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Article details setup and usage of the an unofficial Arch Linux repo containing generic and CPU-optimized kernel and support packages containing the ck1 patchset featuring the Brain Fuck Scheduler by Con Kolivas.}}
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Article details setup and usage of an unofficial Arch Linux repo containing generic and CPU-optimized kernel and support packages containing the ck1 patchset featuring the Brain Fuck Scheduler by Con Kolivas.}}
 
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{{Article summary wiki|Linux-ck}} - Main article.
 
{{Article summary wiki|Linux-ck}} - Main article.
 
{{Article summary wiki|Linux-ck/Changelog}} - Linux-ck Changelog.
 
{{Article summary wiki|Linux-ck/Changelog}} - Linux-ck Changelog.
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{{Article summary wiki|http://repo-ck.com/stats.pdf Repo Statistics}} -  Popularity of packages, # of downloads, etc.
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{{Article summary link|Repo Statistics|http://repo-ck.com/stats.pdf}} -  Popularity of packages, # of downloads, etc.
 
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== Details ==
 
== Details ==
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The repo contains generic packages as well as CPU-specific packages.  Many ARCH users are familiar with the concept of a generic kernel package.  The official ARCH kernel is available in two flavors (either i686 or x86_64) which are ''generic'' packages in that i686 will work with ''any'' compatible x86 CPU and x86_64 will work with ''any'' compatible x86_64 CPU.
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The repo contains generic packages as well as CPU-specific packages for the linux-ck family.  It also contains packages for {{AUR|chromium-scroll-pixels}} for each arch.
  
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Users have a choice between the corresponding generic linux-ck packages or CPU-specific and optimized linux-ck packages:
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{| class="wikitable" align="center"
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! CPU Type !! Package !! Details
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| rowspan="1" bgcolor=#e3f7e6| '''<span style="color: #409044;">Generic</span>'''
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| ''chromium-scroll-pixels'' || Current stable version of chromium browser patched to maintain the --scroll-pixel functionality allowing users to set the speed of their wheel mouse's scrolling functions.
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Many ARCH users are familiar with the concept of a generic kernel package.  The official ARCH kernel is available in two flavors (either i686 or x86_64) which are ''generic'' packages in that i686 will work with ''any'' compatible x86 CPU and x86_64 will work with ''any'' compatible x86_64 CPU.  Users have a choice between the corresponding generic linux-ck packages or CPU-specific and optimized linux-ck packages:
  
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! CPU Type !! Group Alias !! Details
 
! CPU Type !! Group Alias !! Details
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| ''ck-generic'' || Compiled with generic optimizations suitable for ''any'' compatible CPU just like the official ARCH linux package.  This is true for both Intel and AMD processors.
 
| ''ck-generic'' || Compiled with generic optimizations suitable for ''any'' compatible CPU just like the official ARCH linux package.  This is true for both Intel and AMD processors.
 
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| rowspan="7" bgcolor=#e3ecf7| '''<span style="color: #2a6dc8;">Intel</span>'''
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| rowspan="8" bgcolor=#e3ecf7| '''<span style="color: #2a6dc8;">Intel</span>'''
 
| ''ck-atom'' || Intel Atom platform specific optimizations.  Intel Atom CPUs have an in-order pipelining architecture and thus can benefit from accordingly optimized code.
 
| ''ck-atom'' || Intel Atom platform specific optimizations.  Intel Atom CPUs have an in-order pipelining architecture and thus can benefit from accordingly optimized code.
 
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| ''ck-ivybridge'' ||  Intel 3rd Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
 
| ''ck-ivybridge'' ||  Intel 3rd Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
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| ''ck-haswell'' ||  Intel 4th Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
 
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| ''ck-p4'' ||  Intel Pentium-4 specific optimizations (P4/P4-based Celeron/Pentium-4 M/Older Xeon).
 
| ''ck-p4'' ||  Intel Pentium-4 specific optimizations (P4/P4-based Celeron/Pentium-4 M/Older Xeon).
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| ''ck-pentm'' || Intel Pentium-M specific optimizations (Pentium-M notebook chips/not Pentium-4 M).
 
| ''ck-pentm'' || Intel Pentium-M specific optimizations (Pentium-M notebook chips/not Pentium-4 M).
 
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| rowspan="5" bgcolor=#f7e3e3| '''<span style="color: #e62c2c;">AMD</span>'''
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| rowspan="6" bgcolor=#f7e3e3| '''<span style="color: #e62c2c;">AMD</span>'''
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| ''ck-kx'' ||  AMD K7/K8/K10-family specific optimizations.
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| ''ck-kx'' ||  AMD K7/K8-family specific optimizations.
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| ''ck-k10'' ||  AMD K10-family specific optimizations including: 61xx Eight-Core Magny-Cours, Athlon X2 7x50, Phenom X3/X4/II, Athlon II X2/X3/X4, or Turion II-family processor.
 
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| ''ck-barcelona'' || CPUs based on AMD Family 10h cores with x86-64 instruction set support.
 
| ''ck-barcelona'' || CPUs based on AMD Family 10h cores with x86-64 instruction set support.
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CPU-specific optimization are invoked at compilation by selecting the corresponding option under '''Processor type and features>Processor family''' or by setting-up the .config file accordingly.  These changes setup make specific gcc options including the $CFLAGS.  
 
CPU-specific optimization are invoked at compilation by selecting the corresponding option under '''Processor type and features>Processor family''' or by setting-up the .config file accordingly.  These changes setup make specific gcc options including the $CFLAGS.  
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{{Note|Repo packages include the BFQ I/O Scheduler compiled as a module.  Read the [[#How_to_Enable_the_BFQ_I.2FO_Scheduler|section]] below for instructions to load it and enable it should you wish to do so.}}
 
  
 
== Setup ==
 
== Setup ==
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  [repo-ck]
 
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SigLevel = PackageRequired
 
 
  Server = http://repo-ck.com/$arch
 
  Server = http://repo-ck.com/$arch
  
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  # pacman-key --lsign-key 5EE46C4C
 
  # pacman-key --lsign-key 5EE46C4C
  
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2) Refresh via ''pacman -Syy''
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2) Refresh via  
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# pacman -Syy
  
 
That's it.  To see the contents of the repo, just search as such:
 
That's it.  To see the contents of the repo, just search as such:
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== Installation Examples ==
 
== Installation Examples ==
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Use the '''ck-X''' group and select the desired packages for installation.  There are 6 groups corresponding to the 12 package sets: '''ck-generic, ck-atom, ck-core2, ck-nehalem, ck-sandybridge, ck-ivybridge, ck-p4, ck-pentm, ck-kx, ck-barcelona, ck-bulldozer, ck-piledriver'''
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Use the '''ck-X''' group and select the desired packages for installation.  There are 6 groups corresponding to the 13 package sets: '''ck-generic, ck-atom, ck-core2, ck-nehalem, ck-sandybridge, ck-ivybridge, ck-haswell, ck-p4, ck-pentm, ck-kx, ck-k10, ck-barcelona, ck-bulldozer, ck-piledriver'''
  
 
{{bc|1=# pacman -S ck-generic
 
{{bc|1=# pacman -S ck-generic
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! Brand !! Group !! March
 
! Brand !! Group !! March
 
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| rowspan="7" bgcolor=#e3ecf7| '''<span style="color: #2a6dc8;">Intel</span>'''
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| rowspan="8" bgcolor=#e3ecf7| '''<span style="color: #2a6dc8;">Intel</span>'''
 
| ''ck-atom'' || atom
 
| ''ck-atom'' || atom
 
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| ''ck-ivybridge'' || core-avx-i
 
| ''ck-ivybridge'' || core-avx-i
 
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| ''ck-p4'' || pentium4
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| ''ck-haswell'' || core-avx2
 
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| ''ck-pentm'' || ?
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| ''ck-p4'' || pentium4, nocona
 
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| rowspan="5" bgcolor=#f7e3e3| '''<span style="color: #e62c2c;">AMD</span>'''
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| ''ck-pentm'' || pentm, pentium-m
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| ''ck-kx'' || athlon, athlon-4, athlon-tbird, athlon-mp, athlon-xp
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| rowspan="6" bgcolor=#f7e3e3| '''<span style="color: #e62c2c;">AMD</span>'''
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| ''ck-kx'' || athlon, athlon-4, athlon-tbird, athlon-mp, athlon-xp, k8-sse3
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| ''ck-k10'' || amdfam10
 
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| ''ck-barcelona'' || barcelona
 
| ''ck-barcelona'' || barcelona
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| ''ck-piledriver'' || bdver2
 
| ''ck-piledriver'' || bdver2
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{{Note|Users are encouraged to add additional entries to this table.}}
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{{Note|Users are encouraged to add additional entries to this table based on their experience.}}
  
 
Additional links can be used to help determine which package set to select:
 
Additional links can be used to help determine which package set to select:

Revision as of 07:42, 16 September 2013

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Details

The repo contains generic packages as well as CPU-specific packages for the linux-ck family. It also contains packages for chromium-scroll-pixelsAUR for each arch.

CPU Type Package Details
Generic chromium-scroll-pixels Current stable version of chromium browser patched to maintain the --scroll-pixel functionality allowing users to set the speed of their wheel mouse's scrolling functions.

Many ARCH users are familiar with the concept of a generic kernel package. The official ARCH kernel is available in two flavors (either i686 or x86_64) which are generic packages in that i686 will work with any compatible x86 CPU and x86_64 will work with any compatible x86_64 CPU. Users have a choice between the corresponding generic linux-ck packages or CPU-specific and optimized linux-ck packages:

CPU Type Group Alias Details
Generic ck-generic Compiled with generic optimizations suitable for any compatible CPU just like the official ARCH linux package. This is true for both Intel and AMD processors.
Intel ck-atom Intel Atom platform specific optimizations. Intel Atom CPUs have an in-order pipelining architecture and thus can benefit from accordingly optimized code.
ck-core2 Intel Core 2-family including Dual and Quads (Core 2/Newer Xeon/Mobile Celeron based on Core2).
ck-nehalem Intel 1st Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
ck-sandybridge Intel 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
ck-ivybridge Intel 3rd Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
ck-haswell Intel 4th Generation Core i3/i5/i7-family specific optimizations.
ck-p4 Intel Pentium-4 specific optimizations (P4/P4-based Celeron/Pentium-4 M/Older Xeon).
ck-pentm Intel Pentium-M specific optimizations (Pentium-M notebook chips/not Pentium-4 M).
AMD ck-kx AMD K7/K8-family specific optimizations.
ck-k10 AMD K10-family specific optimizations including: 61xx Eight-Core Magny-Cours, Athlon X2 7x50, Phenom X3/X4/II, Athlon II X2/X3/X4, or Turion II-family processor.
ck-barcelona CPUs based on AMD Family 10h cores with x86-64 instruction set support.
ck-bobcat CPUs based on AMD Family 14h cores with x86-64 instruction set support.
ck-bulldozer CPUs based on AMD Family 15h cores with x86-64 instruction set support.
ck-piledriver CPUs based on AMD Family 15h cores with x86-64 instruction set support.

CPU-specific optimization are invoked at compilation by selecting the corresponding option under Processor type and features>Processor family or by setting-up the .config file accordingly. These changes setup make specific gcc options including the $CFLAGS.

Setup

1) Add the following to /etc/pacman.conf (I placed my entry at the bottom of the file): 

[repo-ck]
Server = http://repo-ck.com/$arch

To sign graysky's key, do the following: 

# pacman-key -r 5EE46C4C
# pacman-key --lsign-key 5EE46C4C

2) Refresh via 

# pacman -Syy

That's it. To see the contents of the repo, just search as such: 

$ pacman -Sl repo-ck

Installation Examples

Use the ck-X group and select the desired packages for installation. There are 6 groups corresponding to the 13 package sets: ck-generic, ck-atom, ck-core2, ck-nehalem, ck-sandybridge, ck-ivybridge, ck-haswell, ck-p4, ck-pentm, ck-kx, ck-k10, ck-barcelona, ck-bulldozer, ck-piledriver 

# pacman -S ck-generic
:: There are 7 members in group ck-generic:
:: Repository repo-ck
   1) broadcom-wl-ck  2) linux-ck  3) linux-ck-headers  4) nvidia-304xx-ck  5) nvidia-ck
   6) virtualbox-ck-guest-modules  7) virtualbox-ck-host-modules

Enter a selection (default=all):

Alternatively, simply direct pacman to install the packages directly: 

# pacman -S linux-ck linux-ck-headers

How to Determine Which CPU Optimized Package Set to Select

Users unsure which package set to use can always install the ck-generic group which will drive any compatible CPU. For those wanting CPU-specific optimized packages, run the following command (assuming that base-devel is installed): 

$ gcc -c -Q -march=native --help=target | grep march

The resulting value is what gcc would use as the march CFLAG. Refer to the table below for a mapping of this value to the correct group.

Brand Group March
Intel ck-atom atom
ck-core2 core2
ck-nehalem corei7
ck-sandybridge corei7-avx
ck-ivybridge core-avx-i
ck-haswell core-avx2
ck-p4 pentium4, nocona
ck-pentm pentm, pentium-m
AMD ck-kx athlon, athlon-4, athlon-tbird, athlon-mp, athlon-xp, k8-sse3
ck-k10 amdfam10
ck-barcelona barcelona
ck-bobcat btver1
ck-bulldozer bdver1
ck-piledriver bdver2
Note: Users are encouraged to add additional entries to this table based on their experience.

Additional links can be used to help determine which package set to select:

How Much Faster Are the CPU Optimized Packages

The answer is not that much faster. Extensive testing comparing the effect of gcc compile options on resulting binaries have been conducted by others with varying result from no change to rather significant speed ups.

Readers are encouraged to add to this list.

How to Enable the BFQ I/O Scheduler

Since release 3.0.4-2, the BFQ patchset is applied to the package by default. Users must enable the BFQ scheduler to use it; it is dormant by default.

Globally (for all devices)

Add elevator=bfq to boot loader Kernel parameters.

Note: Users building the PKG from the AUR have an option in the PKGBUILD itself to globally use the BFQ as the default I/O scheduler.

Selectively (for only specified devices)

Direct the kernel to use it on a device-by-device basis. For example, to enable it for /dev/sda simply: 

# echo bfq > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler

To confirm, simply cat the same file: 

# cat /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
noop deadline cfq [bfq]

Setting this way will not survive a reboot. To make the change automatically at the next system boot, create the following tmpfile where "X" is the letter for the SSD device. 

 /etc/tmpfiles.d/set_IO_scheduler.conf 
w /sys/block/sdX/queue/scheduler - - - - noop

Package Trivia/Repo Statistics

  • Various package sets are compiled via a Bash wrapper script for makepkg. The script is publicly accessible at graysky's github repo.
  • Repo statistics are available (popularity of packages, which CPU is most popular, # of downloads, etc.).
Note: The statistics are not updated daily but do give a snapshot of the data.

Troubleshooting

Forum Support

Please use this discussion thread to voice comments, questions, suggestions, requests, etc. Note from graysky, "I can add other CPU-specific builds upon request. I just wanna be sure people will actually use them if I take the time to compile them."

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