diff --git a/hosts/common/default.nix b/hosts/common/default.nix
index 8ce08ac0..27d4ef44 100644
--- a/hosts/common/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ./persist.nix
     ./polyunfill.nix
     ./programs
+    ./quirks.nix
     ./secrets.nix
     ./ssh.nix
     ./systemd.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
index 02534cb7..c18202b4 100644
--- a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
@@ -5,33 +5,6 @@
     ./x86_64.nix
   ];
 
-  # TODO: remove after linux 6.9. see: <https://github.com/axboe/liburing/issues/1113>
-  # - <https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/28149>
-  # - <https://git.kernel.dk/cgit/linux/commit/?h=io_uring-6.9&id=e5444baa42e545bb929ba56c497e7f3c73634099>
-  # when removing, try starting and suspending (ctrl+z) two instances of neovim simultaneously.
-  # if the system doesn't freeze, then this is safe to remove.
-  # added 2024-04-04
-  sane.user.fs.".profile".symlink.text = lib.mkBefore ''
-    export UV_USE_IO_URING=0
-  '';
-
-  # powertop will default to putting USB devices -- including HID -- to sleep after TWO SECONDS
-  powerManagement.powertop.enable = false;
-  # linux CPU governor: <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt>
-  # - options:
-  #   - "powersave" => force CPU to always run at lowest supported frequency
-  #   - "performance" => force CPU to always run at highest frequency
-  #   - "ondemand" => adjust frequency based on load
-  #   - "conservative"  (ondemand but slower to adjust)
-  #   - "schedutil"
-  #   - "userspace"
-  # - not all options are available for all platforms
-  #   - intel (intel_pstate) appears to manage scaling w/o intervention/control from the OS.
-  #   - AMD (acpi-cpufreq) appears to manage scaling via the OS *or* HW. but the ondemand defaults never put it to max hardware frequency.
-  #   - qualcomm (cpufreq-dt) appears to manage scaling *only* via the OS. ondemand governor exercises the full range.
-  # - query details with `sudo cpupower frequency-info`
-  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "ondemand";
-
   # services.snapper.configs = {
   #   root = {
   #     subvolume = "/";
diff --git a/hosts/common/quirks.nix b/hosts/common/quirks.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04dac09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/quirks.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# quirks: temporary patches with the goal of eventually removing them
+{ lib, ... }:
+{
+  # TODO: remove after linux 6.9. see: <https://github.com/axboe/liburing/issues/1113>
+  # - <https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/28149>
+  # - <https://git.kernel.dk/cgit/linux/commit/?h=io_uring-6.9&id=e5444baa42e545bb929ba56c497e7f3c73634099>
+  # when removing, try starting and suspending (ctrl+z) two instances of neovim simultaneously.
+  # if the system doesn't freeze, then this is safe to remove.
+  # added 2024-04-04
+  sane.user.fs.".profile".symlink.text = lib.mkBefore ''
+    export UV_USE_IO_URING=0
+  '';
+
+  # powertop will default to putting USB devices -- including HID -- to sleep after TWO SECONDS
+  powerManagement.powertop.enable = false;
+  # linux CPU governor: <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt>
+  # - options:
+  #   - "powersave" => force CPU to always run at lowest supported frequency
+  #   - "performance" => force CPU to always run at highest frequency
+  #   - "ondemand" => adjust frequency based on load
+  #   - "conservative"  (ondemand but slower to adjust)
+  #   - "schedutil"
+  #   - "userspace"
+  # - not all options are available for all platforms
+  #   - intel (intel_pstate) appears to manage scaling w/o intervention/control from the OS.
+  #   - AMD (acpi-cpufreq) appears to manage scaling via the OS *or* HW. but the ondemand defaults never put it to max hardware frequency.
+  #   - qualcomm (cpufreq-dt) appears to manage scaling *only* via the OS. ondemand governor exercises the full range.
+  # - query details with `sudo cpupower frequency-info`
+  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "ondemand";
+}