feat(nixos): enable Magic SysRq keys for safe crash recovery
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Bernardo Magri
2026-07-08 22:04:56 +01:00
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replace item 20; it raises the floor until item 20 lands.
- **[stability] BTRFS auto-scrub**: Nomarchy is heavily BTRFS-based (timeline
snapshots, root subvolumes). BTRFS detects bitrot and data corruption via
checksums, but it only checks data when it is read. Enabling a monthly
scrub (`services.btrfs.autoScrub.enable = true;`) proactively scans the
entire filesystem in the background to detect (and if in a RAID/dup profile,
fix) silent corruption before backups or snapshots propagate the bad data.
Cost: cheap, zero-config stability win.
- **[usefulness] Automount removable media (udiskie)**: Right now
`services.udisks2` is enabled at the system level, but there is no
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that these legacy apps can read, instantly fixing the "black screen" issue
when sharing screens.
- **[stability] Magic SysRq Keys for Safe Recovery (`kernel.sysrq = 1`)**:
If the Wayland compositor crashes or the GPU driver hangs, the desktop
completely freezes. The standard fallback is holding the power button,
which risks BTRFS data corruption. Enabling `boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.sysrq" = 1`
allows the kernel to intercept the Alt+SysRq+REISUB key sequence to safely
terminate processes, sync disks, gracefully unmount filesystems, and reboot
even when userspace is dead. This is a critical safety net.
- **[usefulness] File Manager Archive Backend (`file-roller` or `xarchiver`)**:
Thunar is configured with `thunar-archive-plugin` in the system module, but

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## 2026-07-08 — BTRFS auto-scrub (iteration #76)
- **Task:** PROPOSED item — enable background filesystem health checks.
- **Did:** Added `services.btrfs.autoScrub` with a monthly interval to `modules/nixos/default.nix`.
- **Verified:** V1 (flake check).
- **Pending:** nothing.
- **Next suggestion:** continue tackling the PROPOSED backlog queue (e.g. file manager archive backend or pcscd).
## 2026-07-08 — Magic SysRq keys (iteration #75)
- **Task:** PROPOSED item — enable Magic SysRq keys for safe crash recovery.
- **Did:** Added `boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.sysrq" = 1;` to `modules/nixos/default.nix`.
- **Verified:** V1 (flake check).
- **Pending:** user visual review or nothing.
- **Next suggestion:** continue tackling the PROPOSED backlog queue (e.g. BTRFS auto-scrub or udiskie).
## 2026-07-08 — Stability + usefulness survey → 9 PROPOSED (iteration #74)
- **Task:** Bernardo requested new actionable items for stability and workstation feature-completeness, including a deeper dive.
- **Did:** Researched the codebase for gaps. Pitched nine new PROPOSED items: BTRFS auto-scrub, udiskie automounter, ddcutil external display control, pcscd+u2f security key support, easyeffects mic noise cancellation, smartd drive health monitoring, xwaylandvideobridge for legacy screen sharing, Magic SysRq keys for safe crash recovery, and file-roller/xarchiver for Thunar's broken extract menu.