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feat(kernel): update config for Linux to 7.2.8 #38

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Add changelog for Linux Kernel 6.19.14 release
azagramac Sep 29, 2026
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Fix typo in 'Last build' section header
azagramac Sep 29, 2026
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kernel: update config for Linux 7.2.8
azagramac Sep 29, 2026
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions .github/workflows/build-kernel.yml
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config:
description: '📄 Kernel config path relative to configs/'
required: true
default: 'stable/config-6.19.14-debian13'
default: 'stable/config-7.2.8-debian13'
patch:
description: '🧩 Optional patch name (from patchs/ in repo)'
required: false
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url:
description: '📦 Kernel tarball URL from kernel.org (.tar.gz or .tar.xz)'
required: false
default: 'https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.19.14.tar.gz'
default: 'https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/linux-7.2.8.tar.gz'

concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
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env:
NODE_OPTIONS: "--no-deprecation"
DEFAULT_CONFIG: 'stable/config-6.19.14-debian13'
DEFAULT_CONFIG: 'stable/config-7.2.8-debian13'
DEFAULT_LOCALVERSION: '-ryzen9'
DEFAULT_URL: 'https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.19.14.tar.gz'
DEFAULT_URL: 'https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/linux-7.2.8.tar.gz'
ARCH_FLAGS: '-march=znver3'
RAW_BASE_URL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/azagramac/linux-kernel/refs/heads/master/'
KERNEL_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.config }}
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54 changes: 37 additions & 17 deletions README.md
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---

## Last build4
## Last build

<img width="972" height="533" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b3e3ed66-9de7-4370-b31e-2c5c6f1339fc" />
<img width="954" height="533" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/245772bf-a053-4ad4-9beb-528bab2683f3" />


---
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---

## 🛠️ Custom Kernel Optimizations & Performance Features ([config-6.19.14-debian13](https://github.com/azagramac/linux-kernel/blob/master/configs/stable/config-6.19.14-debian13))
## 🛠️ Custom Kernel Optimizations & Performance Features

This custom kernel build and CI/CD pipeline are specifically tuned for **this exact hardware**: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (Zen 3) and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (RDNA 2) running on Debian 13.

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#### Kernel version
```bash
$ uname -a
Linux debian 6.19.14-ryzen9 #ryzen9 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Sep 28 13:28:57 CEST 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Linux debian 7.2.8-ryzen9 #ryzen9 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Sep 29 23:45:16 CEST 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux
```

#### CPU topology
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#### AMDGPU
```bash
$ sudo dmesg | grep -i amdgpu | head -30
[ 4.611866] amdgpu: unknown parameter 'si_support' ignored
[ 4.611869] amdgpu: unknown parameter 'cik_support' ignored
[ 4.617691] amdgpu: Virtual CRAT table created for CPU
[ 4.617703] amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
[ 4.617726] amdgpu: Overdrive is enabled, please disable it before reporting any bugs unrelated to overdrive.
[ 4.617819] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
[ 4.617849] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: amdgpu: initializing kernel modesetting (SIENNA_CICHLID 0x1002:0x73A5 0x1002:0x0E3A 0xC0).
[ 4.621608] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: amdgpu: detected ip block number 0 <common_v1_0_0> (nv_common)
[ 4.623415] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: amdgpu: VRAM: 16368M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000083FEFFFFFF (16368M used)
[ 4.623417] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: amdgpu: GART: 512M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000001FFFFFFF
[ 6.883784] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: amdgpu: [drm] Display Core v3.2.359 initialized on DCN 3.0
[ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-7.2.8-ryzen9 root=UUID=b6580fbd-f315-4df0-b934-da60ed1467e3 ro amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff zswap.enabled=1 zswap.compressor=lzo
[ 0.009148] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-7.2.8-ryzen9 root=UUID=b6580fbd-f315-4df0-b934-da60ed1467e3 ro amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff zswap.enabled=1 zswap.compressor=lzo
[ 4.859534] amdgpu: unknown parameter 'si_support' ignored
[ 4.860323] amdgpu: unknown parameter 'cik_support' ignored
[ 4.866799] amdgpu: Virtual CRAT table created for CPU
[ 4.867606] amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
[ 4.868422] amdgpu: Overdrive is enabled, please disable it before reporting any bugs unrelated to overdrive.
[ 4.869268] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
[ 4.870087] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: initializing kernel modesetting (SIENNA_CICHLID 0x1002:0x73A5 0x1002:0x0E3A 0xC0).
[ 4.870907] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: register mmio base: 0xFC900000
[ 4.871664] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: register mmio size: 1048576
[ 4.876104] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 0 <common_v1_0_0> (nv_common)
[ 4.876820] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 1 <gmc_v10_0_0> (gmc_v10_0)
[ 4.877510] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 2 <ih_v5_0_0> (navi10_ih)
[ 4.878172] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 3 <psp_v11_0_0> (psp)
[ 4.878825] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 4 <smu_v11_0_0> (smu)
[ 4.879470] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 5 <dce_v1_0_0> (dm)
[ 4.880098] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 6 <gfx_v10_0_0> (gfx_v10_0)
[ 4.880712] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 7 <sdma_v5_2_0> (sdma_v5_2)
[ 4.881301] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 8 <vcn_v3_0_0> (vcn_v3_0)
[ 4.881866] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: detected ip block number 9 <jpeg_v3_0_0> (jpeg_v3_0)
[ 4.882420] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: Fetched VBIOS from VFCT
[ 4.882943] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: [drm] ATOM BIOS: 113-D4124100-102, build: 604554 , ver: 020.001.000.071.018202, 2022/03/10
[ 4.885161] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
[ 4.885165] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) feature disabled as experimental (default)
[ 4.885199] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: MEM ECC is not presented.
[ 4.885205] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: SRAM ECC is not presented.
[ 4.885215] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: vm size is 262144 GB, 4 levels, block size is 9-bit, fragment size is 9-bit
[ 4.885226] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: VRAM: 16368M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000083FEFFFFFF (16368M used)
[ 4.885232] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: GART: 512M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000001FFFFFFF
```
> The `si_support`/`cik_support` "ignored" warnings confirm that legacy SI/CIK support is correctly disabled in the config (`# CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_SI is not set`). VRAM: **16368M** with full ReBAR mapping.

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#### GPU / ReBAR
```bash
$ sudo dmesg | grep -Ei "amdgpu|BAR|Resizable"
[ 4.885241] amdgpu 0000:0d:00.0: [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=16368M, BAR=16384M
```

---
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### 🐧 Kernel and Toolchain
| Element | Value |
| ------------------- | ------------------- |
| Kernel | Linux 6.19.14-ryzen9 |
| Kernel | 7.2.8-ryzen9 |
| Model | SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC |
| Base Distribution | Debian 13 |
| Compiler | GCC 14.2.0 |
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