Android Kernel Upstreaming for 11.11 (overview)
Covers Android Upstreaming for the 11.11 cycle of both larger works such as completing the Alarm Timers upstreaming as well as starting the Low Memory Killer (or other larger functionality blocks). Also includes smaller efforts like the trivial tree patches, and involvement in Android community discussions on things like wakelocks.
Shared specification at https:/
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- John Stultz
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- John Stultz
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- Accepted for devtrack
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- John Stultz
- Completed by
- John Stultz
Whiteboard
Work items for 11.10
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Work items for 11.11
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Likely postponed work items:
[jstultz] Get alarmtimer timerfd patchset upstream: POSTPONED
[jstultz] Research lowmemorykiller functionality: POSTPONED
[jstultz] Generate patchset for lowmemorykiller functionality: POSTPONED
[jstultz] Upstream lowmemorykiller functionality: POSTPONED
Work Items
Work items for 11.06:
[jstultz] Upstreamed fixes for alarmtimer functionality found after it being merged: DONE
[jstultz] Re-Implement suspend/resume RTC drift correction from Android patchset: DONE
[jstultz] Try to assist Android Alarm Timer migration to CLOCK_BOOTTIME: BLOCKED
Work items for 11.07:
[jstultz] Create a testcase to demonstrate how Android Alarm Timers function: DONE
[jstultz] Create first pass patch migrating Android Alarm Timer code to use upstreamed alarm timer code: DONE
[jstultz] Submit Android Alarm Timer migration patch to AOSP: BLOCKED
[jstultz] Contact rlove about his updated ashmem patch and get thoughts on upstreaming: DONE
[jstultz] Send out ashmem patch to lkml for discussion: DONE
Work items for 11.08:
[jstultz] Reworked portions of upstreamed Alarm Timer code to adapt feedback from Google Devs: DONE
[jstultz] Upstreamed portions of Alarm Timer rework, in support of mending the Android Alarm Timers code: DONE
Work items for 11.09:
[jstultz] Upstream remaining portions of Alarm Timer rework, in support of mending the Android Alarm Timers code: DONE
[jstultz] Research pm_stay_
[jstultz] Discussed and designed proposal for scheduling class based alternative to wakelocks: DONE
[jstultz] Implemented a first draft and submitted scheduling class based alternative to wakelocks: DONE
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
