[09.01][Script]schedtune.boost - making Pixel XL (and eas) even more smoother - Google Pixel XL ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other

hello guys and girls,
I am quite sure everyone knows and feels that our pixels are already super smooth. However few of us are never completely satisfied and are looking for ways to make the device even more smoother.
Some of you might be aware, that the sched governor, which is bound to eas, isn´t as customizable as the old interactive governor. This is the main reason we don´t have any scripts or tweaks touching the governor.
So I did some digging and finally found a tunable that allows the cpu to be even more aggressive. This will result (at least for me) in a tremendous effect on overall smoothness. Battery life will take only a slight or a grave hit, depending on the boost you choose. @Alcolawl you are free to do benchmarks
The schedtune.boost (s) reside in the directories /dev/stune, dev/stunde/foreground and dev/stune/background
You can apply values from 0 to 100.
When setting it to 100 your device will run constantly with all cores maxed out.
I found values from 2 to 10 to have the most efficient effect.
I am currently using a boost value of 8. Battery life is still awesome. But oh my god how smooth the device runs now.
Remember: you can also set the values higher yourself
For your convenience I made scripts that you can either put in system/etc/init.d or system/su.d. I am planning to refine and maybe add more tweaks to our pixels. So stay tuned and lets all work together. The script does not look like much, but try it before you judge.
Download links will be in the second post.
Instructions:
1. Download the desired file. sched2 means a boost value of 2 will be applied. sched6 means a boost value of 6 will be applied. I think you get the concept.
2. Extract the script from the download
3. Copy the script to either system/etc/init.d or system/su.d
4. set permissions to 0755 (rwxr-xr-x) via terminal or your preferred root explorer.
5. reboot and wait a minute (there is a sleep timer)
6. profit
7. to check if the script got applied correctly do in terminal on your phone
su
cat dev/stune/schedtune.boost
Attention:
su.d only works when you have working root via supersu from chainfire.
Credits:
google for integrating eas to our pixels
@Alcolawl for letting me use his scripts on the HTC 10 and inspiring me greatly in the process. If he did not exist I probably wouldn´t have looked into finding this

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Downloads:
init.d and su.d:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=140794
01.07.2017
I added an all in one package. The all-in-one package has all scripts with boost values including 2,4,6,8 and 10. So you do not have to start multiple downloads.
09.01.2017
v1:
- decreased the default boost value for top app from 50 to 25
- foreground-app has a boost of 15
- schedtune.boost for all other activities (that are not getting categorized) is set to 10
v2:
- decreased the default boost value for top app from 50 to 25
- foreground-app has a boost of 12
- schedtune.boost for all other activities (that are not getting categorized) is set to 8

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Freak07 said:
Downloads:
init.d:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=140135
su.d:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=140130
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Trying to execute it through root browser and get this: http://i.imgur.com/WbUsV6g.png
Put it in su.d directory. Not sure if it is applying on boot.

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XtraArrow said:
Trying to execute it through root browser and get this: http://i.imgur.com/WbUsV6g.png
Put it in su.d directory. Not sure if it is applying on boot.
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What kernel are you on?
Did You run it from sdcard or su.d?
did you set the right permissions?

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Freak07 said:
What kernel are you on?
Did You run it from sdcard or su.d?
did you set the right permissions?
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On elemental kernel. I tried running from both SD card and su.d directory mate. Upon trying to change permissions it says it cannot be changed.

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i like this.
just great!

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XtraArrow said:
On elemental kernel. I tried running from both SD card and su.d directory mate. Upon trying to change permissions it says it cannot be changed.[/QUOTE
Also unable to get this working says error some file system do not allow permission changes. ....? Using Root Browser.
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XtraArrow said:
On elemental kernel. I tried running from both SD card and su.d directory mate. Upon trying to change permissions it says it cannot be changed.
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kirschdog1 said:
XtraArrow said:
On elemental kernel. I tried running from both SD card and su.d directory mate. Upon trying to change permissions it says it cannot be changed.[/QUOTE
Also unable to get this working says error some file system do not allow permission changes. ....? Using Root Browser.
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Could you please try this file?
Edit: see new link in second post!
Put it in system/etc/init.d
Permissions to rw-r--r-- (644)
Reboot
Navigate to dev/stune/schedtune.boost and see if the value gets changed to the one your script should set.
It seems like the the scripts did not like the laptop at my Patents home
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kirschdog1 said:
XtraArrow said:
On elemental kernel. I tried running from both SD card and su.d directory mate. Upon trying to change permissions it says it cannot be changed.[/QUOTE
Also unable to get this working says error some file system do not allow permission changes. ....? Using Root Browser.
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make sure there are two lines
for some reason there must be a space below the text. this worked for me.
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kirschdog1 said:
Also unable to get this working says error some file system do not allow permission changes. ....? Using Root Browser.
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Try it with one of these and copy them to system/etc/init.d please. Permission 644 for the script and reboot.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxbxiBXaZVu-d3NOQlFqd3QzMVU

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Hello all
I updated the second post. The scripts should work now please report back! Also regarding smoothness.
sorry for any inconvenience.
Have a nice day.

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Freak07 said:
kirschdog1 said:
Could you please try this file?
Edit: see new link in second post!
Put it in system/etc/init.d
Permissions to rw-r--r-- (644)
Reboot
Navigate to dev/stune/schedtune.boost and see if the value gets changed to the one your script should set.
It seems like the the scripts did not like the laptop at my Patents home
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In system/etc I do not have an init.d folder, just init.
I'm using Elemental X kernel.
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Freak07 said:
Hello all
I updated the second post. The scripts should work now please report back! Also regarding smoothness.
sorry for any inconvenience.
Have a nice day.
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Same issue unable to change permissions

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airmaxx23 said:
Freak07 said:
In system/etc I do not have an init.d folder, just init.
I'm using Elemental X kernel.
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I have the same structure i found su.d in root but not the other.
Also how would i go about determining if it has taken effect?
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Jerreth said:
I have the same structure i found su.d in root but not the other.
Also how would i go about determining if it has taken effect?
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The value in dev/stune/schedtune.boost and /dev/stune/foreground/schedtune.boost should be changed to the value of the script you picked. You can probably change them manually without the script.

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airmaxx23 said:
Freak07 said:
In system/etc I do not have an init.d folder, just init.
I'm using Elemental X kernel.
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Did you Flash Elemental X kernel Prior or after rooting your device. I am not entirely sure but elex should have init.d Support.
can you install the app universal init.d from playstore, open it, scroll down and do the test to determine if init.d is supported or not?
airmaxx23 said:
The value in dev/stune/schedtune.boost and /dev/stune/foreground/schedtune.boost should be changed to the value of the script you picked. You can probably change them manually without the script.
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yes that is correct. you can Change the values manually but they will not survive a reboot. that is why i made the scripts.
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kirschdog1 said:
Same issue unable to change permissions
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are you able to Change the files manually? either via root Explorer or terminal?
for terminal do:
su
echo x > /dev/stune/schedtune.boost
x is a value between 0 and 100 ( try between 1 and 10 to be on the safe side battery wise.)
afterwards check if the value got changed correctly.

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Freak07 said:
are you able to Change the files manually? either via root Explorer or terminal?
for terminal do:
su
echo x > /dev/stune/schedtune.boost
x is a value between 0 and 100 ( try between 1 and 10 to be on the safe side battery wise.)
afterwards check if the value got changed correctly.
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I can change them manually but upon rebooting they reset to 0.

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Freak07 said:
are you able to Change the files manually? either via root Explorer or terminal?
for terminal do:
su
echo x > /dev/stune/schedtune.boost
x is a value between 0 and 100 ( try between 1 and 10 to be on the safe side battery wise.)
afterwards check if the value got changed correctly.
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How do I check?

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XtraArrow said:
I can change them manually but upon rebooting they reset to 0.
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Okay. I was in a hurry. I told you all to set the permissions to 644. You have to set them to 755 (rwxr-xr-x).
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How do I check?
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check with a root Explorer. it is the easiest way.
or via terminal
cat /dev/stune/schedtune.boost
But first set the permissions of the script to to 755 (rwxr-xr-x). I was in a hurry and did not think correctly
then reboot and wait a Minute.
I edited the instructions in the op and all should be working now. It will not matter if you put it in system/etc/init.d or in system/su.d.
I somehow mixed the permissions with somethings else up. yeah, 755 and all will be well. stupid me.
have a nice evening.