[SM-T320][ROM][KERNEL][4.4.4][-Ofast][SaberMod]CM11 [OC UV][20/04]

[vikrant82]

Build compiled from our CM branch sources with various optimizations / kernel features

Final build for 4.4.4 released (20th April 2015)
Many of the new features can be configured by kernel tools like Synapse. Install synapse app from market and UKM zip from downloads section.

We have moved on to Lollipop thread.

V7 [Changelog]
KERNEL:
- New hotplugs - ALUCARD, MSM
- MSM_limiter
- Fix synapse stuff - GPU etc..
- Governor tweaks
ROM
- Latest CM 11 sources.
- Fix chrome issues
- Fix button lighting-up when screen is off

Recommeded: Alucard governor with Alucard hotplug.

This is my synapse profile: http://goo.gl/3EbMUS

Note: For V6 and above (and specially for governors like zzmoove / alucard) , using Trickster/Synapse:
1. Disable MP-Decision
2. Enable intelli-plug
3. Enable intelli-thermal
4. And set to restore kernel settings on boot.

Old changelogs

V6 [Changelog]
- ROM sources updated to 20th November.
- Switch from O3 to Ofast [Even more compiler optimizations] and Re-enable Justarchi compiler optimizations [We have given up on exfat]
- GPU should now idle to 27MHz [instead of earlier 200Mhz]
- GPU overclocked to 535Mhz [earlier 500Mhz]
- CPU should now idle to 268Mhz (instead of earlier 300Mhz)
- Port few of my favorite governors from Oneplus one kernel these days - zzmoove and alucard: Both have been awesome for me (credits go to Oneplus one kernel developers - @Lord Boeffla, @ZaneZam, @alucard_24) - I will eventually start removing some of the older CPU governors. Looks like we have lots of them now.
- Various kernel patches - arch power, cpu boost, gentle fair sleepers, software crc is off
- Upgrade BFQ scheduler to BFQ-v7r6

V5.1 [Changelog]
- Newer sources from 20141107
- fsync is now disabled (Defers file writes but risk of data loss with crashes etc. Can be enabled in trickster)
- tweak intelliactive (hispeed freq was 2457, calm it down to 1985)
- voltage tweaks for speed 1 pvs 2
- default IO schd BFQ
- Frequency throttle limit increased slightly (Thermal policies can now be controlled through Trickster)

V5 [Changelog]
- Newer sources from 20141102 and use SaberMOD Toolchain, GCC 4.8.2 for kernel as well as entire build.
- Add a new hotplug engine - IntelliPlug (developed and used in famous Franco's Kernel) - I recommend to use this one, and switch off MP-Decision. (Enable in Trickster)
- Add a new thermal engine - Intellithermal (again from Franco) - Recommend to use this one. (Enable in Trickster)
- Add USB Fast charge (Enable in Trickster)
- Add another performance centric governor - SmartMAX (Combines features of OnDemand and SmartASSv2), Use it as gaming driver.
- Tweak intelliactive - Recommend to use this as default (Interactive is battery friendly but a bit laggy)
- Add powersuspend
- Reduce VM Swappiness to 10 (We have enough RAM)
- Some GPU tweaks

Other features
- CPU Overclocks of upto - 2457Mhz
- GPU overclocks of upto - 500Mhz
- Voltage control (UV)
- Additional CPU governors - Intelliactive, Intellidemand, InteractiveX
- Additional IO Schedulers - SIO, FIOPS, ZEN, VR
- Tweaked thermal policies (aggressive by default)
- Lower GPU clocks by default
- Reduced logging
- Net tweaks - Lock initial TCP window size to 64k
- FS tweaks disable atime and diratime
- Some mixer_paths patches (for higher audio) and button light fixes (to not glow on screen touch)
- Compiler optimizations

Branches(Github):

GCC4.8/Linaro/O3 related fixes/tweaks:
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_build
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_external_valgrind
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_external_fuse
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_external_exfat
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_art

Device tweaks
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_device_samsung_mondrianwifi

Kernel
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_kernel_samsung_mondrianwifi

Buttons Fix
https://github.com/vikrant82/android_frameworks_base

Downloads

Final release for 4.4.4
V444Final-20150419-SM482-Ofast-mondrianwifi.zip

UKM zip - UKM 3.6.1

Old releases

V6 ROM - V6-ROM-20141120-SM482-Ofast-mondrianwifi.zip
V6 Kernel - V6-Kernel-20141120-SM482-Ofast-mondrianwifi.zip
V5.1 ROM - V5.1-cm-11-20141107-SaberMOD-mondrianwifi.zip
V5.1 Kernel - V5.1-Kernel-20141107-Kernel-SaberMOD-mondrianwifi.zip
V5 ROM - V5-cm-11-20141102-SaberMOD-mondrianwifi.zip
V5 Kernel - V5-Kernel-20141102-Kernel-SaberMOD-mondrianwifi.zip
V4.1 (CPU 2457Mhz, GPU 500Mhz) - V4.1-cm-11-20140803-Linaro-O3-OC-mondrianwifi.zip
V4.1 Kernel (CPU 2457Mhz, GPU 500Mhz) - V4.1-cm-11-20140803-Kernel-Linaro-O3-OC-mondrianwifi.zip
V4.2 (CPU 2457Mhz, GPU 500Mhz) - V4.2-cm-11-20140809-Linaro-O3-OC-mondrianwifi.zip
V4.2 Kernel (CPU 2457Mhz, GPU 500Mhz) - V4.2-cm-11-20140809-Kernel-Linaro-O3-OC-mondrianwifi.zip
V4.3 (CPU 2457Mhz, GPU 500Mhz) - V4.3-cm-11-20140829-Linaro-O3-OC-mondrianwifi.zip
V4.3 Kernel (CPU 2457Mhz, GPU 500Mhz) - V4.3-cm-11-20140829-Kernel-Linaro-O3-OC-mondrianwifi.zip

Thanks @crpalmer @franciscofranco

XDA:DevDB Information
[SM-T320][ROM][KERNEL][4.4.4][-Ofast][SaberMod]CM11 [OC UV], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4

Contributors
vikrant82
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: CyanogenMod

Version Information
Status: Testing

Created 2014-07-17
Last Updated 2015-04-19

 

[csjneek]

excellent!
I'll try it later.

I always flash PurePerformances™X mod after every nightlie and it feels somewhat faster after it. I did flashed it on all my devices.
Maybe you can insert it in your future builds.

Keep them coming !

LE: mod link fixed

 

[n64man]

Thanks for this... Will give it a shot!

 

[n64man]

For anyone wanting to try this.. So far so good here. Hasn't been running long enough to make any major comparisons yet. Clean flashed, so not sure about dirty flashing.

 

[csjneek]

I installed it over nightly and it runs pretty well but the playstore icons bug is pretty bad.
For now I moved on to the next nightly but if you can fix that bug I will surely flash it again.

 

[vikrant82]

I installed it over nightly and it runs pretty well but the playstore icons bug is pretty bad.
For now I moved on to the next nightly but if you can fix that bug I will surely flash it again.

Should be fixed with Linaro 4.9 (thats next). Trying out a few more optimizations for next build (expect to post one on weekend).

 

[crpalmer]

Should be fixed with Linaro 4.9 (thats next). Trying out a few more optimizations for next build (expect to post one on weekend). Target is to beat benchmark scores from stock.

Don't pay attention to benchmarks....

If you want to meet or beat stock, just turn off thermal throttling, enable all 4 cores and set performance as the governor. Make it a fair comparison...

 

[iamnotkurtcobain]

Finally a linaro build!! Keep up the great work! Could you modify the kernel too? Overclock cpu and gpu would be awesome...

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[vikrant82]

Don't pay attention to benchmarks....

If you want to meet or beat stock, just turn off thermal throttling, enable all 4 cores and set performance as the governor. Make it a fair comparison...

@crpalmer

I suppose we are talking about /etc/thermal-engine-8974.conf, /etc/thermal-engine.conf (symlinked to thermal-engine-8960.conf) and /etc/thermald.conf (symlinked to thermal-8960.conf) on cm builds. They seem to be using different set of values from stock.

Can't we not use these values/files directly-from/similar-to stock builds ? As the thermal engine libs and binaries we are directly picking from stocks ?

Is stock too aggressive or CM too defensive ?

Also noticed that these linked files are broken as well. (no thermal-engine-8960.conf and thermal-8960.conf). Some build script issues ?

 

[crpalmer]

@crpalmer

I suppose we are talking about /etc/thermal-engine-8974.conf, /etc/thermal-engine.conf (symlinked to thermal-engine-8960.conf) and /etc/thermald.conf (symlinked to thermal-8960.conf) on cm builds. They seem to be using different set of values from stock.

Can't we not using these values/files directly-from/similar-to stock builds ? As the thermal engine libs and binaries we are directly picking from stocks ?

Is stock too aggressive or CM too defensive ?

I wasn't suggesting that you turn that off permanently, that's just what the stock ROM is most likely (automatically) doing when you run a benchmark. That's how you get a higher score, not how you have a better ROM...

My point being, don't worry about whether or not the scores are better, worry about the whole experience being better (which is very much is). On a phone of mine, CM was way more performant even though it scored less than half of stock's Quadrant score.

 

[iamnotkurtcobain]

@crpalmer

I suppose we are talking about /etc/thermal-engine-8974.conf, /etc/thermal-engine.conf (symlinked to thermal-engine-8960.conf) and /etc/thermald.conf (symlinked to thermal-8960.conf) on cm builds. They seem to be using different set of values from stock.

Can't we not using these values/files directly-from/similar-to stock builds ? As the thermal engine libs and binaries we are directly picking from stocks ?

Is stock too aggressive or CM too defensive ?

Also noticed that these linked files are broken as well. (no thermal-engine-8960.conf and thermal-8960.conf). Some build script issues ?

How is the new build? Linaro 4.9?

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[vikrant82]

I wasn't suggesting that you turn that off permanently, that's just what the stock ROM is most likely (automatically) doing when you run a benchmark. That's how you get a higher score, not how you have a better ROM...

My point being, don't worry about whether or not the scores are better, worry about the whole experience being better (which is very much is). On a phone of mine, CM was way more performant even though it scored less than half of stock's Quadrant score.

I agree benchmarks are just academic (and just nice-to-have). I was just suggesting that we could use same thermal configuration files as found in stock builds. Are these even the files that would affect benchmarks (thermal-engine*.conf and thermald*.conf) ? Are you suggesting that stock build just shuts off any kind of throttling as soon as it detects benchmark tests ? I thought only some devices did that and they got caught.

I am building with linaro 4.9 and have swapped out those conf files from stock. Lets see how it goes.

 

[iamnotkurtcobain]

I agree benchmarks are just academic (and just nice-to-have). I was just suggesting that we could use same thermal configuration files as found in stock builds. Are these even the files that would affect benchmarks ?

I am building with linaro 4.9 and have swapped out those conf files from stock. Lets see how it goes.

Are the messed up icons fixed in play store?

 

[vikrant82]

Are the messed up icons fixed in play store?

Expecting them to get fixed with this build. Lets see.

 

[iamnotkurtcobain]

Expecting them to get fixed with this build. Lets see.

I'll test as soon as it is available

 

[vikrant82]

I'll test as soon as it is available

Unfortunately, Linaro 4.9 is breaking stuff. Getting into a bootloop n all. Need more time.

 

[iamnotkurtcobain]

Unfortunately, Linaro 4.9 is breaking stuff. Getting into a bootlock n all. Need more time.

Hope you can fix it!

 

[vikrant82]

Hope you can fix it!

Been struggling with some adreno crashes on boot when using 4.9 toolchain. Earlier I thought it's the compiler optimizations not playing well with 4.9. But I run into same without any customizations -

Here's the logcat if anyone wants to take a look.

http://pastebin.com/eS0eHvzL

If I can't get around these in a day or two, we'll come back to 4.8 and carry on with other optimizations. I read somewhere the gibberish icons are fixed on newer play store.

 

[vikrant82]

Been struggling with some adreno crashes on boot when using 4.9 toolchain. Earlier I thought it's the compiler optimizations not playing well with 4.9. But I run into same without any customizations -

Here's the logcat if anyone wants to take a look.

http://pastebin.com/eS0eHvzL

If I can't get around these in a day or two, we'll come back to 4.8 and carry on with other optimizations. I read somewhere the gibberish icons are fixed on newer play store.

Its probably the adreno libs built using older tool chains.

 

[vikrant82]

Its probably the adreno libs built using older tool chains.

Just posted another build with today's sources with both CPU and GPU overclocks. Had to go back to older 4.8 toolchain. The overclocks are running surprisingly stable on device.

The playstore icons issue is still not resolved. Its being discussed here. However, I am not too worried by it.