Remove Plymouth, add quiet boot params, add cpu-performance module

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configuration.nix

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./modules/modules.nix
-    ./iso/branding.nix
   ];
 
   # ── Boot ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot/efi";
   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+  boot.kernelParams = [ "quiet" "loglevel=3" "rd.systemd.show_status=false" "udev.log_level=3" ];
 
   # ── Filesystems ─────────────────────────────────────────────
   fileSystems."/run/media/Second_Drive" = {

iso/branding.nix

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
-
-let
-  theme = pkgs.callPackage ./plymouth-theme.nix {};
-in
-{
-  boot.plymouth.enable = true;
-  boot.plymouth.theme = "sovran";
-  boot.plymouth.themePackages = [ theme ];
-  boot.kernelParams = [ "quiet" "splash" ];
-  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
-}

iso/plymouth-theme.nix

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, lib }:
-
-pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "sovran-plymouth-theme";
-  version = "1.0";
-
-  src = ./.;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/share/plymouth/themes/sovran
-    cp ${./assets/splash-logo.png} $out/share/plymouth/themes/sovran/logo.png
-
-    cat > $out/share/plymouth/themes/sovran/sovran.plymouth <<EOF
-[Plymouth Theme]
-Name=Sovran Systems
-Description=Sovran Systems Splash
-ModuleName=script
-
-[script]
-ImageDir=$out/share/plymouth/themes/sovran
-ScriptFile=$out/share/plymouth/themes/sovran/sovran.script
-EOF
-
-    cat > $out/share/plymouth/themes/sovran/sovran.script <<'EOF'
-# Background color: #CFFFD7 (RGB 207,255,215)
-bg_r = 207/255.0
-bg_g = 255/255.0
-bg_b = 215/255.0
-
-Window.SetBackgroundTopColor (bg_r, bg_g, bg_b);
-Window.SetBackgroundBottomColor (bg_r, bg_g, bg_b);
-
-logo = Image("logo.png");
-logo_sprite = Sprite(logo);
-logo_sprite.SetX((Window.GetWidth() - logo.GetWidth()) / 2);
-logo_sprite.SetY((Window.GetHeight() - logo.GetHeight()) / 2);
-EOF
-  '';
-}

modules/core/cpu-performance.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# ── modules/core/cpu-performance.nix ──────────────────────────────────────────
+# Forces all CPU cores to run at maximum frequency on node and server_plus_desktop
+# roles. Desktop-only installs retain normal OS power management behaviour.
+#
+# Three layers:
+#   1. power-profiles-daemon disabled  — removes the GNOME power profile picker;
+#                                        no user can switch profiles
+#   2. cpufreq performance governor    — pins every core to max frequency via
+#                                        kernel, enforced at boot by a oneshot unit
+#   3. systemd oneshot enforcement     — belt-and-suspenders; applies the governor
+#                                        after every boot even if module loads late
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf (!config.sovran_systemsOS.roles.desktop) {
+
+    # ── Layer 1: disable power-profiles-daemon ───────────────────────────────
+    # This removes the power-profile switcher from GNOME Settings entirely.
+    services.power-profiles-daemon.enable = false;
+
+    # ── Layer 2: set cpufreq governor to performance ─────────────────────────
+    # Pins all cores to max frequency. Works on Intel (intel_pstate) and AMD
+    # (amd-pstate / acpi-cpufreq) alike.
+    powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "performance";
+
+    # ── Layer 3: enforce at boot via systemd oneshot ─────────────────────────
+    # Belt-and-suspenders: ensures the governor is applied after every boot even
+    # if the kernel module loads late.
+    systemd.services.cpu-performance = {
+      description = "Set CPU governor to performance on all cores";
+      wantedBy    = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      after       = [ "systemd-modules-load.service" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type            = "oneshot";
+        RemainAfterExit = true;
+      };
+      script = ''
+        found=0
+        for gov in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor; do
+          if [ -w "$gov" ]; then
+            echo performance > "$gov"
+            found=1
+          fi
+        done
+        if [ "$found" -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "cpu-performance: no writable cpufreq governors found (VM or unsupported hardware)" >&2
+        fi
+      '';
+    };
+
+  };
+}

modules/modules.nix

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     ./core/legacy-cleanup.nix
     ./core/remote-deploy.nix
     ./core/no-sleep.nix
+    ./core/cpu-performance.nix
 
     # ── Always on (no flag) ───────────────────────────────────
     ./php.nix