[Droid Incredible Android Development] galaara98:
I am behind on this OP, I started a business and will fix it up later. Read the post from people to get latest news and opinions..

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I like to jump between kernels. Ok truth be told I jump around builds and 'ROM's all the time too. I test govenors and lockup my phone with OCing all the time. It's like a quest, except I enjoy the journey instead of looking for a holy grail.

So I wanted to start a thread to get people finding and using the different kernels.

This OP will be living!

Devs CORRECT me! Users Debate what you are seeing: PROVE it! Time it! Measure it! Log It!

Anyone Can PM me to change something if I am wrong, and otherwise correct me right in the thread, so we can get the explanations!

(I wish to point out that: all of these devs have both influence on each other and have done independent work. So becareful in stating who fixed what, etc. But also I hope the kernel devs realize most of the population doesnt understand compiled from source vs compiled from a branch, etc.., nor do we always hear the news of who Really resolved something...and go easy on us if we incorrectly identify the brains behind some hotness.)

To my knowledge there are 7 offshoots of the DInc .37 kernel as of

3/14/2011

I will categorize them by their LAST known contributor.

As of 3/14/2011 these are all AOSP, but this thread will gather stats on them all (emphasis on GB+ though)

Slayher No Official Thread

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Official CyanogenMod HTC Incredible contributor. His kernel style and concepts are most likely going to be stability and quality because the CM7 for DInc built in kernels will be his or approved by him. He also codes for other CM7 DInc projects, and has really helped Gingerbread on the Incredible be a possibility!

LATEST SPECS ONLY -

(Dismally missing this info, sorry)

2.6.37.3

Deadline I/O

CIFS

Ok Slayhers kernels don't number well, because he puts them in CM7, not always in flashable format. I'll try to take some time and open his kernel fork to get a feel for where he stands.

#C 3/2/11 new kernel... I compiled 3/5/11 and it was 2.6.37.2, not sure what other goodies hes done

#D 3/10/11 2.6.37.3 and deadline I/O

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NEW KERNEL

userjf (Slayher+AudioBoost) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=958651

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userjf has done us a favor and is recompiling Slayher's DEFAULT kernel with just AudioBoost, everything else is in theory perfectly stock. If you need some more volume out of your phone give his kernel a whirl.

Specs follow Slayher's + Audio Boost, see his thread for more details (Mostly just a download link, as he doesn't mess with the rest of the kernel, and does have a list of acronyms for me to put here :) )

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chad0989 (Incredikernel) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=848453

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Chad is the maintainer of the well know Incredikernel, has many 2.6.32.xx updates, and made a thorough investigation into the CWR touchpoint issue, etc. His kernels were generally Sense. Previously he was coordinating with Invisiblek for AOSP kernels.

I used almost all of Chad's sense Kernels before flipping to AOSP build and picking up with Invis. MY OPINION of Chads and Invis kernels: I found their smartass tuning to be impecable for BALANCING wakeup, batterylife, and everyday performance

[But quality of tuning a kernel can make them 'score low' on things like Quadrant, etc. My personal experience and knowledge of kernels (I am a Windows Engineer...but a kernel is a kernel) tell me it is because the tuning is adapting and not focused on perforance... if you want to test performance, use a HAVSless kernel with performance govenor and probably a BFS scheduler because that one just shoots from the hip :)]

LATEST SPECS ONLY - Patched up to 2.6.37.3

Any wake issues should be fixed

Audio boost

http://chad0989.dyndns.org/ 03/06/1...d0989.dyndns.org/sysfsinstructions"]READ THIS

Lowered wifi voltage for increased battery life

If you are a tinkerer and love to tweak your voltages, please PM me the voltage table you settle on as most stable for your phone.

Update on sense: Still working on it. The artifacting issue seems to be more complicated than I originally thought

Fast charging.

Working VPN

SmartAss - you need to set min 128 CPU to get full advantage

Wifi sleep policy fixed

Fixed MultiTouch

Changed to V(R) I/O Scheduler

#6 BETA 2.6.37.2-incredikernel-gb-3062011 [03/06/11] (Has FROYO Version)

#7 2.6.37.3-incredikernel-gb-3132011 [03/13/11] (Has FROYO Version)

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Invisiblek http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905873

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Invisiblek has probably the most well know 2.6.32 Froyo AOSP kernel. Though this OP is my Opinion, I consider it professional. So without having run the calculations MYSELF, i would still stake that If you searched on AOSP froyo kernel's Invis#28 (FROYO) is probably the most established 2.6.32.x. Any kernel could be created to beat it in a particular category, but it was the best well rounded I have seen for AOSP 2.6.32.xx.

LATEST SPECS ONLY -

invisiblek 2.6.37.2: (still just a modified version of slayher's stock cm kernel.) Changes from stock kernel:

- added smartass governor (max cpu freq on screen off: 384mhz)

- added havs

- fast charge (thanks chad0989!)

- removed debugging options (much smaller kernel size)

#0 2.6.37-nodebug-havs-smartass [Along Time Ago]

#1 invisiblek-2.6.37.2-signed.zip [03/09/11]

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Cayniarb (Tiamat Kernel) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=885217

Cayniarb is the well know maintainer of the Tiamat Kernel. I have to admit the only time I used one of his kernels is when he was the other choice for GB that had some backports in it. (told you I like to jump around) I found no issues with it, it ran smooth, had good battery life.

If I had to throw out an OPINION of Cayniarb that i like. If you look at his thread, he is very organized, methotical, and straight up. That is good for the community of users, means he is one to do his homework and release good stuff. He also seems to have no problem pushing the kernel settings and contraints so users have

options

to lock up their DInc to their hearts content... anyway my thoughts.

Cayniarb likes to list his specs as" rolling information" :) so I can't translate to 100% latest only, because i could be wrong

- cleanup gitub (cayniarb)

- cleanup code (caynairb)

merged updates/changes from CyanogenMod/cm-kernel - brings 2.6.73.2 and various optimizations for GB 2.3.3 (CyanogenMod Team)

[3/2/11][2.6.37.2 CAYNAIRB says 2.6.73.2 but kernel.org disagrees with him :) ]

Version 3.1.5

implement fast charging for non-SBC versions (chad0989)

add dedicated SBC defconfigs (cayniarb)

- completely update HAVS implementation (intersectRaven)

- tweak HAVS for stability particular to each platform (caynairb)

- add support for 128Mhz CPU clock speed (cayniarb)

- enable JESUS_PHONE mode by default - enables more OC levels (caynairb) -- (I do not recommend overclocking beyond 1.19Ghz and I will not support any problems caused by overclocking. Each device is unique and may or may not be able to clock to different frequencies)

- implement custom defconfig (cayniarb)

- support for the HTC Evo 4G and XOOM (cayniarb) {DINC USERS PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR DOWNLOAD}

- reapplied custom Tiamat tweaks (caynirb)

•enabled multi-touch support (cayniarb) -- CWM 3.0.0.7 works, 3.0.0.5 and 3.0.0.8 do not

#09 Version 3.1.4 [03/02/11]

#10 Version 3.1.5 [03/05/11]

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bbedward (Savaged Zen-Inc) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=938790 - PAGE 11

bbedward seems to have picked up the Savaged Zen kernel from 2.6.32.xx I never used the old kernel. Ok He has his latest in his OP (so don't use the page 11 one). FROYO Kernel Available (at this time it is SBC)

LATEST SPECS ONLY -

- HAVS

- BFS + 2.6.37-ck1 - THIS IS CHOOSE-ABLE VIA WHICH DOWNLOAD YOU CHOOSE

- SBC - THIS IS CHOOSE-ABLE VIA WHICH DOWNLOAD YOU CHOOSE

- SLQB Slab Allocator

- MM Preempt 2.6.37 patchset

- Deactivate Pages 2.6.37 patchset

- I/O Less Dirty Throttling 2.6.37 patchset

- Smartass+Savaged-Zen governors

- Tweaked conservative+ondemand governors

- Fixes from CodeAurora

- Tweaks from IntersectRaven

- Froyo compatible build option

- BFS and memory tweaks

- ZRAM Support (new name for compcache/ramzswap)

#1 2.6.37 Savaged-Zen-INC v0.0.1 (CFS/BFS+AVS+SBC+HAVS) - Page 11

#2 2.6.37 Savaged-Zen-INC v0.0.1 (STILL 0.0.1, but now in the OP with updates..please consider this one the most current)

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NEW KERNEL

mwielgosz (Savaged-Zen-INC noSBC) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=976580

We have been graced with a new kernel. mwielgosz picks up with a dedicated thread for NOSBC Savaged-Zen

I have not given it a whirl because of RC2 and all my hacking i do for my own comforts, i "got" to redo..., so without further ado:

LATEST SPECS ONLY -

BFS OR CFS

- HAVS

- BFS + 2.6.37-ck1 - THIS IS CHOOSE-ABLE VIA WHICH DOWNLOAD YOU CHOOSE

- SLQB Slab Allocator

- MM Preempt 2.6.37 patchset

- Deactivate Pages 2.6.37 patchset

- I/O Less Dirty Throttling 2.6.37 patchset

- Smartass+Savaged-Zen governors

- Tweaked conservative+ondemand governors

- Fixes from CodeAurora

- Tweaks from IntersectRaven

- Froyo compatible build option

- BFS and memory tweaks

- ZRAM Support (new name for compcache/ramzswap)

Watch your downloads! The download page has multiple devices, dont screw up!

#1 Savaged-Zen-INC [2.6.37] noSBC [03/02/11]

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Kernel Devs I haven't seen, please keep me posted if they popup with a kernel

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Ziggy

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Hydra-kernel

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