GrapheneOS has fixed the Android 17 QPR1 kernel performance regression

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Loading... <div class="Alert"> <div class="container"> This site is best viewed in a modern browser with JavaScript enabled. </div> </div> Something went wrong while trying to load the full version of this site. It has a regression in the Pixel kernel driver tree causing stuttering, lag and outright freezes under memory pressure. It impacts GrapheneOS too since we updated the firmware/drivers but we fixed it for our release today.</p> <p>Google is taking increasingly long to implement and ship fixes for major issues in Android.

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▪It has a regression in the Pixel kernel driver tree causing stuttering, lag and outright freezes under memory pressure.
▪It impacts GrapheneOS too since we updated the firmware/drivers but we fixed it for our release today.</p> <p>Google is taking increasingly long to implement and ship fixes for major issues in Android.

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Loading... <div class="Alert"> <div class="container"> This site is best viewed in a modern browser with JavaScript enabled. </div> </div> Something went wrong while trying to load the full version of this site. Try hard-refreshing this page to fix the error. <div class="container"> <h1>GrapheneOS has fixed the massive Android 17 QPR1 kernel performance regression</h1> <div> <article> <div class="PostUser"><h3 class="PostUser-name">GrapheneOS</h3></div> <div class="Post-body"> <p>Android 17 QPR1 was released for Pixels on September 15. It has a regression in the Pixel kernel driver tree causing stuttering, lag and outright freezes under memory pressure.

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