Upgraded to the latest Linux 3.10

Latest Linaro LSK kernel fully merged

Based on the latest Galaxy S6 / Note 5 kernel sources

Fading LED by AndreiLux and other Note 4 developers

Proper, full support for f2fs & backported from latest stable Linux

CPU undervolt support with Synapse

Display color switcher implemented

     - Original code from gokhanmoral's Siyah kernel for i9300

     - Toggle by quadruply tapping the multitasking button

     - This may not work on edge variants

Sound-control by AndreiLux offered for Galaxy S6

     - Download soundcontrol zip file

     - Control available at Synapse app

     - You may encounter in-call audio issues with this

     - Install the regular version if you don't need this

--- Performance & responsiveness improvements ---

UI lags fixed with binder patch

Full unaligned access enabled

Processor scheduler improvements from AndreiLux

Uses LZ4 with zswap

Networking speed improvements

Random driver backported from mainline Linux

Westwood as default TCP network congestion control

Built with latest Linaro GCC toolchain with latest GNU linker

Entropy hook on storage removed

Default file-system mount option with noatime

ROW I/O scheduler added and set to default

Scheduler, workqueue, network drivers, file-system drivers, commits properly ported from mainline Linux and CodeAurora(Qualcomm)

Reduced screen-on delay with boosted CPU cores on resume

--- Memory efficiency & management improvements ---

LowMemoryKiller source-code revamped

Various memory tweaks applied

Memory-management commits properly ported from mainline Linux and CodeAurora(Qualcomm)

--- Battery life improvements ---

Intelligently moves apps to LITTLE cores

Power-efficient workqueues from Linaro enabled

Interactive CPU governor patched for better battery life

NVIDIA's power-efficiency improvement commits applied

Power-managements commits properly ported from mainline Linux and CodeAurora(Qualcomm)

And many others... please read the changelog

As mentioned above, this kernel fully supports f2fs.

However, you are completely free to choose not to use f2fs.

You can selectively convert partitions to f2fs using TWRP provided in the downloads.

You should use the provided TWRP at all times after you switched to f2fs.

You can install Synapse from the Play store to control voltage and other features.

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.

--- Galaxy S6---

SM-G920F

SM-G920I

SM-G920S

SM-G920K

SM-G920L

SM-G920T

SM-G920W8

--- Galaxy S6 edge---

SM-G925F

SM-G925I

SM-G925S

SM-G925K

SM-G925L

SM-G925T

SM-G925W8

--- Galaxy Note 5 ---

SM-N920C

SM-N920I

SM-N920G

SM-N920S

SM-N920K

SM-N920L

SM-N920T

SM-N920W8

--- Galaxy S6 edge Plus ---

SM-G928F

SM-G928C

SM-G928I

SM-G928G

SM-G928S

SM-G928K

SM-G928L

SM-G928T

SM-G928W8

Redistribution, modifying files used within this project's file or integrating with other projects are prohibited with no exceptions other than my projects.

Making mirrors, re-uploading to another servers are also prohibited with no exceptions.

AndreiLux

faux123

Linaro

MinL(xens0117)

hsk from Matcl

CodeAurora

Email : qkrwngud825@gmail.com

Twitter : @arter97

Switching to the provided TWRP is highly recommended for all users.

Support for Note 5 / S6 edge Plus has paused indefinitely because of boot issues.

Kernel

TWRP recovery

Source code

Donation

I/O scheduler benchmark

Per-version benchmark

22.0 - EOL

    Support for future firmwares are not guaranteed!

    Fixed support for systemless SuperSU

    Latest G920FXXU4DPGW sources merged

    Linux 4.8 random drivers merged(12 times faster)

     - Please remove Seeder if installed as it's completely unnecessary

    TWRP rebuilt with latest f2fs-tools v1.7.0

    I/O scheduler optimization for UFS(nr_requests)

    Added support for Note 7(Grace UI) ROMs

     - Please download the right kernel; it's in another directory

     - Incomplete support. Few features might be broken as Samsung have not released the sources

21.1 - EOL

    Support for future firmwares are not guaranteed!

    Added support for systemless SuperSU

    ADB daemon replaced to stock ones

    ADB switched to secure mode

    TWRP rebuilt with stock adbd for better compatibility

    Galaxy S6 flat - LDU correction disabled

21.0

    Memory managements sources related to compression merged with Galaxy S7

    Swappiness set to 190 for Galaxy S6

    Reverted HMP scheduler commits that causes random kernel panic

    Enabled HW accelerated SHA2, GHASH, AES_CCM, AES_NEON_BLK

    Reverted cpuidle commits to improve performance

    Recovery rebuilt to fix adb sideload, f2fs conversion

    Fixed Synapse error for Galaxy Note 5, S6 edge Plus

    Support added for Xbox game controller

20.0

    Major memory leak fixed

    Implemented new feature that moves background applications to LITTLE cores automatically to save power

     - Default is set to move unimportant apps to 1 LITTLE core(cpu0)

     - You can use Synapse to make it more aggressive - move all background apps(including apps like music player) to LITTLE cores(cpu0~3)

    Applied upstream f2fs bug fixes

    Revamped CPU governor to fix misc issues due to improper merges

    ren_max_freq renamed to scaling_max_freq to fix apps like Kernel Aduitor

    DVFS auto resetter implemented to workaround ROM's DVFS race-condition resulting in 1200 MHz clock stuck

    Removed dynamic fsync for better reliability and memory efficiency

    Re-applied previous Mali GPU commits (by AndreiLux)

     - Fixes voltage control

     - Adjusts throttling threshold

    Merged latest memory management behaviors from Nexus 6P Android N and Galaxy S6 stock ROM

    Latest Samsung kernel sources merged

    Re-introduced sound-control by AndreiLux as a separate release for Galaxy S6

     - You may encounter in-call audio issues with this

     - Install the regular version if you don't need this

    SysV IPC removed

    LOAD_FREQ adjustment hack removed

    Kernel tick clock changed from 100 Hz to 300 Hz for better performance

    Memory management commits from Nexus 6P Android N merged

    Few commits and hacks attempted to reduce resume time

    Stand-by ARP and multicast packet filters enabled on Wi-Fi drivers (by AndreiLux)

    Built with Linaro GCC 6.1

    Binder replaced with CodeAurora sources used with Snapdragon 810

    ADB updated

    Support added for SM-G920T/W8

    Support added for SM-G925T/W8

    Support added for SM-N920C/I/G/S/K/L/T/W8

    Support added for SM-G928F/C/I/G/S/K/L/T/W8

13.1

    Updated to Linux 3.10.101

    f2fs updated to Linux 4.7 merge window

    Music studderings while screen-off fixed

    DriveDroid support added

    Synapse fixed

    Few memory optimizations

    TWRP recovery updated to 3.0.2-0

13.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.100

    f2fs updated to Linux 4.6 merge window

    Removed improper OOM operations resulting in lags

    Merged some optimizations from Liquorix kernel

    vnswap updated to Galaxy S7 kernel

    Few arm64 optimizations added from upstream Linux kernel

    Re-merged HMP scheduler updates from Linaro LSK kernel

    Fixed OTG and MTP on TWRP recovery

12.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.98

    Support for Android 6.0 added

    Support for Android 5.1 dropped

     - You will encounter boot issues if you're not properly on Marshmallow firmware

    Switched to TWRP recovery

     - Make sure to use SuperSU v2.68+ if you want to root your device

    Switched to Linaro toolchain 5.3 with GNU linker 2.26

    f2fs updated to Linux 4.5 merge window

    Adaptive LMK disabled by default

    SLUB memory allocator performance improved

    Insecure ADB from Android N merged

     - Make sure to disable USB debugging if you don't use that feature

    zswap, zsmalloc(used with vnswap) merged from latest upstream Linux

    Memory managements tweaked

    interactive CPU governor tweaked for better responsiveness

    Note 5 - used GPU configurations from the S6

11.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.94

    Latest Note 5, S6 kernel sources merged

    Latest ramdisk, dtb.img merged

    Slow Wi-Fi turn-on issue fixed with memory tweaks

X (10.0)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

    Few possible binder errors fixed

    Minor compiler optimizations done to binder

    New linker used with compilation (hg-binutils 2.25.51.0.4)

10.0-beta2

    Samsung framework's automatic application killer(SPCM) re-enabled

    Adaptive LMK re-enabled

    scaling_max_freq renamed to ren_max_freq

     - Please use Synapse to change CPU max frequency

    Core limit on screen-off removed

     - Careful observation shows there's not much of a difference

    Responsiveness and power consumption tweaks made to hotplugging driver

10.0-beta1

    Stand-by ARP and multicast packet filters enabled on Wi-Fi drivers (by AndreiLux)

     - This may potentially help battery drain on Wi-Fi connected

    CPU max frequency override blocked

    Samsung framework's automatic application killer(SPCM) disabled

    All A53 cores are now allowed to be turned on during screen-off

    Few commits reverted to fix screen-on delay

    Adaptive LMK disabled to improve multitasking and potentially increase battery life

    Fixed an issue with bottom keys unusable when external output is connected

9.4

    Updated to Linux 3.10.93

    10.0-alpha discontinued after confirming zram's performance is worse than zswap+vnswap

    10.0's display color switcher implemented

     - Original code from gokhanmoral's Siyah kernel for i9300

     - Toggle by quadruply tapping the multitasking button

     - This may not work on edge variants

    Added option to allow A57 cores to be turned on during screen-off

    (Check above for details)

    Possible race-condition during boot fixed

    Memory reclaiming function completely removed to fix performance degradation as time goes on

10.0-alpha3 (deprecated)

    9.3 changes merged

    A new display's color switcher implemented

9.3

    Switched back to Samsung's CPU governor to fix performance weirdness

    CPU governor patched to be more responsiveness

    Boot time decreased

10.0-alpha2 (deprecated)

    9.2 changes merged

    CPU frequency boosts on hotplugging to improve responsiveness

9.2

    CPU governor downgraded to LA.BR.1.3.2 to improve performance

    Kernel panics related to process reclaim fixed

10.0-alpha1 (deprecated)

    f2fs updated to Linux 4.4 merge window

    Process reclaiming code from LG G4 added to LowMemoryKiller

    Adaptive LMK disabled for better multitasking

    zram and its dependencies updated to the mainline Linux

    Replaced zswap+vnswap with zram

    Swap size reduced from 1280MB to 1024MB

    zram can be potentially faster than zswap with parallelized compression - max_comp_streams

    If testing doesn't show improved memory managements, zram will be removed

    This kernel is unstable and regular end-user should avoid it.

    Try this only if you're brave and back-up before you proceed.

9.1

    Kies, Smart-Switch issue fixed

    Added proploader for customizing kernel parameters

9.0

    Major performance degradation issue fixed

9.0-beta7

    DT2W(Knock-On) removed for saving CPU cycles

    FAST mode on vnswap disabled to fix random reboots(kernel panic)

    CPU governor updated to LA.BF64.1.2.2_rb4.6

9.0-beta5

    IRQ, CPU hotplug commits reverted to reduce screen-on delay

    Hotplugging reconfigured to drastically reduce screen-on delay

    Cortex-A53 errata 843419 fix re-enabled to fix invalid instructions

    Possible no-deep-sleep issue fixed

9.0-beta4

    "CPU cores boosted on screen-on request" reverted to fix screen-on delay

    Exynos 7420 IPA and PMU changes applied to CodeAurora's CPU governor

9.0-beta3

    Hotplugging properly disabled during screen-on for saving few CPU cycles

    Only 2 A53 cores are allowed to be turned on during screen-off

     - This significantly helps saving battery life during screen-off

     more than just lowering CPU frequency

    CPU cores boosted on screen-on request earlier than stock kernel by hundreds of milliseconds

    for reduced screen-on delay

    Interactive CPU governor replaced with CodeAurora(Qualcomm)'s one

     - This version has many advancements compared to stock version

    (Benchmark)

8.1

    RCU, IRQ, topology merged with CodeAurora(Qualcomm)

    ION: system heap allocation time reduced

    Korean Wi-Fi firmware installation removed for S6, S6 edge variants

8.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.92

8.0-alpha2

    Hundreds of file-system drivers, memory-management commits ported from CodeAurora(Qualcomm)

    This kernel is unstable and regular end-user should avoid it.

    Try this only if you're brave and back-up before you proceed.

8.0-alpha1

    Scheduler, workqueue, network drivers, power-managements commits backported from mainline Linux and CodeAurora(Qualcomm)

    for better performance, responsiveness and power consumption

    (Thanks to XileForce)

    This kernel is unstable and regular end-user should avoid it.

    Try this only if you're brave and back-up before you proceed.

7.2

    Bluetooth fixed for S6, S6 edge variants

7.1

    Wi-Fi drivers updated for S6, S6 edge variants

    Unnecessary blobs removed for S6, S6 edge variants

     - Reinstalling ROM is recommended before installing 7.1 kernel

    Recovery device detection fixed for Note 5, S6 edge Plus variants

7.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.91

    Graphics drivers updated

    PhilZ Touch recovery updated

     - Fixes USB storage unusable after first eject

     - Fixes kernel, recovery, EFS backups

7.0-beta2

    SELinux completely disabled

     - This should greatly increase available memory, however might decrease stability as Touchwiz Android 5.1 is full of hardcoded SELinux stuffs

    Dual-Sim model support dropped due to development inconsistencies

7.0-beta1

    LowMemoryKiller minfree, vmpressure adjusted for better multitasking

    Latest Note 5, S6 kernel sources merged

    Latest ramdisk, dtb.img merged

    Input booster issue fixed for S6, S6 edge variants

    CONFIG_EXYNOS5_DYNAMIC_CPU_HOTPLUG_SLEEP_PREPARE set to 1 for better stand-by battery life

    Support for G9208, G9200, G920FD, N9208, N9200, N920CD added (untested)

     - Please read the 'Supported devices' section

     - These variants are untested, please report if it's not working as intended

7.0-alpha2

    LowMemoryKiller durp fixed

    Kernel panic log shortened to prevent truncation

    This kernel is unstable and regular end-user should avoid it.

    Try this only if you're brave and back-up before you proceed.

7.0-alpha1

    LowMemoryKiller replaced with CodeAurora(Qualcomm)'s version

    LowMemoryKiller optimizations(via RBTREE) by Motorola merged

    Adaptive LMK enabled

    LMK values updated from Nexus 6

    f2fs and other drivers updated to use new shrinker API

    Automatic process-based memory reclaim method added and enabled

    "Drop file-system caches on screen-off to reduce screen-on delay" reverted

    This kernel is unstable and regular end-user should avoid it.

    Try this only if you're brave and back-up before you proceed.

6.0

    f2fs updated to Linux 4.3-rc4

    ROW I/O Scheduler by Qualcomm added and set as the default

5.1

    Updated to Linux 3.10.90

    TCP Congestion Control set to westwood

    N920G and G928G support added

5.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.88

    Major memory managements changes for better responsiveness

     - Reverted vfs_cache_pressure back to 100

     - Dirty writeback adjusted(reduced)

     - dirty_expire_centisecs and user_reserve_kbytes tweaked

     - Drop file-system caches on screen-off to reduce screen-on delay

     - S6 & S6 edge - LowMemoryKiller values tweaked

     - Note 5 & S6 edge Plus - LowMemoryKiller values reverted back to stock

     - Replaced FHA with DHA

     - swap-on-disk disabled by default(/system/swapfile)

4.3

    Power efficient workqueues enabled by default

    Few optimizations to storage performance

    Added option to revert back to stock memory managements

         - This will give you even better responsiveness at the cost of vastly reduced multitasking performance and increased chance of background services malfunctioning

         - Install use_stock_memory_managements.zip from the recovery to enable

         - Remove /system/bin/lmktweak to disable

         - This will only work on 4.3+ versions

         - This is not enabled by default

4.2

    Sound-control temporarily removed for fixing in-call volume

4.1

    Potential performance degradation issue fixed

    VPNCLIENT_SECURITY enabled

        (Fixes Wi-Fi calling on T-Mobile)

4.0

    G920FXXU2COH2 source drop merged (S6/S6 edge only)

         - Wi-Fi drivers updated

         - Sensor drivers updated

         - Touch firmware updated

         - Modem drivers updated

         - Charger/battery drivers updated

    G928F,T,W8 support added

    Sound-control by AndreiLux added

    Synapse loading fixed

    Serious malfunction related to LowMemoryKiller issue fixed

    Attempt made to fix T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling (Note 5/S6 edge Plus only, untested)

3.6

    N920C,I,S,K,L,T,W8 and G928C,I,S,K,L support added

3.5

    Boot issues with G925F, G925I fixed

    Source codes related to charging has been reverted back to Galaxy S6 ones

        (Should fix charging weirdness)

3.4

    Reverted - NVIDIA power saving commits extended by AndreiLux

3.3

    Attempted to fix durped 3.0 release #2

    Accelerometer error fixed

    MP3, AAC(M4A) playback error fixed

    N920SKSU1AOH4 kernel sources merged

    TCP Congestion Control set to bic

3.1

    Attempted to fix durped 3.0 release

    NVIDIA power saving commits extended by AndreiLux

3.0

    NVIDIA's power-efficiency improvement commits merged

    PhilZ Touch recovery rebuilt with latest f2fs-tools

    PhilZ Touch recovery is now also released as ODIN-compatible tarball

2.4

    io_is_busy enabled for better responsiveness

    Disabled unnecessary daemons

    Fixed I/O scheduler settings

2.3

    Updated to Linux 3.10.87

    Revert and set overcommit_memory to 1 (Android default)

    Renamed G920F, G925F release for G920I, G925I compatibility clarification

2.2

    Added Note 5 firmware support

2.1

    Fixed potential freezes and performance bottlenecks at the cost of higher app kills(lmk) in the background

2.0

    Updated to Linux 3.10.86

    G920I,S,K,L,T,W8 and G925F,I,S,K,L,T,W8 support added

        (untested)

    Exhaustive, periodic freeze fixed

    Memory managements improvements

         - overcommit_memory set to 0 (heuristic overcommit handling)

         - vnswap size decreased back to stock (1536MB to 1280MB)

         - vfs cache pressure set to 10000 for more memory reclaims

    f2fs updated to Linux 4.2-rc6

    Hotplugging scheduler improved by AndreiLux on screen-off

    Erratum fixes removed - Exynos 7420 doesn't suffer from this

    General installation durp fixed including TWRP

    Ramdisk updated for maximum compatibility

    HDCP protection disabled

    Experimental Synapse support added

        (untested, manual installation required)

1.0

    Initial release

None

1. Put the downloaded kernel on your internal storage

2. Enter ClockworkMod(or PhilZ) recovery

3. Flash kernel