot
   hardware = {
     graphics.enable = true;
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@
       powerManagement.finegrained = false;
       open = true;
       nvidiaSettings = true;
-      package = config.boot.kernelPackages.nvidiaPackages.stable;
+      package = config.boot.kernelPackages.nvidiaPackages.beta;
     }; # end nvidia
   }; # end hardware
   services = {