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Suggested in [nixos-org-configurations#142](NixOS/infra#142).

`aarch64-linux` gathers enough attention to receive a promotion to a supported architecture?

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feature: aarch64-tier1
start-date: 2021-03-09
author: Vika Shleina
co-authors: TBD
shepherd-team: TBD
shepherd-leader: TBD
related-issues: TBD
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# Summary
[summary]: #summary

Move `aarch64-linux` from a Tier 2 platform to Tier 1, as described in [RFC 0046](/rfcs/0046-platform-support-tiers.md)

# Motivation
[motivation]: #motivation

`aarch64-linux` support in Nixpkgs and NixOS matures over time and becomes
more and more stable, and more devices appear having NixOS on ARM support.
Moving it to a Tier 1 platform will allow us to block release channels on
aarch64-related build failures, making it easier and safer for ARM users
to upgrade their systems, and will help in keeping software versions in
sync between several architectures due to `x86_64-linux` and `aarch64-linux`
builds sharing a channel.

# Detailed design
[design]: #detailed-design

`aarch64-linux` builds will be added to stable and unstable channels' `tested`
aggregate jobs on Hydra, giving them ability to block channel advances.

# Examples and Interactions
[examples-and-interactions]: #examples-and-interactions

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In [nixos/release-combined.nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/release-combined.nix)
`aarch64-linux` will be moved to `supportedSystems`, enabling NixOS tests
to block channel advances in case of failures.

(maybe something more? IDK for now)

# Drawbacks
[drawbacks]: #drawbacks

Some build failures could unneccesarily delay channel advances, delaying critical updates.

# Alternatives
[alternatives]: #alternatives

Create an aarch64-focused channel that would build same things current `unstable` does, but for aarch64 only.

# Unresolved questions
[unresolved]: #unresolved-questions

TBA

# Future work
[future]: #future-work

TBA

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