[KERNEL][Ville S4][AOSP][4.4/4.3][26Jul] Bubba Kernel

[JUL 26 2014]
Revert "prctl: adds the capable(CAP_SYS_NICE) check to PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID."
Revert "prctl: adds PR_SET_TIMERSLACK_PID for setting timer slack of"
add qseecom support
some defconfig changes
cpufreq: revert CAF's cpu policy save code
sched/cpuidle: reduce IPI storm. Backport upstream 3.16
mm, hugetlb: improve page-fault scalability
mm: per-thread vma caching
Revert "msm: htc: update mem mapping"

[JUL 22 2014]
update compiler to linaro toolchain 4.9.1 2014.07 optimized for cortex-a15
update to 3.4.99
added KCAL control by faux and fixed by me
add F2FS support

[JUL 17 2014]
update to 3.4.98
sync with cm
sync with codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable
update sleepy_plug
bfq: BFQ-v7r5
bugfix from google (see github)

[JUN 29 2014]
Remove JustArchi GCC flags cos they are unstable
update to 3.4.95
fix minor issues in s2w

[JUN 24 2014]
sync with CM
sync with codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable 
drivers:input:cy8c_cs: modified IRQ flags (improve s2w)
lower min timeout for dtw2
ext4: Speedup WB_SYNC_ALL pass called from sync(2)

[JUN 19 2014]
update compiler to linaro toolchain 4.9.1 2014.06 optimized for cortex-a15
update to 3.4.94
remove -fdata-sections GCC flag (cause of reboot issue)
sync with CM
sync with codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable 
updated sleepy_plug

[JUN 09 2014]
sync with codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable 
memset patch to fix bootloops

[JUN 08 2014]
3.4.92
reverted some KGSL CAF patches
removed -ftrace flag
sync with CM
improved int_sqrt algorithm
update bfq to v7-r4

[MAY 28 2014]
sync with codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable 
update sleepy_plug 
cpufreq: ondemand: Calculate load_at_max_freq based on current policy->max
sched: add do_avg_nr_running to fix avg_nr_running

[MAY 19 2014]
update to 3.4.91
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.38
update bfq to v7-r3
sleepy_plug now supports quadcore CPUs
add 1wire headset support (CM)
new GCC flags
update compiler

[MAY 03 2014]
block: support volname for HTC devices with proc/emmc support

[MAY 02 2014]
compiled with Linaro GCC 4.9.1 optimized for cortex-a15
sync with CM
undervolt all components
update devices_htc from Jet jb 4.3 kernel 
update headset driver from Jet jb 4.3 kernel
update memory mapping (more RAM avaiable)

[APR 29 2014]
update to 3.4.88
sync with codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable 
some other CAF patches

[APR 23 2014]
enable vol to wake
replace powersuspend to earlysuspend everywhere

[APR 22 2014]
update to 3.4.87
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.35
re enable elf_dumo and perf_counter (disable them cause instability)
prima driver built with -Os flag for stability
disable vol to wake up

[APR 12 2014]
update to 3.4.86
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7-stable
sync with cm sources
update sleepy_plug 
add new powersuspend driver
disable deprecated early suspend driver
optimized char/random 
improved mm/oom
improved fair scheduler

[MAR 19 2014]
update compiler to 2014.03
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.31
sync with cm sources
disabled kcal (it doesn't work properly) perf counter (deprecated) and elf dump
re-enable kgsl_2d driver
sleepy_plug: switch to use dedicated high priority workqueue

[MAR 03 2014]
Disable module loading again, it causes reboots
removed radio iris driver, it work only as module
remove kgsl post mortem dump
remove kgsl 2d (z180) driver (is it needed?)
KGSL: simple governor: don't modify laziness value when reset laziness count
adjust kgsl_3d0 and _2d1 init_level values

[MAR 01 2014]
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.29
fix kgsl_3d0 and kgsl_2d0 init_level (now GPU scale freq from 128MHz to maxFreq)
update sleepy_plug
disable all DEBUG
silence debug info from battery gyro leds and touchescreen drivers
add power-on alarm feature
add power efficent workqueue
compile radio-iris-transport ad module

[FEB 25 2014]
update to 3.4.82
removed intelli_plug and added sleepy_plug
modified voltage tables (affect only normal version)

[FEB 23 2014]
update to 3.4.81
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.27
update compiler 
added intelliactive governor
removed mp decision and added intelliplug
sync with cm sources
optimized kernel compress for cortex-a15
updated BFQ scheduler to version 7r2
re-added fastcharge

[FEB 02 2014]
changed compiler to [URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2098133"]this[/URL]
update to 3.4.79
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.25
ondemand patches from CAF 
input: ewtzmu2: Fix gyro off status checks (credits Erwin Mascher)
using sparsemem instead flatmem
AES with NEON instruction and thumb2 compatible
add support for kernel mode NEON

[JAN 29 2014]
update to 3.4.78
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.22
compiled with -O3 optimization
new compiler: linaro toolchain 4.8.3 2014.01 optimized for cortex-a15
interactive governor patches from CAF
add UIO driver
various CAF patches: iommu, memory management, kgsl, sched, spinlock, bam_dmux
update drivers: battery, pm8921, headset, acoustic (credits CM)
msm: HTC: Update htc_restart_handler … (credits CM)
msm: HTC: Update devices_htc.c (credits CM)
msm: HTC: Update emmc partitions code (credits CM)
msm_kcal_ctrl: initial code for generic MSM LCD temperature calibrations (credits faux123, fixed by me)
removed fast charge (for the moment)

[JAN 13 2014]
sync with CM source
msm: mdss: set vsync clock rate (credits Kuogee Hsieh)
sched: set sched_mc_power_savings to 2 for max powersave (credits franciscofranco) [URL="http://elinux.org/images/1/1d/Comparing_Power_Saving_Techniques_For_Multicore_ARM_Platforms.pdf"]here[/URL]

[JAN 07 2014]
remove knock on
back to stock interactive
sync ondemand governor to CM sources
futex patches by CAF
workqueue backported from kernel 3.7 (credits mgr666)
overclock slimbus (better audio)
add generic strlen_user function
add generic strcpy_user function
build all module inside the kernel
do not compile exfat module

[JAN 05 2014]
add knock on feature
update ondemand and interactive goveron to quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10 caf/msm-3.7
fix an L2 cache derp
sched,rt: disable rt_runtime borrowing by defaul (CAF)
sched: remove redundant update_runtime notifier (CAF)
sched: reinitialize rq->next_balance when a CPU is hot-added (CAF)

[JAN 04 2014]
revert Memory model patches of last release
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.18
overclock L2 cache
mmc patches from CAF
compiled with linaro toolchain 4.8.3 2013-11 optimized for cortex-a15

[DEC 25 2013]
update to 3.4.75 (skipping 3.4.73)
Memory model patches from CAF
msm krait cpu patches from CAF

[DEC 18 2013]
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.16
pocket detection default ON
faux sound control patches by faux123
add NEON accelerated XOR implementation
memory allocator patches from kernel 3.5 and newer, add frontswap
sched: LOAD_FREQ (4*HZ+61) avoids loadavg Moire. credit: [URL="http://ripke.com/loadavg/moire"]http://ripke.com/loadavg/moire[/URL]
Async Fsync from HTC thanks faux123
smp and idle patches (look at my github for more details)

[DEC 10 2013]
intellimand: adjust values for msm8960
cpufreq: Fix optimal_freq logic on ramp down
msm: Synchronize CPU frequency on thread migration
cpufreq: Use dedicated high-priority workqueues
cpufreq: ondemand: change freq sync code to use per-CPU kthreads
cpufreq: ondemand: Fix store_powersave_bias() race with hotplug
cpufreq: ondemand: Fix locking in store_powersave_bias
cpufreq: ondemand: Fix locking issue in store_powersave_bias
msm: cpufreq: Only apply driver limits for scaling_min/max_freq writes
cpufreq: break earlier if target_freq is equal to current freq
cpufreq: Save user policy min/max instead of policy min/max during hotplug
msm: pil: Add HTC delay for rmt_storage
Revert "ALSA: fix oops in snd_pcm_info() caused by ASoC DPCM"
added exfat driver by samsung (thanks faux123)
update cm3629 (light and proximity sensor) driver and write a new function for pocket detection
pocket detection: use the new function

[DEC 08 2013]
fix ZRAM compatibility issue with codeaurora/kk_2.7.1 branch
sync with cm:
remove cpu-boots driver
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7.1
msm: iomap: Add HTC memory region mappings
msm: HTC: Use msm_iomap for ram console addresses
cpufreq: Retain only online cpus in managed_policy->cpus 
msm: HTC: 8960: enable GTOD helpers, disable DLOAD mode, disable CACHE_ERP

[DEC 06 DEC]
update to 3.4.72
merge codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.11
add [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/40b153720a5c9dc4ccc718af2efe89762a1eb3f6"]cpu-boots driver[/URL]
unpdate intellimand to version 5.0 (probably it needs some adjustment for ville)
jiffies conversions: Use compile time constants when possible ([URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/9492ca677bf3e05f8ec834dc6222beaf5f5f42ff"]commit[/URL])
a lot of patches for filesystem, mutex and memory allocators
fix build without GPU oc thx jrior001 
make change BLN s2w dt2w pd and atmel244e sysf entrypoint

[DEC 02 2013]
switch toolchain to linaro 2013-11
Merge 'codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.10'
Merge 'codeaurora/kk_2.7_rb1.9'

[NOV 25 2013] END 4.3 support
update to 3.4.70
add CPU OC thx to jrior001
add GPU OC thx to jrior001
add dynamic [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fsync"]fsync[/URL] by faux 
optimized algorithms: [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/00160d62428b6330b37a944cd52e43b170b16bef"]ARM RWSEM[/URL], [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/4982e566012dad759f1655db929944dc0e904f2e"]SQRT[/URL],[URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/ec6a973caf563a24f64302a39c21ea08d9877d36"]AES,SHA1[/URL]
use [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/794c469b9f39168644cda4f7182936a9b4d434a2"]lib/string[/URL] and [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/e15ca1b27c34a6e7e0dd97e4acbd65d932aec4ac"]lib/memcopy[/URL] glibc version
add Faux123 sound control v3

[NOV 18 2013]
update to 3.4.69
switch toolchain to linaro 2013-10
added simple GPU governor by faux123 
fixed build flags mess
min selectable voltage from 850 to 800
msm: vidc: Initialize kernel space stack variables (fix memory leak in UI)
fixed pocket detection, now works also with dt2w
pocket detection disable by default

[NOV 10 2013]
compiled with -Os optimization

[NOV 08 2013]
update to 3.4.68
merged AU_LINUX_ANDROID_JB_2.6.04.03.00.109.111 based on quic/aosp/jb_2.6
Fix for race condition of starting cpu1 when cpu0 in PC.
compiled with linaro -O2 optimization
added double tap 2 wake by flar2 (tap 2 times on home button to wake device)
added pocket detection by flar2 (prevent wake in pocket when s2w or dt2w ON)
disable qcache
enable zRam and zCache
optimize zRam for Android use and update to Samsung SGS 4 update 2 thanks to faux123
removed thermal management by showp1948
added intell-thermal by faux123
added QV version (read FAQ)
switch to [URL="http://www.droidforums.net/forum/koush/36530-kernel-devs-introducing-any-kernel-update-zip-template.html"]any_kernel zip[/URL]

[OCT 26 2013]
update to 3.4.67
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN3eB2R_aP0"]added s2w by showp1984[/URL] and fixed for AOSP kernel 3.4
added Fast charge support, force cable to AC when is USB cable is plugged
update thermal driver to [URL="https://github.com/showp1984/bricked-ville-3.4"]sense bricked kernel[/URL] with thermal 3phase management by showp
added faux sound control v2.0
applied ck3 patch by Con Kolivas
update ville_defconfig with lastest CM changes: less debug, use FLATMEM if HTC 8960 device, set missing CONTIG_MEM (This replaces the older PMEM reservation option)

[OCT 19 2013]
Add voltage control (thanks faux123)
added wake-on-volume support (credits to CM team)
[URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/ab66959eed02d9aff47fc82f67a894e0f4fc67a3"]fix OTG[/URL] (credits to CM team)
Merge AU_LINUX_ANDROID_JB_2.6.04.03.00.109.082 based on CAF quic/aosp/jb_2.6

[OCT 14 2013]
[COLOR="Blue"]Kernel:[/COLOR]
restart from clean CM sources
revert AU_LINUX_ANDROID_JB_2.6.04.03.00.109.053 merge
update to 3.4.66
compiled with [URL="https://github.com/codefireXperiment/prebuilts_gcc_linux-x86_arm_arm-linux-androideabi-4.8"]cfX toolchain 2013-07[/URL]
added [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/eb95b3aff07c00f54df6452b5623e41d16185479"]sio[/URL],[URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzOTU"]fiops[/URL],[URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/90a73354dba7ba46926aff133ac85f3c9fa6aae3"]bfqv6 [/URL]schedulers
added [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/6c87d0e0b3c82ffff8c0704dfde7369872f5602f"]intellimand[/URL] governor
added BLN
added effective timer slack, read more [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/0ae9dfccf63b6d873d916ac7ba63ff5f048e2188"]here[/URL] and [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/be6a15dc6ec46386c8fd2c034187f6fb7d84a793"]here[/URL]
[URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/312027fd01edeeeacc4f8183f59a29debf89fae2"]improved build flags[/URL], [URL="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/ARM-Options.html"]read more here[/URL]
added Add PR_{GET,SET}_NO_NEW_PRIVS, read more [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/955a7e84d38166a36ad4f71429dcc861396567a3"]here[/URL]
[COLOR="Blue"]Ramdisk:[/COLOR]
change owner of /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/currents to root
change permission of /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/currents to 0444

[SEP 11 2013] V2
remove smartassV2

[SEP 11 2013]
update to linux 3.4.61
use linaro gcc 4.8 2013-08 toolchain
Add button light notification
add fiops and sio schedulers
add SmartassV2 governor
char: Added Fast Random generator support
Implement dynamic timerslack
use -mcpu=cortex-a15 instead -march=armv7-a build flag
update dynamic fsync from faux123
use modified ramdisk (insecure kernel, general queue tweaks, no debugging) 

[SEP 09 2013]
update to linux 3.4.60
update to cm sources
add UTF8 support

[JUL 17 2013]
update to linux 3.4.52
add CK3 Con Kolivas optimization
add dynamic fsync by faux123
update ramdisk with lastest CM changes
franciscofranco writeback patch (detail [URL="https://github.com/rmbq/android_kernel_htc_msm8960/commit/49a59693b0a4ae8cbbf60ba62cd62dd280655e21"]here[/URL])
rwsem algorithm optimization
back to mp_decision, intelli_plug needs more tests

[JUL 11 2013]
New ramdisk
updates from cm sources
add voltage control interface
add intelli plug by faux (replace mp decision)
add intellimand governor
add BFQv6 scheduler
add optimized AES SHA1 and RWSEM algorithms
add some NEON optimization
switch to XZ compression

[JUN 27 2013] Fix
modified ramdisk
add vfpv4-d16 build flag to vfp
compiled with cfX toolchain based on linaro 4.8.2

[JUN 27 2013]
sync with cm sources
fix reception bug
update ramdisk to lastest from cm
add NTFS support
compiled with -Os optimization

[JUN 19 2013]
first release