bottlerocket-os / bottlerocket-os/twoliter

Support modify kernel-parameters for different arch in build image.

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enhancement
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Rust
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Description

I have a use case where I need different kernel parameters for the same variant across different architectures. For example, for the `aws-dev` variant, if the architecture is `aarch64`, I want to add `"pci=realloc"` and remove `"quiet"`.

**Before:**
```toml
[package.metadata.build-variant]
kernel-parameters = [
# Other parameters omitted for clarity
"quiet",
]
```

**After:**
```toml
[package.metadata.build-variant]
kernel-parameters = [
"pci=realloc",
]
```

Could Twoliter add a feature to support this? Something like:
```bash
twoliter modify-kernel-parameters --variant "aws-dev" --add "pci=realloc" --remove "quiet"
```

It could be even better if the modification is integrated into the "cargo make build" command. Such that there is no `-dirty` tag of images built.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing twoliter modify-kernel-parameters command and the cargo make build flow mentioned in the issue. Determine where variant and architecture-specific kernel parameters are configured, then verify that adding and removing parameters produces the requested architecture-specific image without a -dirty tag.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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