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Important update
I have updated and renamed some settings envvars. Please check your scripts, aliases, brain memory or whatever you use to store your build command and update them accordingly. Please read the description in the PKGBUILD file instead of the short summary in the pinned comment on the AUR or in the README in the repository as some important details important to this update are only found inside the PKGBUILD.

Information comment
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Repository URL
This package is hosted at sos!git. If you want to contribute to the package, you can do it here: https://git.staropensource.de/JeremyStarTM/aur-linux-clear

Issue handling
Please only submit issues in the package's repository if they aren't bug reports about the package or help requests. Please keep them to the AUR only. This prevents unnecessary signups.

Updates
I usually publish updates 0-3 days after a kernel release, depending on how busy I am.
If I however get wind of security-relevant updates or any vulnerabilities I will try to update the kernel as soon as possible and write a comment about the vulnerability/update. So make sure to subscribe to this package's comment mailing list.

PKGBUILD environment variable customization
The PKGBUILD file supports customization via environment variables. Here's a list of all of them:
- _makemenuconfig: Invokes make menuconfig (ncurses-based default configuration menu) before compilation starts
- _makenconfig: Invokes make nconfig (ncurses-based nicer configuration menu) before compilation starts
- _makexconfig: Invokes make xconfig (X11-based GUI configuration menu) before compilation starts
- _reuse_current: Will use the configuration of the running kernel, if the running kernel is compiled with IKCONFIG_PROC
- _reuse_file: Will use the configuration file named kconfig contained in the PKGBUILD file's directory
- _update_kconfig_on_reuse: Specifies whether the kernel configuration shall be updated when using any of the 'reuse*' flags
- _copyfinalconfig: Copies the final kernel configuration into the repository root as kconfig-new before compilation starts
- _localmodcfg: Only compiles modules found in modprobed-db's database (which decreases compilation time and kernel size)
- _use_llvm_lto: Compiles the kernel with LLVM instead of GCC. Should work, if not open an issue
- _subarch: Specifies the subarchitecture to compile for (see the PKGBUILD file for a list of all subarches). Default is 41 (Generic x86-64), which is compatible with all amd64 processors. Must be a number
- _use_llvm_lto: Enables compilation with LLVM. Untested but should work. If not write a comment on the AUR.
- _subarch_microarch: Specifies the microarchitecture to compile for. Only applies to and is required by the GENERIC_CPU subarch. Must be a number between 1 and 4 (click for more information)
- _debug_kernel: Force enables kernel debugging options when set to y, force disables debug options when set to n or relies on the kconfig when unset
- _debug_script: Enables debugging for the PKGBUILD file

All of these variables just need to be set for them to apply, except for _subarch, _subarch_microarch and _debug_kernel. For more information please check their documentation inside the PKGBUILD file

GPG errors
If makepkg complains about invalid PGP keys, try running this command first: gpg --locate-keys torvalds@kernel.org gregkh@kernel.org sashal@kernel.org benh@debian.org. This command only needs to be executed once.

Build tool
If you want a dead simple way to compile this package, you can try out my build tool. It includes a few no nonsense changes to the kernel configuration and allows you to configure the PKGBUILD file in a simple manner and decrease build time. And if you don't want that, using makepkg as-is works fine too.

@Gonzo2028 Hi, znver3 requires gcc from trunk so I can't add that.
Add -march=znver3/requires gcc trunk at this time

please add support for -march=znver3

I also do not have any xf86-video installed, only nvidia-dkms drivers. I assume your main problem is the missing drm module. Which graphics driver do you want to use?

Is anyone able to help?

When library xf86-video-intel isn't installed, Kernel Clear with Gnome won't starts GDM.

gnome-shell[524]: Failed to create backend: No drm devices found
gnome-session-binary[515]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
gnome-session-binary[515]: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop
gdm[465]: Gdm: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
gdm[465]: Gdm: Child process -509 was already dead.
/usr/lib/gdm-x-session[535]: (--) Log file renamed from "/var/log/Xorg.pid-535.log" to "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"
/usr/lib/gdm-x-session[535]: (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Failed to reset failed state of units: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist
gnome-session-binary[569]: WARNING: Falling back to non-systemd  startup procedure due to error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name "org.freedesktop.systemd1" does not exist

In the kernel LTS the system works normally without xf86-video-intel

PS: xf86-video-intel causes screen sharing and recording errors so I shouldn't be using it.

@adsoncicilioti Does this help? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/bumblebee#Fatal_IO_error_11_(Resource_temporarily_unavailable)_on_X_server

@Ryaniskira Not really. If something depends on 'linux' that means it depends on default arch kernel package linux'. If you're building module then you should use dkms. What's the package you're installing?

Can you update the PKGBUILD so that this package provides Linux? As it stands if you want to just use this kernel and you have a package that depends on Linux, you have to also have another kernel installed as a dependency.

@metak, Hi.

After latests updates the GDM are in loop after try login.

This behavior begin after 5.9.10 update and nvidia-455.45.

I can login after restarts GDM service from an TTY#.

Any idea ?

See this:

journalctl -e | grep error
nov 25 19:38:03 arch gnome-shell[1496]: gnome-shell: Fatal IO error 11 (Recurso temporariamente indisponível) on X server :0.
nov 25 19:38:03 arch gsd-color[1554]: gsd-color: Fatal IO error 4 (Chamada de sistema interrompida) on X server :0.
nov 25 19:38:03 arch gsd-wacom[1553]: gsd-wacom: Fatal IO error 11 (Recurso temporariamente indisponível) on X server :0.
nov 25 19:38:03 arch gsd-media-keys[1566]: gsd-media-keys: Fatal IO error 11 (Recurso temporariamente indisponível) on X server :0.
nov 25 19:38:03 arch gsd-power[1582]: gsd-power: Fatal IO error 11 (Recurso temporariamente indisponível) on X server :0.
nov 25 19:38:03 arch gsd-keyboard[1555]: gsd-keyboard: Fatal IO error 11 (Recurso temporariamente indisponível) on X server :0.

@Khaithang Hi. It's just a git repository that you can clone manually or use any of the aur helpers to install & update afterwards.

can i track this pkgbuild via asp/abs or some other tools?

@adsoncicilioti As @fidasx said by default this PKGBUILD is set for gcc to detect and build native optimization, but for your CPU you can set 25 skylake if you don't want native.