[r21] arter97 kernel for OnePlus 6T

[arter97]

arter97 kernel for OnePlus 6/6T running OxygenOS​

/* Details */

Fully rebased kernel with OnePlus' debugging code out
Latest CAF msm-4.9 kernel fully merged
This kernel contains more cutting-edge changes from Qualcomm than the regular sdm845 tag
Latest Linux 4.9 subversion merged
Use CONFIG_HZ = 300
- This changes context switching interval from 10ms to 3.33ms
- Pixel used this for years and Google recommends other vendors to do the same for fewer jitters
Memory management improved(from Pixel 2 & 3)
Pixel's lowmemorykiller used
DM-verity fully disabled (you can remount /vendor to R/W properly)
Scheduler commits cherry-picked from Pixel 3
Timer optimizations
Additional power savings applied to the display panel
Heavily optimized touch panel source code resulting in reduced touch latency
RTL8152/8153 USB LAN adapter support
TWRP integrated with proper f2fs support (see below)
Other various optimizations from Paranoid Android
Permissive SELinux
Passes SafetyNet
Built with -O3 speed optimizations
Built with latest GCC
Westwood as default TCP network congestion control
UFS optimizations
Entropy hook on storage removed
Latest mainline f2fs support with GC fixes
CFQ I/O scheduler backported from mainline
Systemless installation (the kernel doesn't touch /system or /vendor)
Modules support disabled for lighter kernel
WireGuard support
Removed RTB(interrupt) logging entirely
Various changes merged from the Razer Phone 2 and Snapdragon 855

/* Notice */

Both OnePlus 6 and 6T is supported.
Only OxygenOS is supported, but it is likely that the kernel will work with other ROMs. Though you may encounter minor issues.
Feel free to tip me which commits are needed to fix other ROMs.

Unlike my OnePlus 5/5T kernels before, you are free to flash Magisk after installing the kernel. Kernel does not include Magisk by default.

/* f2fs */

This kernel fully supports f2fs for /data and I encourage everyone to use f2fs with my kernel for better performance.
See here as to why you might want f2fs.

TWRP is not integrated to the kernel.
Please use a TWRP installer to install TWRP on top of my kernel.

To use f2fs, download zip files from http://arter97.com/browse/f2fs

Flash f2fs_tools_for_twrp.zip from TWRP. This won’t format your /data partition.
This will replace TWRP's f2fs tools with the latest version and pass the correct parameter to mkfs.f2fs, which is necessary.
This needs to be done everytime you enter TWRP, if you want to re-format to f2fs.

After formatting, or flashing a new ROM or an OTA, /vendor’s fstab needs to be changed.
Flash f2fs_fstab.zip to convert fstab to f2fs again. This won’t format your /data partition.

/* Disclaimer */

Your warranty is now void.
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this kernel
before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. Hard. A lot.

/* Thanks to */

TheCrazyLex
xboxfanj
Tim Murray
RenderZenith
nathanchance - for android-linux-stable

/* Instructions */

You can use the zip file to flash the kernel from your existing TWRP recovery.
If you don't have TWRP installed already, you can use the img file to flash the kernel directly from your PC via fastboot.

Both methods will install both kernel and modified TWRP recovery.
You can check if the modified TWRP is installed by looking at TWRP's version name.
It should say "arter97-f2fs".

If you use fastboot method(directly flashing img), you will not pass SafetyNet.

/* Swap variant */

This kernel has a swap variant for memory-hungry users.
- Users with 6GB of memory or heavy multi-taskers are recommended to use the new swap variant
- Ditched conventional zram swap approach and taken zswap+vnswap for more efficient memory operations
- Backported zsmalloc memory allocator from mainline
- Backported zswap compressed page cache from mainline
- Samsung's Galaxy S9 memory modifications merged for better swapping efficiency tuned for Android

/* Downloads and links */

arter97.com
Kernel source

XDA:DevDB Information
arter97 kernel for OnePlus 6T, Kernel for the OnePlus 6T

Contributors
arter97
Kernel Special Features:

Version Information
Status: Stable

Created 2019-01-25
Last Updated 2019-10-28

 

[arter97]

/* Changelog */

r21
Boot issue fixed caused by improper switch to AK3
Brightness issue on exiting AOD fixed
LA.UM.8.3.r1-06300-sdm845.0 merged
Diag USB interface enabled for QPST

r20
Swap compressor backend(LZ4) updated
LA.UM.8.3.r1-06100-sdm845.0 merged
Linux v4.9.196 merged
Wi-Fi drivers updated to 5.1.1.74O
Latest f2fs-stable merged

r19
OnePlus changes merged including support for DC dimming
Linux v4.9.189 merged
Wi-Fi drivers updated to 5.1.1.73W
LA.UM.7.3.r1-08200-sdm845.0 merged
LA.UM.7.8.r1-06900-SDM710.0 merged (includes various scheduler improvements)

r18
Linux v4.9.186 merged
Wi-Fi drivers reverted back to stock Snapdragon 845 ones to resolve signal strength issues
Swap variant's LMK aggressiveness adjusted to use the stock values

r17b1
Linux v4.9.185 merged
LA.UM.7.3.r1-07900-sdm845.0 merged
LE.UM.3.2.1-00910-SDX24 merged
Wi-Fi drivers updated to 5.2.03.10Q
More debugging features removed from Wi-Fi drivers
Wi-Fi regulatory database taken from OnePlus to fix slow handshakes with 5 GHz APs (by LuK1337)
Faulty Low Memory Killer fixed to work better and resolve wake-up delays
General scheduler improvements backported
Virtual memory allocator performance improved
Task scheduler debugging disabled properly for lower overheads
Many parts of the kernel converted to use hotplug state machine
WireGuard updated to 20190702
Bunch of memory allocations from various subsystems were reworked to perform much better (thanks to Sultan) (total of 46 patches)
Debugging features disabled for Adreno GPU drivers to improve performance
Fixed an issue that was causing charging to be stopped randomly (details)
Rewritten IOMMU by Sultan reverted to resolve screen flickerings
Introducing a new swap variant for memory-hungry users
- Users with 6GB of memory or heavy multi-taskers are recommended to use the new swap variant
- Ditched conventional zram swap approach and taken zswap+vnswap for more efficient memory operations
- Backported zsmalloc memory allocator from mainline
- Backported zswap compressed page cache from mainline
- Samsung's Galaxy S9 memory modifications merged for better swapping efficiency tuned for Android

r16
Linux v4.9.180 merged
Wi-Fi drivers replaced with Snapdragon 855 drivers
- Switched from 5.1.1 to 5.2.03 release
- 1810 files changed, 851191 insertions(+), 187458 deletions(-)
- I've been internally using this for 3 weeks and noticed multiple improvements like faster handshakes and higher throughput without any issues
Fixed several memory management issues from previous releases
- This fixes multiple issues including performance regressions(wake-up delays, etc) and radio malfunctions
- Thanks to @habylab for testing multiple builds prior to release)
Latest f2fs-stable merged
LA.UM.7.8.c3-06800-QCS605.0 merged
LE.UM.3.2.1-18400-SDX24 merged
Removed f2fs debug tracing codes added by Qualcomm
qseecom performance improved
Re-enabled kernel tracers for avoiding janks
32-bit vDSO added for improving performance on arm32 programs
Audio kernel updated LA.UM.7.3.r1-07800-sdm845.0

r15b1
Linux v4.9.175 merged
Wi-Fi drivers updated to 5.1.1.71H
Latest f2fs-stable merged
LA.UM.7.3.r1-07400-sdm845.0 merged
LA.UM.7.8.r3-01400-SDM710.0 merged
Fixed a Qualcomm issue that prevented audio-app stune creation
Fixed an improper timer operation in fuelguage driver causing battery statistics to not update until 20 minutes after boot
Merged various patches from Proton kernel by kdrag0n to lower overheads and improve responsiveness (thanks to kdrag0n, sultanxda and ab123321)
Applied various optimizations to the touch panel drivers
Now VLA-free
RCU boost enabled for better responsiveness
New patches made to f2fs for more efficient GC and trim
FBE(File Based Encryption) now works with f2fs

r14
Wi-Fi drivers updated to 5.1.1.71C
Disabled some debugging options to improve performance
Added vibration control
Added wcd934x sound control

r13
Reverted a problematic Wi-Fi drivers optimization causing Wi-Fi to not turn on after some period of time

r12
Fixed a faulty memory region removal causing kernel panics
(Thanks to @habylab for directly testing builds)

r11
Reverted a minor Wi-Fi drivers improvement causing kernel panics

r10
AnyKernel2 is now being used
Linux v4.9.168 merged
Fixed a major memory management regression
Linux CMA pool size increased for better CMA efficiency
Improved memory allocation from the Wi-Fi drivers to reduce memory fragmentation
Fixed occasional kernel crashes(entering dumpmode) on shutdowns

r9
Linux v4.9.166 merged
LE.UM.3.2.1-11600-SDX24 merged
Use CONFIG_HZ = 300
- This changes context switching interval from 10ms to 3.33ms
- Pixel used this for years and Google recommends other vendors to do the same for fewer jitters
Some changes from Pixel 3’s Q preview kernel
Some mainline performance improvements to procfs merged
Removed RTB(interrupt) logging entirely
WireGuard updated to 20190227
Stock LowMemoryKiller parameter restored to hopefully fix wake-up delay and general lags
Fixed bq27541 fuelguage driver to properly work with CONFIG_HZ != 100
(Fixes various battery-related issues such as displaying -22% on initial boot)
Reverted a problematic memory management commit causing CMA allocation errors
Merged LA.UM.7.8.r1-05000-SDM710.0
Merged LA.UM.7.3.r1-06900-sdm845.0 audio kernel
Various changes made to f2fs rapid GC to make it more efficient
dirty_expire_centisecs set to 30 seconds to reduce flash wearouts and power consumption
Various changes merged from the Razer Phone 2 and Snapdragon 855
Kernel is now built with -O3 optimization flag

r8
Linux v4.9.163 merged
LE.UM.3.2.1-08000-SDX24 merged
Wi-Fi drivers updated to 5.1.1.70J
f2fs updated to 5.1 mainline version
Disabled qcom_rx_wakelock (details)
Reworked msm_geni_serial driver
- Lighter resource usage
- Lower power consumption upon wake(ISR)
- Fixed an issue preventing suspend indefinitely
Various changes from Proton kernel by kdrag0n
- Use flatmem to save kernel memory usage
- Use optimized memcmp
- Optimize rbtree
- Disable erratum 843419 properly
- Delay vmstat updating interval to avoid jitter
- Disable I/O stat accounting completely for lower overheads
- Reverted a cpuidle change for possible fix for power consumption regression during sleep
- Faster crypto algorithms ported(chacha20, sha2, crc32)
A bit lower power consumption by using WFE for long delays
Add accelerated crc32 routines
Use -O3 for input drivers for avoiding overheads

r7
Linux v4.9.160 merged
LA.UM.7.3.r1-06900-sdm845.0 merged
LA.UM.7.8.r1-04800-SDM710.0 Wi-Fi drivers merged
A totally new kernel base merged - LE.UM.2.3.2-05800-SDX24
- Total of 1153 commits and about 25,000 lines of code difference
- A lot has changed ranging from scheduler, memory management, device encryption, GPU and panel handling, UFS device driver, ION, cpuidle, binder and a whole lot more
OnePlus changes to OxygenOS 9.0.12 merged
- This includes display panel changes and may affect screen on/off delays
IRQ balancer settings updated to include UFS interrupts for better overall smoothness
Some of upstream camera commits applied for more reliable camera operations
Sultan’s display wake-up optimization re-applied after a bug fix revision

1.5
Linux v4.9.158 merged
Kernel configuration fixed for proper scheduler operation
OnePlus changes to display panel settings merged
Faulty screen optimization from Sultan reverted to fix occasional screen-on misses
Mainline f2fs fixes merged
LA.UM.7.8.r3-01100-SDM710.0 merged
- This new tag for Snapdragon 710 includes multiple enhancements over sdm845 tag, most notably scheduler improvements
WireGuard updated to 20190123
seccomp disabled in favor of less system-call overheads
Minor issue with f2fs rapid GC fixed
Fixed an issue with execprog causing readahead settings to be ignored on some boot
Modified IRQ balancer settings added for better smoothness

1.4
Linux v4.9.154 merged
ULPS during suspend disabled for (possibly)lower panel power consumption during screen-off
Audio HAL reworked to fix Type C audio adapter (thanks to @Nezorflame for testing)
Patch level set back to 2019-01

1.3
Linux v4.9.153 merged
ZIP installation now uses proper security patch level to bypass SafetyNet
(If you install the kernel by fastboot/IMG method, it won't bypass SafetyNet)
Merged several changes from Sultan's Pixel 3 kernel
- Numerous memory leaks fixed
- GPU performance improved with corrected priority
- Faster display wake-up
- Lower power consumption

1.2
OnePlus 6T support added - thanks to freshgiammi and nezorflame for testing
Security level is set to 2025-12(details)

1.1
CAF tag LA.UM.7.3.r1-06700-sdm845.0 merged
Linux v4.9.151 merged
Wi-Fi issue fixed (thanks to pappschlumpf for tipping me the culprit)
pstore kernel log is now properly saved
Custom TWRP integrated
Readahead set to 128kB to minimize page thrashing
IMG file is now provided for direct fastboot installation

1.0
Initial release

 

[arter97]

/* Known-issues */

As I don't own the OnePlus 6T, some device-specific issues are hard to get rid of, such as:
- The included TWRP cannot decrypt data on ext4, please use other recovery(maybe with fastboot)

 

[arter97]

Reserved 3

 

[arter97]

Reserved 4

 

[misiokicio]

Let me be the first one to welcome u Arter

 

[dami00976]

Witch kernel manager do you suggest for your kernel? And what settings?

 

[Reuben_skelz92]

Running now. Very smooth so far. Any chance you could add vibration control ?

 

[dschense]

Welcome to this device! Awesome to see you here.

 

[DeveDroid]

Nice work. May I know if Spectrum is supported?

 

[jaythenut]

Just flashed thanks ?

 

[willybumbum1820]

i ****ed up

i flashed the f2fs.zip and the kernel.zip in twrp at same time my device is not stuck in a "booting state"

i cant transfer files to my device because when i browse my files in twrp they are a bunch of random letters and number. i cant seem to find my downloads folder.
one plus 6t elemental kernel before.

 

[jaythenut]

i flashed the f2fs.zip and the kernel.zip in twrp at same time my device is not stuck in a "booting state"

i cant transfer files to my device because when i browse my files in twrp they are a bunch of random letters and number. i cant seem to find my downloads folder.
one plus 6t elemental kernel before.

go to pc and flash twrp img

 

[willybumbum1820]

go to pc and flash twrp img

my twrp works but its when i press install im at /sdcard and theres a bunch of letters and numbers

 

[jaythenut]

my twrp works but its when i press install im at /sdcard and theres a bunch of letters and numbers

Yeah I'm getting that as well, but twrp works fine on pc ?

 

[willybumbum1820]

Yeah I'm getting that think a lot are but it's fine on pc

english?

 

[omariscal1019]

so after formatting data with f2fs we need to restore data from a backup or reflash rom right>

 

[dami00976]

The f2fs doesn't work I formats whole systems and boot loops and cannot restore data... Have to reclash everything and if you don't save data on computer you will lose all data

 

[arter97]

Version 1.3 is up.
This should fix SafetyNet issue triggered from version 1.2.

1.3
Linux v4.9.153 merged
ZIP installation now uses proper security patch level to bypass SafetyNet
(If you install the kernel by fastboot/IMG method, it won't bypass SafetyNet)
Merged several changes from Sultan's Pixel 3 kernel
- Numerous memory leaks fixed
- GPU performance improved with corrected priority
- Faster display wake-up
- Lower power consumption

 

[arter97]

Nice work. May I know if Spectrum is supported?

What's that?