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+{lib, ...}:
+with lib; {
+  boot = {
+    # I don't use it even on laptops. It's also /required/ to disable it for
+    # ZFS[1].
+    # [1]: https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/260
+    # [1]: https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/12842
+    kernelParams = ["hibernate=no"];
+
+    kernel.sysctl = {
+      "fs.file-max" = pow 2 17;
+      "fs.inotify.max_user_watches" = pow 2 19;
+      "fs.suid_dumpable" = 0;
+      "kernel.core_uses_pid" = 1;
+      "kernel.exec-shield" = 1;
+      "kernel.kptr_restrict" = 1;
+      "kernel.maps_protect" = 1;
+      "kernel.msgmax" = pow 2 16;
+      "kernel.msgmnb" = pow 2 16;
+      "kernel.pid_max" = pow 2 16;
+      "kernel.randomize_va_space" = 2;
+      "kernel.shmall" = pow 2 28;
+      "kernel.shmmax" = pow 2 28;
+      "kernel.sysrq" = 0;
+      "vm.dirty_background_bytes" = pow 2 22;
+      "vm.dirty_background_ratio" = 5;
+      "vm.dirty_bytes" = pow 2 22;
+      "vm.dirty_ratio" = 30;
+      "vm.min_free_kbytes" = pow 2 16;
+      "vm.mmap_min_addr" = pow 2 12;
+      "vm.overcommit_memory" = mkDefault 0;
+      "vm.overcommit_ratio" = mkDefault 50;
+      "vm.vfs_cache_pressure" = 50;
+    };
+  };
+
+  # https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/mm/ksm.html
+  hardware.ksm.enable = true;
+}

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