Development [Kernel][24.09.2023][Android 13.0.0]Kirisakura 1.1.5_Raviantah for Pixel 6/Pro aka "RAVIOLE"

Freak07 · Nov 7, 2021

Kirisakura-Kernel for the Pixel 6/Pro

Hello everyone,

To keep it short: Here is Kirisakura - Kernel for the Google Pixel 6 Pro aka Raven and the Pixel 6 aka Oriole, together Raviole.
I would appreciate if everybody that flashes the kernel, reads at least once through this opening post and the following ones.

The kernel aims to keep most of the subsystems updated, way ahead of the stock kernel, thereby improving security, stability and performance!
This includes Linux-Stable, F2FS-Stable and kernel/common!
If that got you curious, have a read about linux-stable and why it is important here. The stable-process is not the same for every subsystem, but the general idea, rule of thumb and benefits are applicable for other subsystems as well.

The kernel includes a lot of improvements and contributions from other developers as well. Without this kernel would not exist.
A big part of improvements originate from @arter97´s, @kdrag0n´s and @Sultanxda´s work. Many others contributed in some way or another to this kernel.
A big thanks to all of them at this place!

Now lets continue with a list of features in the next paragraph!

Features:
Main Features:
- Based on latest A13 kernel sources from Google, Kernel is made for Android 13
- Linux-Stable-Upstream included to 5.10.195
- Compiled with prebuilt Google clang 17.0.3
- Backport entire RCU subsystem to Linux 6.0
- Lazy RCU which should result in power-savings while the device is lightly-loaded or idling, more information here
- Backport Maple tree from Linux 6.1
- improve preallocations from maple tree (affects especially android)
- reduce necessity to rewalk the maple tree
- Per VMA-locks in conjunction with Maple Tree RCU-Mode (improve app launch time, this feature in general benefits greatly from lazy rcu!)
- further improve maple tree/per-vma locks introduced in an earlier release
- make TEO-Cpuidle util-aware (improves latency, performance and decreases energy consumption for certain workloads, more information here)
- introduce runnable boosting, wire it up with pixel_sched
- FHD Support for Pixel 6 Pro (display is able to run at 1080p), more info here and here
- merged kernel/common (improvements to android-common-kernel straight from google)
- MM subsystem reworked (more info and some patchsets linked in this post)
- Multi-gen LRU backported/reworked and enabled (more info here, here as well and here) to improve mm and reduce cpu cycles, latest V15 state
- improvements to uclamp, prevent capacity inversion (reduce missed frames)
- greatly speed up camera launch time!
- Utilize an additional kswapd thread to increase throughput for memory reclaim
- pelt multiplier tied into powerhal to speed up scheduler during interaction (more info here)
- prevent frequency spikes caused by small transient tasks when the device is idle(more info here)
- tie mechanism to prevent frequency spikes caused by small tasks also into powerhal
- scheduler improvements for RT (realtime) tasks
- introduce and setup PMU limiter (prevents CPU from spiking to max when it isn´t needed, based on PMU reads, more information here)
- improve camera performance by tuning the powerhal during recording
- bias tasks of rt, sf and ta groups to prefer high capacity cpus during app launches, interactions
- improve app launches via powerhal
- improve trusty driver performance which connects to fingerprintscanner-hal by using high perf wq during fp unlock
- restrict maximum CPU-Freqs during screen off/ idle to 1.1GHZ for all clusters to save power
- introduce unfair f2fs rwsems to prevent writer starvation and improve IO perf under heavy load
- fuse: give wakeup hints to scheduler to speed up compress/decompress in internal storage (details)
- enable RCU_BOOST (details here), also fix RCU_BOOST behaviour
- F2FS-Stable updated
- merge and enable f2fs block_age-based extent cache (improve the accuracy for data temperature classification, reduce the garbage collection overhead after long-term data updates)
- TCP backports from mainline
- SSG IO scheduler for reduced overhead and less CPU cycles (more lightweight and android optimized)
- Scheduler updates from linux-main
- use improved energy model for exynos cpu cooling/thermal control
- allow GPU to scale down to 150mhz, but boost to higher value in case of interaction via powerhal
- affine IRQS to CPU 7 during camera usage for improved performance as it tends to overload the little cores
- use bbr as default TCP congestion algorithm (fasted algo according to this excellent research from @kdrag0n found here )
- include bbrv2 from google, more info here
- Enable support for TTL spoofing
- Include LRNG, see here and here for more info, bump to v45 with 3.0.0
- important patches from kernel/common for 5.10 (here are more details)
- CleanSlate Features from @tbalden, big applause here! (s2s, notification booster, battery saver, flashlight notifications. Please note: cleanslate features that work otherwise with rooted devices like kadaway (adblocking) are not implemented on this kernel since I´m running rooted)
- dirty pipe exploit fixed
- supports direct usb access for hi-res playback over USB-C DACs
- improve ZRAM usage
- reduce overhead
- improve performance and efficiency by properly wiring up pixel_sched with teo util awareness (thanks @ada12 for spotting this!)
- update to cpuset/cgroup subsystem (speeds up camera launches, device unlocks etc as cpusets are switched on those conditions, patches reduce overhead in those conditions)
- flashing the kernel will preserve root

Various Optimizations:
- update several drivers to use power efficient workingqueues (for example wlan driver)
- kernfs: use buffer from the stack space
- printk: use buffer from the stack space
- kthread: use buffer from the stack space
- bpf: avoid dynamic memory allocation for small value buffers
- binder: Reserve caches for small, high-frequency memory allocations
- kernfs: use kmem_cache pool for struct kernfs_open_node/file
- cgroup: use kmem_cache pool for struct cgrp_cset_link
- f2fs: reduce timeout for uncongestion
- f2fs: Demote GC thread to idle scheduler class
- f2fs: set ioprio of GC kthread to idle
- mm: vmstat: use power efficient workingqueues
Wakelock Blocker:
- advanced wakelock blocker with the ability to block any wakelocks (dangerous, use with caution)
- please read [URL="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/08/p-is-for-power-how-google-tests-tracks-and-improves-android-battery-life/"]this for further info

AK3 Helper Module:
- restrict little cluster to 1,19ghz mid cluster to 1,19ghz and big cluster to 1,1ghz during screen off, to reduce battery usage for example during music playback
- only use little cores during screen off/device suspend
- tie pelt multiplier into the powerhal (more info here)
- prevent frequency spikes caused by small transient tasks during idle operation (more info here)
- boost scheduler using the pelt multiplier during fingerprint unlock operation
- setup and control PMU limiter via powerhal (more info here)
- dynamically adjust target load for memory interface during interaction
- boost memory interface controller during interaction (decreased missed frames, improved soc efficiency according to google docs)

DOWNLOAD:
Download is always located in this folder:
4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2 are attached to the release posts linked below as AFH is wonky at the moment.

Downloads for : -Android- Generic Device/Other | AndroidFileHost.com | Download GApps, Roms, Kernels, Themes, Firmware and more. Free file hosting for all Android developers.

Download GApps, Roms, Kernels, Themes, Firmware, and more. Free file hosting for all Android developers.

www.androidfilehost.com

Build for Android 12 QPR Beta: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...pixel-6-pro-aka-raviole.4358435/post-86857033

Requirements

- the kernel is made for the stock firmware provided by Google, pay attention to flash a kernel release matching the firmware (flashing on custom roms might work, but you may need workarounds!)
- unlocked Bootloader
- USB-Debugging in developer options enabled
- latest adb and fastboot binaries
- working adb and fastboot environment so you can flash back to stock in case something goes wrong
- working magisk environment (a device rooted with latest magisk stable in case you want to be absolutely safe)
- IMPORTANT: Unrelated to the kernel, but update both slots of your phone to A13! (take a look here)

How to flash the Kernel:
1a. Make sure you tick all the requirements above
1. Download the correct kernel.zip depending on your device (Pixel 6 = oriole || Pixel 6 Pro = raven)
2. Flash the correct kernel.zip via EXKM, FKM or kernel flasher. Root will be preserved. The AK3 magisk helper module will be automatically installed during flashing the kernel.zip and be present on next reboot.
Do not remove or disable the AK3 Magisk Helper Module otherwise the device will bootloop.
3. Reboot and profit.

Manual installation is no longer supported starting with release 3.0.0, as there´s a free open-source option to flash kernel.zips now.
Instead use the free kernel flasher, which can be found here.

Manual installation without relying on paid apps like fkm/exkm:
Please have a look at the linked post.

Check post #5

Donations:
Donations are not mandatory but very welcome if you want to support development or just buy me a coffee/tea/beer

If you like my work: http://paypal.me/freak07

Credits:
@osm0sis for all his work on AK3.
@tbalden for being the best HTC, Pixel, OnePlus and Asus wingman!
@capntrips for all his work on the pixel 6!
@LeeDroid and @mwilky for their awesome roms and work I used on multiple devices!
@Captain_Throwback for all the mentoring and guidance!
@Eliminater74 for bringing me into the game and the Inspiration
@nathanchance for his upstream guidance and assistance
@RenderBroken for helping me out
@flar2 for all his work
@joshuous for all the help he provided to me in the past!
@arter97 for giving me advice
@kdrag0n for his help and advices!
@topjohnwu for magisk and his entire work!

Source Code: https://github.com/freak07

Freak07 · Nov 7, 2021

F.A.Q:

Question: How do I update my phone to a new monthly update if this kernel is installed?
Answer: The easiest solution is to just use any full firmware package to update your phone to the new stock firmware. You can do so with the android web flash tool, a factory image or a full OTA image.

An excellent guide on how to use the factory image to do so was posted by @roirraW "edor" ehT on this thread. Feel free to use this as a reference.

This also serves as the easiest way to return back to stock, if you don´t like the kernel and feel not comfortable flashing anything via fastboot.

Question: How do I return back to stock?
Answer: Extract boot.img, dtbo.img, vendor_boot.img, vbmeta.img and vendor_dlkm.img from the matching factory image provided on googles download page.
If you disabled verity/verification previously there´s no need to flash the vbmeta.img when restoring.
If you want to stay rooted make sure to flash a boot.img that has been patched with magisk.
Flash those images via fastboot/fastbootd and you will be back on stock kernel. If you don't know the fastboot commands to flash the images, check the instructions how to flash those images in post #4.

Alternatively dirty flash the whole firmware without wiping by using either the android web flash tool, a factory image or a full OTA image. If you disabled the vbmeta flags, don't forget to disable them again (or tick the correct options on the web flash tool) after flashing a full firmware package and re-root.

Question: How to report bugs properly?
Answer: Have a look at post #3 in the linked thread. The linked guide is a pretty good starting point.
Before reporting any bug make sure you´re running on a supported firmware. Usually I'm announcing in the release post, the firmware the kernel.zip is compatible with, but most of the time the kernel is updated when a firmware update drops.
Please make also sure you're running a stock configuration.
That´s means you´re not using any mods, tweaks in kernel managers or other root tweaks , magisk modules, scripts or other modifications that alter various functions like sound mods, data traffic, sleeping behaviour, scheduler, magical battery tweaks etc.
Try to describe the issue as detailed as possible! Give your exact setup, like rom, magisk version, kernel version.
Is the issue reproducible? Does it happen frequently?
Please make sure to meet the points described above, provide logs as detailed in the link above, otherwise debugging is a lot more time consuming and harder. (kernel flashing apps usually support exporting logs of flashes too) If these requirements aren´t met and I don´t find time to either reproduce the issue myself or I´m not able to reproduce the issue myself, reports might just be ignored. If you can already reproduce the issue and provide logs it greatly limits the amount of time I have to spent until I figure out how to reproduce it.

Question: What about unlocking, rooting, passing safetynet, apps detecting root/modifications and other topics that are vaguely related, but not really subject of this thread?
Answer: If you want to modify your phone via root/magisk in any way you need to unlock the bootloader. Unlocking will result in safetynet not passing. This has nothing to do with the kernel. At the moment of writing this, safetynet not passing can be worked around with a magisk module called "Universal SafetyNet Fix".
Not passing safetynet is unrelated to the kernel since hardware attestation is enforced on nearly all newly released devices now.
If you´re not passing safetynet banking apps might for example be detecting root. There are various tricks to hide root/modifications to the phone from banking apps or others but that´s not really subject of this thread.
I recommend taking a look at this excellent collection of helpful threads from @roirraW "edor" ehT!
It can be found following this link!

Question: I get a device corrupted message after flashing the kernel or just reboot to bootloader. How to get rid of it?
Answer:
There seems to be an issue with verity on Pixel devices that can trigger randomly. That means even if the expected hashes match the device refuses to boot due to this bug.
A workaround for A12 has been shared in the following post linked here. It seems this issue happens randomly on devices without the vbmeta flags for verity/verification disabled.
Essentially flashing/booting (booting should be enough) a boot.img from an older firmware, letting it attempt to boot but fail, and then restore boot.img from the matching firmware clears the message.
If you´re doing this while having the kernel installed don´t forget to flash back to stock completely, which is also described in the FAQ.

There seem to be cases on A13, where this verity bug is still triggered during some flashes, essentially booting straight back to bootloader. It seems all cases reported here were solved by reflashing the firmware via the web flash tool from google, without wiping data. Interestingly flashing back an older boot.img was not needed there.

Freak07 · Nov 7, 2021

AOSP Build Environment and Standalone Kernel builds (monolithic builds)

I´m sure some of you followed the movement towards the Generic Kernel Image (GKI) and Qcoms adaption to it called QGKI.
You can find more information about GKI following this link.
What does that mean for custom kernels and this custom kernel?
The last few years the kernel on android devices was more or less compiled as a monolith. That means the kernel is in the zImage with all (most) drivers compiled inline.
However with GKI this changed. There´s the base kernel image while vendor/device specific drivers are compiled as dynamically loadable kernel modules.
On last years devices like the Pixel 5 (using a 4.19 kernel) and this years devices with SD888 on a 5.4 kernel base, there was the possibility to change the QGKI kernel back into a monolithic kernel image. (building the drivers that are on stock kernel external modules back into the zImage to end with a monolithic kernel)
On the Pixel 6 I wasn´t able to achieve this yet. But during my tries I also wondered if maybe finally the time has come to follow suit, instead of trying to enforce old ways, when there´s a new way going forward.
What does that mean. This means that at this point the kernel is shipped as images that are to be flashed via fastboot. At a later stage I´m sure we can modify anykernel3 to allow flashing zips again, but at this early stage fastboot flashable images will be provided.
Those images can be flashed the same way the device is rooted, therefore I think everybody should be able to flash it easily since the device can´t be rooted any other way.

The kernel was compiled using the aosp kernel build environment. Information about it can be found on the documentation page from google.

Freak07 · Nov 7, 2021

Fastboot commands:

Flash the images in this order:

Boot to bootloader:
Either select Reboot to bootloader option via magisk manager, use the button combinations or run the following command while in the OS:
or type:

Code:

adb reboot bootloader

Now in fastboot flash boot.img, dtbo.img, vbmeta.img (vbmeta can be left out if you disabled verity/verification) and vendor_boot.img
Commands:

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

caution with the vbmeta.img, if you disabled verity/verification flashing this images without the flags will re-enable both verity and verification! If you disabled verity/verification on your device there´s no need to restore it.

fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

Now boot to fastbootd

Code:

fastboot reboot fastboot

Once in fastbootd:

Code:

fastboot flash vendor_dlkm vendor_dlkm.img

4. Reboot either via buttons
or by typing

Code:

fastboot reboot

5. Profit![/SPOILER]

Freak07 · Nov 7, 2021

Manual Installation:

Note:
Manual Installation will not be supported and updated since 3.0.0 and going forward.
There´s a free and open source alternative to FKM or EXKM that supports flashing kernel.zips.
You can find it following this link.

This is for advanced users or users that don´t want to rely on paid apps to flash the flashable kernel.zip introduced with 1.4.0.
These instructions are not to be mixed with those in the first post and do apply for kernel releases 1.4.0 and more recent!

1. Download the boot images provided in the downloads section under the version you want to flash and then manual install to your PC. Make sure to use the correct ones for your device. Patch the boot.img with magisk.
Download the zip matching your device from the download folder and the version you want to flash.
From the zip extract dtbo.img, vendor_boot and vendor_dlkm.img

1.a : Download the powerhint magisk module found in downloads section and flash it via Magisk Manager like any other magisk module. Don´t forget to flash it, it´s tied to changes in the kernel. It´s crucial for the kernel to work. Without the module flashed before flashing the images the device will not boot!
2. Flash the provided images using fastboot/bootloader and fastbootd (these are seperate modes, see instructions below)
2a. Don´t forget to patch the provided boot.img in magisk manager prior to flashing it via fastboot. Of course you need to adjust your command to flash like you did when rooting the device.
3. vendor_dlkm.img needs to be flashed in fastbootd, while the other images need to be flashed via fastboot/bootloader

Flash the images in this order:

Boot to bootloader:
Either select Reboot to bootloader option via magisk manager, use the button combinations or run the following command
or type:

Code:

adb reboot bootloader

Now in fastboot flash boot.img, dtbo.img and vendor_boot.img
Commands:

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img

Now boot to fastbootd

Code:

fastboot reboot fastboot

Once in fastbootd:

Code:

fastboot flash vendor_dlkm vendor_dlkm.img

4. Reboot either via buttons
or by typing

Code:

fastboot reboot

5. Profit!

Instructions for flashing Release 1.3.0 or below.
These kernel releases are only for November firmware. They will bootloop on anything that´s more recent.

0. Do not use this if you´re on any firmware more recent that November 2021!
1. Download the images provided in the downloads section to your PC.
1.a Optional: Download the powerhint magisk module found in downloads section and flash it via Magisk Manager like any other magisk module.
2. Flash the provided images using fastboot/bootloader and fastbootd (these are seperate modes)
2a. If you want to stay rooted patch the provided boot.img in magisk manager prior to flashing it via fastboot. Of course you need to adjust your command to flash like you did when rooting the device.
3. vendor_dlkm.img needs to be flashed in fastbootd, while the other images need to be flashed via fastboot/bootloader
How to boot to fastbootd
From running phone:

Code:

adb reboot fastboot

From fastboot/bootloader:

Code:

fastboot reboot fastboot

Once in fastbootd:

Code:

fastboot flash vendor_dlkm vendor_dlkm.img

Boot from fastbootd to fastboot/bootloader to flash dtbo.img and boot.img:
Either select Reboot to bootloader option via buttons
or type:

Code:

fastboot reboot bootloader

Now in fastboot flash boot.img and dtbo.img
Commands:

Code:

fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img

4. Reboot either via buttons
or by typing

Code:

fastboot reboot

5. Profit!

ridobe · Nov 7, 2021

So glad to see you here. Such a staple in this community.

galaxys · Nov 7, 2021

Let the Development Begin for the Pixel 6 Pro! kudos

ne0ns4l4m4nder · Nov 7, 2021

Please post in pixel 6 forum also I will test when I get home

Nekromantik · Nov 7, 2021

great to you made good progress

ne0ns4l4m4nder · Nov 7, 2021

Confirmed working on pixel 6, testing now! thanks for the hard work

Jindivikk2 · Nov 7, 2021

I have the error FAILED (remote: No such file or directory) for flashing vendor_dlkm in fastbootd mode, does anyone has any clue why?

edit: Never mind, used a different fastboot/adb and it works.

allenjthomsen · Nov 7, 2021

Can confirm works perfectly on Pixel 6 now for one of us to get a working twrp or other recovery.img

yyz71 · Nov 7, 2021

allenjthomsen said:
Can confirm works perfectly on Pixel 6 now for one of us to get a working twrp or other recovery.img

Works here perfectly as well here too.

Zilla0617 · Nov 8, 2021

I know the kernel is barebones but i wanted to know if there's any Wireguard implementation within the kernel. Thanks dev for your hard work.

Burt Squirtz · Nov 8, 2021

@Freak07 My goodness great work sir! The first custom kernel for the OnePlus 6 Pro.

So far running very well!

Just some few early unusual observations, and this might be my only unit doing this:

1) Device is slightly snappier now. But this seems to come at the cost of fluidity. Doesn't feel quite as smooth as stock kernel.

2) When the device is charging, the charging device vibration haptics randomly buzzes from time to time - when a cable is plugged in. It would never do this on stock kernel. Again. Might be just some sort of weird fluke as I just literally flashed this.

Is it possible you could implement KCAL color commits to alter saturation white point controls? If there's ever a device that needs it, I'd say it's this one. That yellowish piss hue on the screen is simply gross. The six Pro has the clearest screen I've ever seen, but the color reproduction looks nothing short of horrendous. I don't understand why Google doesn't implement white point or wide color gamut support on Pixel devices. It's a night and day difference to your eyes. I love that dopamine kick from seeing beautiful, vibrant colors.

EDIT: Also, I can't stress enough. This first build is nothing short of amazing. I know it's super tough because this is all new stuff.

Could you possibly consider adding some CAF boost controls sometime in the future? It's so awesome to build and make the device a little bit snappier on command^

EDIT 2: this might be far too early to tell, but there seems to be a bug with charging. Along with the random vibrations going off, the charging speed is unusually slow. Again, this might be only my device doing this (Fluke) so maybe other people can concur.

EDIT 3: just noticed another bug. Again. This might be only my device. LTP0 doesn't seem to work. Everything is locked at 120 Hertz. Not sure would have caused that. I've rebooted a few times and it's still there. I can provide any logs of necessary.

vassosman · Nov 8, 2021

Zilla0617 said:
I know the kernel is barebones but i wanted to know if there's any Wireguard implementation within the kernel. Thanks dev for your hard work.

Wireguard was implemented by Google in the Android 12 kernel.

Google adds WireGuard VPN to Android 12's Linux Kernel

Google just made a big move to bring WireGuard VPN kernel acceleration to Android 12 by merging support in Linux Kernel 4.19 and 5.4 trees.

www.xda-developers.com

Zilla0617 · Nov 8, 2021

vassosman said:
Wireguard was implemented by Google in the Android 12 kernel.

Google adds WireGuard VPN to Android 12's Linux Kernel

Google just made a big move to bring WireGuard VPN kernel acceleration to Android 12 by merging support in Linux Kernel 4.19 and 5.4 trees.

www.xda-developers.com

I prefer to activate it without the slower VPN key method. If you have a custom kernel, you can activate it in the background (without the VPN key). Right now if try to activate Wireguard on the stock kernel the tunnel is created via the key.

bjevers · Nov 8, 2021

I just had a reboot. I've attached my pstore folder.

allenjthomsen · Nov 8, 2021

same getting random reboots every so often
ill get my pstore and upload it for you in a few

danw_oz · Nov 8, 2021

Awesome, now a reason to get root.

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