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doc/linux: make it explicit that we do not accept new kernel flavors (#473318)

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Maximilian Bosch
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@@ -158,3 +158,9 @@ The change gets submitted like this:
* Keep the previously latest kernel until its mainline counterpart gets removed.
After that `linux_hardened` points to the latest LTS supported by hardened.
* __SQUASH__ the changes into the `linux_X_Y_hardened: init at …` commit.
### Policy for accepting new kernel flavours {#sec-linux-new-kernels}
No new downstream kernels are accepted into nixpkgs. That includes kernels that use the mainline
sourcetree, but a different configuration. Kernels for extended hardware support should go
to [nixos-hardware](github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware) instead.

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"sec-linux-kernel-developing-modules": [
"index.html#sec-linux-kernel-developing-modules"
],
"sec-linux-new-kernels": [
"index.html#sec-linux-new-kernels"
],
"ex-edit-compile-run-kernel-modules": [
"index.html#ex-edit-compile-run-kernel-modules"
],