Releases: kdrag0n/proton_kernel_redbull
v2.1
Changes
- Updated to Android 12 Beta 3 sources
- Fixed bugs in custom ION code
- Fixed booting without Magisk on Android 12
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The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v2.1.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!
v2.0
Changes
- June security patch
- Updated to Android 12 Beta 2 sources
- Added support for Android 12 (also supports 11)
- Restored zRAM for users of heavy apps
- Fixed low-level driver initialization issue properly
- Updated ION for full Android 12 camera support
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The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v2.0.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!
v1.4
Changes
- May security patch
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The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v1.4.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!
v1.3
Changes
- Added support for TTL spoofing
- Fixed dark rectangle visual glitches
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The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v1.3.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!
v1.2
Changes
- March and April updates
- Performance & battery improvements
- Optimizations from Sultan
- System call filters compiled to machine code for 66% faster filtering
- Reduced CPU usage when using cellular data (for testing with 5G mmWave networks)
- Fixed stuttering caused by scheduler task misplacement
- Updated compiler to Clang 13
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The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v1.2.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!
v1.1
Features
- Updated to stock December kernel base (will not boot on older ROMs)
- Improved CPU frequency and energy model tuning for performance
- Further reduced display power usage for both Pixel 5 and 4a 5G
- Enabled TCP ECN for better handling of poor networks (similar to iOS 11+)
- Unlocked 5 MiB of extra RAM for apps
- Added support for full-blown isolated Linux containers
- Added support for USB modem-like devices (e.g. RFID tools)
- Reduced debugging overhead
- Fixed fastbootd flashing
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The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v1.0.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!
v1.0
Initial release.
Features
- Advanced CPU tuning specifically for the Snapdragon 765G to improve performance and reduce jitter
- Scheduler ramp/decay tuning for faster response to quick actions
- Display power-saving tweaks (Pixel 5 only)
- Near-instant display wakeup (Pixel 5 only)
- Reduced touch latency and motion jitter (at the cost of losing Deep Press)
- ThinLTO optimizations for performance
- BBR TCP congestion control and fq_codel network scheduler for faster and more reliable networking
- 75 MiB of extra RAM unlocked for apps to use
- More linear and consistent battery percentage curve
- Custom fast & easy kernel flasher with support for Magisk and all ROMs
- Minimal debugging for better security, performance, and reduced size
- Sultan's Simple Low Memory Killer to improve memory utilization
- Tuning for F2FS garbage collection, low-level atomic operations, and more
- Compiled with the latest Proton Clang 12 toolchain
- zRAM disabled to reduce CPU waste
- WireGuard VPN acceleration
- SafetyNet basic attestation passing without Magisk
The attached image is a bootable flasher, not a direct boot image. Run fastboot boot ProtonKernel-pixel5-v1.0.img to flash the kernel.
DO NOT FLASH THE IMAGE DIRECTLY TO THE BOOT PARTITION!