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+# coding=utf-8
+#
+# The Qubes OS Project, http://www.qubes-os.org
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2025  Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
+#                             <marmarek@invisiblethingslab.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
+# USA.
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+sources_list = "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list"
+base_repo_url = "deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/InRelease"
+base_onion_repo_url = "2s4yqjx5ul6okpp3f2gaunr2syex5jgbfpfvhxxbbjwnrsvbk5v3qbid.onion/debian/dists/bookworm/InRelease"
+backports_line = (
+    "deb {baseurl} bookworm-backports main contrib non-free-firmware\n"
+)
+prefs_path = "/etc/apt/preferences.d/backports_pins"
+prefs_firmware_data = """\
+Package: src:firmware-nonfree
+Pin: release n=bookworm-backports
+Pin-Priority: 600
+
+"""
+
+prefs_pipewire_data = """\
+Package: src:pipewire
+Pin: release n=bookworm-backports
+Pin-Priority: 600
+
+"""
+
+
+def add_backports_repo():
+    # find URL flavor used for deb.debian.org
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(
+            ["apt-get", "--print-uris", "update"],
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        )
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return
+    baseurl = None
+    backports_enabled = False
+    for url in output.decode().splitlines():
+        if not baseurl and (base_repo_url in url or base_onion_repo_url in url):
+            baseurl = (
+                url.split()[0]
+                .strip("'")
+                .replace("/dists/bookworm/InRelease", "")
+            )
+        if "/debian/dists/bookworm-backports/" in url:
+            # backports already enabled
+            backports_enabled = True
+    # add bookworm-backports if not already there
+    if baseurl and not backports_enabled and not os.path.exists(sources_list):
+        with open(sources_list, "w") as sources:
+            sources.write(backports_line.format(baseurl=baseurl))
+
+
+def check_package_not_from_backports(package):
+    # check if package is installed but not from backports
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(
+            ["dpkg", "-l", package],
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        )
+        if b"bpo" not in output:
+            # package installed but not from backports
+            return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+    return False
+
+
+def bookworm_backports(os_data, log, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Update firmware and/or pipewire packages from backports repository.
+
+    https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9815
+    https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8560
+    https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8916
+    """
+    if os_data.get("codename", "") == "bookworm":
+        # check what packages need to be updated to backports version
+        update_firmware = check_package_not_from_backports(
+            "firmware-linux-nonfree"
+        )
+        update_pipewire = check_package_not_from_backports("pipewire")
+        if not update_firmware and not update_pipewire:
+            return
+        add_backports_repo()
+        # then pin firmware packages to backports repo
+        if not os.path.exists(prefs_path):
+            with open(prefs_path, "w") as prefs:
+                if update_firmware:
+                    prefs.write(prefs_firmware_data)
+
+                if update_pipewire:
+                    prefs.write(prefs_pipewire_data)