QuicksilveR v2 - Android 11
Date: 06/12/2020
Linux version: 4.14.210
CAF version: LA.UM.9.11.r1-02400-NICOBAR.0

Changelog:
- Fixed camera broken in some apps
- Added back ACC support

Encryption is broken - #BlameCAF

Source: https://github.com/caf-ginkgo/kernel_msm-4.14/commits/11.0

#QuicksilveR #Kernel #Ginkgo #Willow #A10

QuicksilveR v1 - Android 10
Date: 03/01/2021
Linux version: 4.14.213
CAF version: LA.UM.8.1.r1-16600-sm8150.0

Changelog:
• Upstreamed to v4.14.213
• Merged LA.UM.8.1.r1-16600-sm8150.0 CAF tag

QuickSilver Kernel v4.14.218 ReloadedOS Edition

By : Aryaman895

Changelog :

* Upstreamed QuickSilveR Kernel to v4.14.218
* Reduced Touch latency (thanks to Ad!thya ;)
* Gamepad support

Warning :

* Don't send screenshots of other roms with this kernel. This group is for reloaded only.
* Don't ask whether it'll work on other roms or not. Try yourself.
* Don't forward this post directly to other groups, share this post link only, if I find anyone violating this rule, I'll ban him instantly.

Credits :

* Thanks to ghostrider_reborn for trees and all the help :)
* Thanks to FJUNIO97 for testing it

Source :- https://github.com/aryaman895/android_kernel_xiaomi_ginkgo

It's "reloaded OS edition" but feel free to try it on other Android 10 ROMs as well

QuicksilveR v2.5 - Android 11
Date: 05/03/2021
Linux version: 4.14.223
CAF version: LA.UM.9.1.r1-08600-SMxxx0.0

Source: https://github.com/ghostrider-reborn/android_kernel_xiaomi_ginkgo/commits/11.0

Changelog:
- Fully rebased on CAF + upstream android-4.14-stable
- Updated xiaomi changes from ginkgo-q-oss release
- Encryption is fixed (both FBE v1 and v2 - obviously)
- Scheduler improvements from upstream and Pixels
- Reduced scheduler latency to improve responsiveness
- Reduced touchscreen processing latency
- Reduced GPU and display rendering latency
- Switched to efficient CPU freqs and power table
- Switched to CAF cpu boosting driver with improvements
- MM (memory management) improvements
- PM QoS latency improvements
- Dynamic schedtune boost support
- Added wireguard support
- Deep sleep improvements
- Switched to android userspace LMKD
- EMMC and f2fs performance improvements
- Reduced overhead from dynamic stack allocations
- Disabled selinux auditing to reduce overhead
- Thermal drivers improvements/fixes from Google
- Improved battery % scaling (reduce jumps)
- Devfreq boost on display rendering and app launch
- Added USB force fast charge
- Added vibration strength control support
- Eliminated unwanted debugging and logspam
- Switched to LZ4 for faster zram
- Fixed mmc driver sometimes failing to suspend
- Compiled with O3 + -mtune=cortex-a53 + Polly + ThinLTO
- Misc driver backports, fixes and optimizations

NOTE: Power Supply and charger IC drivers have been updated from xiaomi ginkgo-q-oss kernel release, so fast charging in chinese variants maybe fixed.

QuicksilveR v2.5 - Android 11
Date: 31/03/2021
Linux version: 4.14.227
CAF version: LA.UM.9.11.r1-03600-NICOBAR.0

Changelog:
- Upstreamed to v4.14.227
- Merged LA.UM.9.11.r1-03600-NICOBAR.0 CAF tag
- Improved scheduler performance and stability
- Fixed deep sleep issues and random reboots
- Switch few drivers to async probe (faster bootup)
- Thermal drivers updates from 4.19
- Disabled PAN emulation for improved performance
- Disabled unused erratum fixes
- Updated speaker amp driver from ginkgo-q-oss
- Disabled schedtune util boost
- Disabled some unwanted debugging
- Enabled monitor mode for wifi
- TCP ipv4/ipv6 optimizations
- Improved memory management and f2fs
- Improved performance in games that use Unity Engine
- Misc optimizations and fixes

Source: https://github.com/ghostrider-reborn/android_kernel_xiaomi_ginkgo/commits/11.0

75Hz DTBO for Redmi Note 8/8T (ginkgo)
Date: 01/04/2021
Android 10/11
by @ghostrider_reborn

How to install?
- Download the dtbo.img
- Reboot to recovery
- Choose the dtbo.img and select partition as dtbo, flash
- Reboot and enjoy pure 75Hz screen refresh rate, unlocked upto 75 fps in games!

Notes
- Supports all android 10 and 11 ROMs, including MIUI
- Tested on all panels (huaxing, tianma, shenchao), stable and no side effects.
- Enabled dynamic fps and panel clocking for maximum power savings.

Download:
https://is.gd/4CBPFl

Stock 60Hz dtbo in case anyone wants to go back:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWqMFGB_zJ175SxdVHc0NXjJNNcA0b38/view?usp=sharing

Follow same steps as 75Hz dtbo.

QuicksilveR v2.5 - Android 11
Date: 06/07/2021
Linux version: 4.14.238
CAF version: LA.UM.9.11.r1-04300-NICOBAR.QSSI12.0
Compiler: Proton Clang 13.0.0 (20210522)

Changelog:
- Upstreamed to v4.14.238
- Merged LA.UM.9.11.r1-04300-NICOBAR.QSSI12.0 CAF tag
- Fully disabled coresight debugging
- Removed useless tracing in GPU drivers
- Removed dynamic schedtune boost
- Force actual top-app tasks to big cluster
- Added back 864mhz in little cluster
- Fixed aux cams on some new ginkgo variants
- Bunch of scheduler & binder backports
- CAF fixes & improvements from SDX55 tags
- Moved some important tasks to big cluster
- SMB5 (charger driver) tweaks
- Schedutil governor tweaks
- Enabled write back caching for storage
- Use little cluster for adsprpc qos
- Added FUSE shortcuit for better storage performance
- Added automatic compaction for ZRAM
- Increased vmstat interval to 30s
- Reduced debugging overhead
- Misc optimizations and fixes

Source: Click Here
NOTE: Same version is shipped with WaveOS v4.5.

QuicksilveR [surya] - Android 11
Date: 06/07/2021
Device: POCO X3/NFC (surya/karna)
Linux version: 4.14.190
CAF version: LA.UM.9.1.r1-10500-SMxxx0.QSSI12.0
Compiler: Proton Clang 13.0.0 (20210522)

Changelog:
- Initial public release
- Supports ROMs based on OSS vendor only

Source: Click Here

QuicksilveR [surya] - Android 11
Date: 19/07/2021
Device: POCO X3/NFC (surya/karna)
Linux version: 4.14.190
CAF version: LA.UM.9.1.r1-10600-SMxxx0.0
Compiler: Proton Clang 13.0.0 (20210522)

Changelog:
- Merged LA.UM.9.1.r1-10600-SMxxx0.0 CAF tag
- Optimized PID map reads for arm64
- Memory management optimizations
- Optimized arm64 lib routines
- Queue everything on power efficient workqueues
- Add timeout to wakelocks globally
- Removed ipa_v3 wakelocks
- Misc backports & fixes

Note: Same kernel is shipped with pa-ruby-1-surya-20210719-dev.

Source: https://github.com/ghostrider-reborn/android_kernel_xiaomi_surya/commits/staging/LA.UM.9.x

QuicksilveR [surya] - Android 11
Date: 18/08/2021
Device: POCO X3/NFC (surya/karna)
Linux version: 4.14.190
CAF version: LA.UM.9.1.r1-10900-SMxxx0.0
Compiler: Proton Clang 13.0.0 (20210522)

Changelog:
- Merged LA.UM.9.1.r1-10900-SMxxx0.0 CAF tag
- Fixed random reboots during widevine L1 playback
- Added HBM and CABC mode support
- Added adrenoboost (GPU boost)
- Forced LPM to use deepest CPU idle state
- Increased scheduler responsiveness for higher refresh rates
- Fixed samplerate bugs in audio amp driver
- Disabled tracing, frame pointer and other debug
- Optimized PM QoS operations
- Use lesser time to enter sleep
- Reduced cache pressure by default
- Misc backports, optimizations and fixes
- Switched to LLVM assembler

Note: Same kernel is shipped with pa-ruby-1-surya-20210818-dev.

Source: https://github.com/ghostrider-reborn/android_kernel_xiaomi_surya/commits/staging/LA.UM.9.x

Happy new year!

Back from the dead with lisa, realme_x3, surya and ginkgo builds soon™

QuicksilveR kernel [lisa] - Android 12/13 by @ghostrider_reborn
Date: 31/10/2022
Device: Xiaomi 11 Lite NE (#lisa)
Linux version: 5.4.197
CLO version: LA.UM.9.14.r1-20700-LAHAINA.QSSI13.0
Compiler: AOSP Clang v14.0.6 (r450784d)

Changelog:
- Initial release

Notes:
- Recovery flashable zip
- Tested on AOSPA Topaz
- Dirty flash ROM to restore previous kernel (incase doesn't boot / other issues).

GitHub (source)