Kernel not updating with git pull.

[XxRiKxX]

So this is the kernel I am using 6.2.10-273-tkg-bore-llvm and from the release page I see that the 6.2.11 is the latest, but when I do a git pull in the linux-tkg folder(I have not deleted anything), it says that its alreay up to date. Though I have moved the linux-tkg folder to a seperate partition. can it be the cause of the problem?

[AdelKS]

We don't always have to do something when a new kernel is available: rerunning the install will pull the newest. Try running the install script again.

[robson-66]

I download the sources whenever a new kernel is available

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Frogging-Family/linux-tkg.git

and builds

[XxRiKxX]

it would compile the whole thing again or just the changes?

[robson-66]

When a new kernel is available, it builds it from scratch, which is what I always do, and I don't have any problems.

[XxRiKxX]

that's great but it takes a lot of time and cpu usage

[AdelKS]

I believe the kernel doesn't have the build system to support incremental builds. In any case, you can reach a similar result by using ccache (modprobed-db can also drastically reduce build time but needs to get more technical to fix stuff it breaks).

[robson-66]

I build the kernel with modprobed-db and with an i5-4590 it takes an average of 12 minutes to build.

[XxRiKxX]

so I ran git pull, and this time it grabbed the 6.2.12 without any problem. I am on arch linux(sorry for not mentioning this earlier) and it uses makepkg -si instead of the install script. after git pulling when I ran the makepkg -si again, it asking me to select kernel version, schedulers, compilers....etc. I think it would just build it from scratch again. Please help me on this. it takes 1 and half hours to compile and takes 100% cpu usage.

[robson-66]

I'm also using Arch Linux, and you think that having a 6.2.11 kernel built, you will run the git pull command, it will not convert to 6.2.12 by itself, you have to build each new available version separately.

[AdelKS]

If the compilation time is too much for you, consider precompiled tkg kernels from chaotic AUR or simply linux-zen package that's readily available on the arch official repos

[XxRiKxX]

is there any tutorial for how to use modprobe-db? and no the compilation time is not too much for me but I hoped for something that just applies whatever changes there are and no compile the whole thing again

[robson-66]

Normally you install the modprobed-db package, run the systemctl --user enable modprobed-db service and boot from the stock kernel. To detect all modules you connect all the devices you use in the system. It is best to let the system work on the stock kernel for a few hours. Here's more https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Modprobed-db

It's still a good idea to run the modprobed-db store command in the terminal.

[XxRiKxX]

how to build the tkg kernel with it?

[robson-66]

You simply edit the customization.cfg file and change it from false to true _modprobeddb="true"

[XxRiKxX]

You simply edit the customization.cfg file and change it from false to true _modprobeddb="true"

so basically, I install stock kernel, mount everything, usbs and all and then run modprobed-db and store and edit the cfg file and makepkhg -si? and should I edit everything in the cfg file so that the installer don't ask anything? and also why the readme tells us to not delete the linux-src folder then? its like 17gb

[robson-66]

It doesn't ask me anything, and that's because the customization.cfg file is properly configured (for myself, of course) and it looks like this

# linux-TkG config file

# Linux distribution you are using, options are "Arch", "Void", "Ubuntu", "Debian", "Fedora", "Suse", "Gentoo", "Generic".
# It is automatically set to "Arch" when using PKGBUILD.
# If left empty, the script will prompt
_distro="Arch"

# Kernel Version - Options are "5.4", and from "5.7" to "5.19"
# you can also set a specific kernel version, e.g. "6.0-rc4" or "5.10.51",
#  -> note however that a "z" too small on a "x.y.z" version may make patches fail
#     as they got adapted for newer "z" values.
_version="6.2"

#### MISC OPTIONS ####

# External config file to use - If the given file exists in path, it will override default config (customization.cfg) - Default is ~/.config/frogminer/linux-tkg.cfg
_EXT_CONFIG_PATH=~/.config/frogminer/linux-tkg.cfg

# [Arch specific] Set to anything else than "true" to limit cleanup operations and keep source and files generated during compilation.
# Default is "true".
_NUKR="true"

# Git mirror to use to get the kernel sources, possible values are "kernel.org", "googlesource.com", "github.com" and "torvalds"
_git_mirror="kernel.org"

# Root folder where to checkout the kernel sources (linux-src-git subdir) and build
# Note: - Leave empty to use PKGBUILD's dir
#       - Start with a '/' for an absolute path in which `linux-tkg/linux-src-git/` will be created
#       - This setting can be used to set the work/build folder to a tmpfs folder
#         - Requires >= 32GB ram when building a full kernel, should work with less ram with modprobed-db
_kernel_work_folder=""

# Permanent folder where to keep the git clone and fetch new blobs
# Note: - Start with a '/' for an absolute path
#       - If your internet is faster than your storage, it may be wise to put this folder
#         in a tmpfs location (although it will reclone after each restart / tmpfs folder cleanup)
_kernel_source_folder=""
# Custom compiler root dirs - Leave empty to use system compilers
# Example: CUSTOM_GCC_PATH="/home/frog/PKGBUILDS/mostlyportable-gcc/gcc-mostlyportable-9.2.0"
CUSTOM_GCC_PATH=""

# Custom LLVM compiler root dirs - Leave empty to use system llvm compiler
# Example: CUSTOM_LLVM_PATH="/home/frog/PKGBUILDS/mostlyportable-llvm/llvm-mostlyportable-11.0.0"
CUSTOM_LLVM_PATH=""

# Set to true to bypass makepkg.conf and use all available threads for compilation. False will respect your makepkg.conf options.
_force_all_threads="true"

# Set to true to prevent ccache from being used and set CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS=y (which needs to be disabled for ccache to work properly)
_noccache="false"

# Set to true to use modprobed db to clean config from unneeded modules. Speeds up compilation considerably. Requires root - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Modprobed-db
# Using this option can trigger user prompts if the config doesn't go smoothly.
# !!!! Make sure to have a well populated db !!!! - Leave empty to be asked about it at build time
_modprobeddb="true"

# modprobed-db database file location
_modprobeddb_db_path=~/.config/modprobed.db

# Set to "1" to call make menuconfig, "2" to call make nconfig, "3" to call make xconfig, before building the kernel. Set to false to disable and skip the prompt.
_menunconfig="false"

# Set to true to generate a kernel config fragment from your changes in menuconfig/nconfig. Set to false to disable and skip the prompt.
_diffconfig="true"

# Set to the file name where the generated config fragment should be written to. Only used if _diffconfig is active.
_diffconfig_name="false"

#### KERNEL OPTIONS ####

# Name of the default config file to use for the kernel
# Default (empty)  : "config.x86_64" from the linux-tkg-config/5.y folder.
# "running-kernel" : Picks the .config file from the currently running kernel.
#                    It is recommended to be running an official kernel before running this script, to pick off a correct .config file
# "config_hardened.x86_64" : config file for a hardened kernel, available for kernel version "5.13", "5.10" and "5.4" .
#                            To get a complete hardened setup, you have to use "cfs" as _cpusched.
# User provided value : custom user provided file, the given path should be relative to the PKGBUILD file. This enables for example to use a user stripped down .config file.
#         If the .config file isn't up to date with the chosen kernel version, any extra CONFIG_XXXX is set to its default value.
# Note: the script copies the resulting .config file as "kernelconfig.new" next to the PKGBUILD as a convenience for an eventual re-use. It gets overwritten at each run.
#       One can use "kernelconfig.new" here to always use the latest edited .config file. modprobed-db needs to be used only once for its changes to be picked up.
_configfile=""

# Determine whether to call "olddefconfig" (default) or "oldconfig" for manual config updating interaction.
_config_updating="olddefconfig"

# Disable some non-module debugging - See PKGBUILD for the list
_debugdisable="false"

# Strip the vmlinux file after build is done. Set to anything other than "true" if you require debug headers. Default is "true"
_STRIP="true"

# LEAVE AN EMPTY VALUE TO BE PROMPTED ABOUT FOLLOWING OPTIONS AT BUILD TIME

# CPU scheduler - Options are "upds" (TkG's Undead PDS), "pds", "bmq", "muqss", "cacule", "tt", "bore" or "cfs" (kernel's default)
_cpusched="pds"

# Compiler to use - Options are "gcc" or "llvm".
# For advanced users.
_compiler="gcc"

# Force the use of the LLVM Integrated Assembler whether using LLVM, LTO or not.
# Set to "1" to enable.
_llvm_ias=""

# Clang LTO mode, only available with the "llvm" compiler - options are "no", "full" or "thin".
# ! This is currently experimental and might result in an unbootable kernel - Not recommended !
# "no: do not enable LTO"
# "full: uses 1 thread for Linking, slow and uses more memory, theoretically with the highest performance gains."
# "thin: uses multiple threads, faster and uses less memory, may have a lower runtime performance than Full."
_lto_mode="no"

# Apply PREEMPT_RT patchset to the kernel.
# ! Only CFS CPU scheduler is compatible with this patchset !
# Set to "1" to enable.
_preempt_rt=""

# Forcibly apply the PREEMPT_RT patchset to the kernel, even when upstream does not officially support the kernel subversion.
# ! This will still not apply when the patch itself or linux-tkg (see _version) do not support the kernel major version - Not recommended !
# Set to "1" to enable.
_preempt_rt_force=""

# CPU sched_yield_type - Choose what sort of yield sched_yield will perform
# For PDS and MuQSS: 0: No yield. (Recommended option for gaming on PDS and MuQSS)
#                    1: Yield only to better priority/deadline tasks. (Default - can be unstable with PDS on some platforms)
#                    2: Expire timeslice and recalculate deadline. (Usually the slowest option for PDS and MuQSS, not recommended)
# For BMQ:           0: No yield.
#                    1: Deboost and requeue task. (Default)
#                    2: Set rq skip task.
_sched_yield_type="0"

# Round Robin interval is the longest duration two tasks with the same nice level will be delayed for. When CPU time is requested by a task, it receives a time slice equal
# to the rr_interval in addition to a virtual deadline. When using yield_type 2, a low value can help offset the disadvantages of rescheduling a process that has yielded.
# MuQSS default: 6ms"
# PDS default: 4ms"
# BMQ default: 2ms"
# Set to "1" for 2ms, "2" for 4ms, "3" for 6ms, "4" for 8ms, or "default" to keep the chosen scheduler defaults.
_rr_interval="2"

# Set to "true" to disable FUNCTION_TRACER/GRAPH_TRACER, lowering overhead but limiting debugging and analyzing of kernel functions - Kernel default is "false"
_ftracedisable="false"

# Set to "true" to disable NUMA, lowering overhead, but breaking CUDA/NvEnc on Nvidia equipped systems - Kernel default is "false"
_numadisable="false"

# Set to "true" to enable misc additions - May contain temporary fixes pending upstream or changes that can break on non-Arch - Kernel default is "true"
_misc_adds="true"

# Set to "0" for periodic ticks, "1" to use CattaRappa mode (enabling full tickless) and "2" for tickless idle only.
# Full tickless can give higher performances in case you use isolation of CPUs for tasks
# and it works only when using the nohz_full kernel parameter, otherwise behaves like idle.
# Just tickless idle perform better for most platforms.
_tickless="2"

# Set to "true" to use ACS override patch - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCI_passthrough_via_OVMF#Bypassing_the_IOMMU_groups_.28ACS_override_patch.29 - Kernel default is "false"
_acs_override="false"

# Set to "true" to add Bcache filesystem support. You'll have to install bcachefs-tools-git from AUR for utilities - https://bcachefs.org/ - If in doubt, set to "false"
# This can be buggy and isn't recommended on a production machine, also enabling this option will not allow you to enable MGLRU.
_bcachefs="false"

# Set to "true" to enable support for winesync, an experimental replacement for esync - requires patched wine - https://repo.or.cz/linux/zf.git/shortlog/refs/heads/winesync4
# ! Can't be used on multiple kernels installed side-by-side, which will require https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/winesync-dkms/ instead of this option !
_winesync="false"

# Set to "true" to enable Binder and Ashmem, the kernel modules required to use the android emulator Anbox. ! This doesn't apply to 5.4.y !
_anbox="false"

# A selection of patches from Zen/Liquorix kernel and additional tweaks for a better gaming experience (ZENIFY) - Default is "true"
_zenify="false"

# compiler optimization level - 1. Optimize for performance (-O2); 2. Optimize harder (-O3); 3. Optimize for size (-Os) - Kernel default is "1"
_compileroptlevel="1"

# CPU compiler optimizations - Defaults to prompt at kernel config if left empty
# AMD CPUs : "k8" "k8sse3" "k10" "barcelona" "bobcat" "jaguar" "bulldozer" "piledriver" "steamroller" "excavator" "zen" "zen2" "zen3" (zen3 opt support depends on GCC11)
# Intel CPUs : "mpsc"(P4 & older Netburst based Xeon) "atom" "core2" "nehalem" "westmere" "silvermont" "sandybridge" "ivybridge" "haswell" "broadwell" "skylake" "skylakex" "cannonlake" "icelake" "goldmont" "goldmontplus" "cascadelake" "cooperlake" "tigerlake" "sapphirerapids" "rocketlake" "alderlake"
# Other options :
# - "native_amd" (use compiler autodetection - Selecting your arch manually in the list above is recommended instead of this option)
# - "native_intel" (use compiler autodetection and will prompt for P6_NOPS - Selecting your arch manually in the list above is recommended instead of this option)
# - "generic" (kernel's default - to share the package between machines with different CPU µarch as long as they are x86-64)
#
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Microarchitecture_Levels)
# - "generic_v2" (depends on GCC11 - to share the package between machines with different CPU µarch supporting at least x86-64-v2
# - "generic_v3" (depends on GCC11 - to share the package between machines with different CPU µarch supporting at least x86-64-v3
# - "generic_v4" (depends on GCC11 - to share the package between machines with different CPU µarch supporting at least x86-64-v4
_processor_opt="haswell"

# CacULE only - Enable Response Driven Balancer, an experimental load balancer for CacULE
_cacule_rdb="false"

# CacULE only - Load balance time period - Default is 19
# https://github.com/hamadmarri/cacule-cpu-scheduler/blob/master/patches/CacULE/RDB/rdb.patch#L56
_cacule_rdb_interval="19"

# TT only - Enable High HZ patch (available for 5.15 only) - Default is "false"
_tt_high_hz="false"

# MuQSS and PDS only - SMT (Hyperthreading) aware nice priority and policy support (SMT_NICE) - Kernel default is "true" - You can disable this on non-SMT/HT CPUs for lower overhead
_smt_nice="false"

# Trust the CPU manufacturer to initialize Linux's CRNG (RANDOM_TRUST_CPU) - Kernel default is "false"
_random_trust_cpu="false"

# Timer frequency - "100" "250" "300" "500" "750" "1000" ("2000" is available for cacule cpusched only) - More options available in kernel config prompt when left empty depending on selected cpusched with the default option pointed with a ">" (2000 for cacule, 100 for muqss and 1000 for other cpu schedulers)
_timer_freq="1000"

# Default CPU governor - "performance", "ondemand", "schedutil" or leave empty for default (schedutil)
_default_cpu_gov="ondemand"

# Use an aggressive ondemand governor instead of default ondemand to improve performance on low loads/high core count CPUs while keeping some power efficiency from frequency scaling.
# It still requires you to either set ondemand as default governor or to select it in some way at runtime.
_aggressive_ondemand="true"

# [Advanced] Default TCP IPv4 algorithm to use. Options are: "yeah", "bbr", "cubic", "reno", "vegas" and "westwood". Leave empty if unsure.
# This config option will not be prompted
# Can be changed at runtime with the command line `# echo "$name" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_congestion_control` where $name is one of the options above.
# Default (empty) and fallback : cubic
_tcp_cong_alg="cubic"

# You can pass a default set of kernel command line options here - example: "intel_pstate=passive nowatchdog amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfffd7fff mitigations=off"
_custom_commandline="intel_pstate=passive"

# Selection of Clearlinux patches
_clear_patches="true"

#### SPESHUL OPTION ####

# If you want to bypass the stock naming scheme and enforce something else (example : "linux") - Useful for some bootloaders requiring manual entry editing on each release.
# !!! It will also change pkgname - If you don't explicitely need this, don't use it !!!
_custom_pkgbase="linux-tkg-pds-robson"

# [non-Arch specific] Kernel localversion. Putting it to "Mario" will make for example the kernel version be 5.7.0-tkg-Mario (given by uname -r)
# If left empty, it will use "-tkg-${_cpusched}${_compiler}" where "${_cpusched}" will be replaced by the user chosen scheduler, ${_compiler} will be replaced by "-llvm" if clang is used (nothing for GCC).
_kernel_localversion=""

# Set to your maximum number of CPUs (physical + logical cores) - Lower means less overhead - You can set it to "$(nproc)" to use the current host's CPU(s) core count, or leave empty to use default

# If you set this to a lower value than you have cores, some cores will be disabled
# Default Arch kernel value is 320
_NR_CPUS_value=""

#### LEGACY OPTIONS ####

# Upstreamed version of Fsync from Linux 5.16 for previous kernel versions - https://github.com/andrealmeid/futex_waitv_patches
# ! Only affect 5.13, 5.14 and 5.15 kernel branches. Safely ignored for 5.16 or newer !
_fsync_backport="false"

# Fsync legacy, known as FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE (opcode 31) - previous version of fsync required for Valve Proton 4.11, 5.0 and 5.13 - https://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/2957094910196249305
_fsync_legacy="false"

# Set to "true" to enable support for futex2, a DEPRECATED interface that can be used by proton-tkg and proton 5.13 experimental through Fsync - Can be enabled alongside fsync legacy to use it as a fallback
# https://gitlab.collabora.com/tonyk/linux/-/tree/futex2-dev
# ! Only affect 5.10-5.14 kernel branches. Safely ignored for 5.15 or newer !
# ! required _fsync_backport="false" !
_fsync_futex2="false"

# Set to "true" to add back missing symbol for AES-NI/AVX support on ZFS - This is a legacy option that can be ignored on 5.10+ kernels - https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/export_kernel_fpu_functions.patch
_zfsfix="false"

# MuQSS only - CPU scheduler runqueue sharing - No sharing (RQ_NONE), SMT (hyperthread) siblings (RQ_SMT), Multicore siblings (RQ_MC), Symmetric Multi-Processing (RQ_SMP), NUMA (RQ_ALL)
# Valid values are "none", "smt", "mc", "mc-llc"(for zen), "smp", "all" - Kernel default is "smt"
_runqueue_sharing="smt"

# MuQSS only - Make IRQ threading compulsory (FORCE_IRQ_THREADING) - Default is "false"
_irq_threading="false"

# Set to "true" to add multi-generational LRU framework support on kernel 5.18+ - Improves memory pressure handling - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220706220022.968789-1-yuzhao@google.com/
# Older kernel versions might have a patch available in the community-patches repo
# Upstream as of 6.1
# ! This option will be disabled when bcachefs is enabled !
_mglru="true"

#### USER PATCHES ####

# community patches - add patches (separated by a space) of your choice by name from the community-patches dir
# example: _community_patches="clear_nack_in_tend_isr.myrevert ffb_regression_fix.mypatch 0008-drm-amd-powerplay-force-the-trim-of-the-mclk-dpm-levels-if-OD-is-enabled.mypatch"
_community_patches=""

# You can use your own patches by putting them in a subfolder called linux<version>-tkg-userpatches (e.g. linux510-tkg-userpatches) next to the PKGBUILD and giving them the .mypatch extension.
# You can also revert patches by putting them in that same folder and giving them the .myrevert extension.

# Also, userpatches variable below must be set to true for the above to work.
_user_patches="false"

# Apply all user patches without confirmation - !!! NOT RECOMMENDED !!!
_user_patches_no_confirm="false"

#### CONFIG FRAGMENTS ####

# You can use your own kernel config fragments by putting them in the same folder as the PKGBUILD and giving them the .myfrag extension.

# Also, the config fragments variable below must be set to true for the above to work.
_config_fragments="true"

# Apply all config fragments without confirmation - !!! NOT RECOMMENDED !!!
_config_fragments_no_confirm="false"

[XxRiKxX]

Ok I got it! Thanks a lot mate!