pf-kernel

pf-kernel is yet another Linux kernel fork which provides you with a handful of awesome features not merged into mainline. It is based on neither existing Linux fork nor patchset, although some unofficial ports may be used if required patches haven't been released officially. The name of the fork is by no means related to BSD Packet Filter. «pf» stands for «post-factum», the author's nickname.

^*Note, that the last number in 3.x.y version means pf-kernel release, but not stable kernel release.

Each version has been tested by me before releasing using Dell Vostro 3360 config. Binary builds are not tested by myself. There's no warranty at all.

Included patches:

1. [m] mainline update
2. [m] -ck patchset with BFS
3. [m] BFQ I/O scheduler
4. [m] TuxOnIce
5. [m] UKSM
6. [m] EnhanceIO

Included configs for:

• [m] Dell Vostro 3360 laptop (lspci, lsusb)
• [o] ASUS G73SW laptop (lspci, lsusb)
• [o] HP 635 laptop (lspci, lsusb)
• [o] Samsung NP900X3A laptop (lspci, lsusb)
• [o] Dell Vostro V13 (DVV13Y15C37S) (lspci, lsusb)

[m] — accepted and merged, [w] — accepted, but still waiting for release, [t] — temporary fix, [o] — obsolete.

Tools:

• uksmstat (source, ebuild) — utility to monitor and control UKSM.

Articles:

• Есть ли польза от кастомных ядер (in Russian)
• Fazendo o pinguim voar: o pf-kernel (in Portuguese)
• HowTo: Собираем ядро 3.1 с патчами pf-kernel (in Russian)
• Установка pf-kernel на ArchLinux (in Russian)
• pf-kernel — что это такое и зачем его едят (report in Russian)
• pf-kernel — что это такое и зачем его едят (video in Russian from OSDN'2012 conference)
• ‘BFQ’ Loads Programs Extremely Fast under Heavy Disk ‘I/O’ Activity (Ubuntu) (in English)
• Get Better Linux Desktop Performance And More With pf-kernel (in English)
• PF-Kernel: disponibile la versione 3.9.2 per Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian e Arch Linux (in Italian)

If any error occurs, please report to me.

© Oleksandr «post-factum» Natalenko, 2009–2013