[Google Pixel 2 XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Freak07:
Hey guys and girls,

after the 1st GEN Pixel XL and the U11, I proudly present Kirisakura Kernel for the 2nd GEN Pixel XL.

I always try to provide a stable kernel, with excellent performance that is reliable and if possible has some battery savings compared to stock.

With that said we come straight to the feature list.

Features:

- Latest EAS patches from ack 4.4 branch combined with a few EAS enhancements from CAF brought in from my U 11 EAS Kernel

- New EAS Patch from latest integration branch

- Upstreamed to 4.4.253, thanks @nathanchance for maintaining the android-linux-stable repo

- Upstreamed with most of the latest CAF patches

- Built with prebuilt clang 11.0.1 from google

- Dev preview changes included

- Maple, ROW and Tripndroid IO Scheduler included

- Wake Gestures from @flar2

- boost ddr bandwidth on screen wakeup

- KCAL support

- KLAPSE included

- GPU Boost from @tbalden, tuned GPU driver

- TCP Congestion : westwood

- Wakelock Control

- Slimbus enhancement

- CAF improvements

- Mac randomization

- Copperhead OS security enhancements

- Backlight dimmer

- Fingerprint Unlock boost

- OOM_Reaper, OOM_Kill Backport from 4.9 kernel

- Lowmemorykiller Backport from 4.9 Kernel

- ZRAM implementation updated from kernel/common and new compression algorithm ZSTD

- some other patches, enhancements from my old kernels :)

Download:

Android 10 and following builds:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=301458

Android Pie 9.0 builds:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=281728

Old builds

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=275730

Installation:

1. Download the kernel.zip to your device

1a. Optional: While it may not be necessary all times, you may want to restore stock boot.img, reroot with magisk and optionally install twrp.zip if coming from another kernel. Before reporting issues make sure you do that! Thank you!

You only need to do either 2a OR 2b

2a. Boot to TWRP (if available) and flash my kernel.zip. Root will be preserved!

or

2b. Flash kernel zip in EX Kernel Manager or FKM app. Root will be preserved!

3. Reboot and profit! Before reporting any issues make sure to read post #2 and #3

Changelog:

8.0

1.0.1 : https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74587109&postcount=40

1.0.2 : https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74672203&postcount=49

1.0.3 : https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74741725&postcount=53

8.1

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74784702&postcount=54

1.0.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74830621&postcount=65

1.0.4 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74915675&postcount=85

1.0.5 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75071271&postcount=95

1.0.6 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75242785&postcount=108

1.0.8 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75314653&postcount=147

1.0.9 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75436782&postcount=170

1.0.10 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75463997&postcount=201

1.0.11 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75804009&postcount=219

1.1.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75831914&postcount=233

Aurora Series (compatible with O and P)

Aurora 1.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76106602&postcount=245

Aurora 1.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76453618&postcount=291

Aurora 2.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76791556&postcount=326

Aurora 2.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76808067&postcount=329

Aurora 2.3 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76992664&postcount=338

Aurora 2.4 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77008297&postcount=360

Aurora 2.5 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77093225&postcount=362

Aurora 2.7 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77187511&postcount=369

Aurora 2.9 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77250936&postcount=372

Aurora 3.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77517210&postcount=382

Aurora 3.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77520614&postcount=392

Aurora 3.3 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77534014&postcount=401

Aurora 3.4 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77540665&postcount=402

Aurora 3.8 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77631274&postcount=404

Aurora 3.9 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77757619&postcount=417

Aurora 3.9.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77778532&postcount=418

Aurora 4.1.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77778532&postcount=418

Aurora 4.4.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78000697&postcount=441

Aurora 4.5.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78095408&postcount=473

Aurora 4.5.2 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78147378&postcount=488

Aurora 4.5.3 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78222804&postcount=529

Aurora 4.5.4 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78280255&postcount=551

Aurora 4.5.6 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78298642&postcount=566

Aurora 4.5.8 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78316163&postcount=587

4.5.9 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78330502&postcount=590

5.0.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78496077&postcount=632

5.0.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78623504&postcount=686

5.0.2 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78672048&postcount=691

5.0.3 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78767899&postcount=695

5.0.5 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78838287&postcount=702

5.0.7 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78851731&postcount=712

5.0.9 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78968412&postcount=721

5.0.12 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79054849&postcount=745

6.1.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79506374&postcount=821

6.3.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79853943&postcount=838

Android 10

7.0.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=80765653&postcount=886

7.1.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81119515&postcount=898

7.2.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81418399&postcount=949

7.3.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81684207&postcount=961

7.5.0 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=82484359&postcount=986

7.5.1 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=82742891&postcount=991

8.0.0 https://xdaforums.com/t/31-01-2021-...kura-wahoo-kernel-8-0-0.3706286/post-84398995

How to report a bug:

Please take a look here: https://github.com/nathanchance/Android-Tools/blob/master/Guides/Proper_Bug_Reporting.txt

And here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70974375&postcount=3

Credits:

@Eliminater74 for bringing me into the game and the Inspiration

@flar2 for all his work

@tbalden

@savoca

@nathanchance

@RenderBroken for helping me out

Donations:

Donations are not mandatory but very welcome.

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

Source:

https://github.com/freak07/Kirisakura_Wahoo