nixos/opengl: cleanup suggestions for extraPackages

- libvdpau-va-gl supports only H.264
- vaapiVdpau is unmaintained for 10 years

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
index 5a5d88d9a4e..9108bcbd165 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ in
 
   imports = [
     (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "xserver" "vaapiDrivers" ] [ "hardware" "opengl" "extraPackages" ])
-    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "hardware" "opengl" "s3tcSupport" ] ''
-      S3TC support is now always enabled in Mesa.
-    '')
+    (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "hardware" "opengl" "s3tcSupport" ] "S3TC support is now always enabled in Mesa.")
   ];
 
   options = {
@@ -89,21 +87,28 @@ in
       extraPackages = mkOption {
         type = types.listOf types.package;
         default = [];
-        example = literalExpression "with pkgs; [ vaapiIntel libvdpau-va-gl vaapiVdpau intel-ocl ]";
+        example = literalExpression "with pkgs; [ intel-media-driver intel-ocl vaapiIntel ]";
         description = lib.mdDoc ''
-          Additional packages to add to OpenGL drivers. This can be used
-          to add OpenCL drivers, VA-API/VDPAU drivers etc.
+          Additional packages to add to OpenGL drivers.
+          This can be used to add OpenCL drivers, VA-API/VDPAU drivers etc.
+
+          ::: {.note}
+          intel-media-driver supports hardware Broadwell (2014) or newer. Older hardware should use the mostly unmaintained vaapiIntel driver.
+          :::
         '';
       };
 
       extraPackages32 = mkOption {
         type = types.listOf types.package;
         default = [];
-        example = literalExpression "with pkgs.pkgsi686Linux; [ vaapiIntel libvdpau-va-gl vaapiVdpau ]";
+        example = literalExpression "with pkgs.pkgsi686Linux; [ intel-media-driver vaapiIntel ]";
         description = lib.mdDoc ''
-          Additional packages to add to 32-bit OpenGL drivers on
-          64-bit systems. Used when {option}`driSupport32Bit` is
-          set. This can be used to add OpenCL drivers, VA-API/VDPAU drivers etc.
+          Additional packages to add to 32-bit OpenGL drivers on 64-bit systems.
+          Used when {option}`driSupport32Bit` is set. This can be used to add OpenCL drivers, VA-API/VDPAU drivers etc.
+
+          ::: {.note}
+          intel-media-driver supports hardware Broadwell (2014) or newer. Older hardware should use the mostly unmaintained vaapiIntel driver.
+          :::
         '';
       };
 
@@ -124,7 +129,6 @@ in
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-
     assertions = [
       { assertion = cfg.driSupport32Bit -> pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64;
         message = "Option driSupport32Bit only makes sense on a 64-bit system.";