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Shankar Vallabhan v3kt0r-87

25 y.o ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ | GNU-Linux & Android ๐Ÿ’Ÿ
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v3kt0r-87 /README.md

Hi there, I'm Shankar Vallabhan ๐Ÿ‘‹

Android & GNU/Linux Tinkerer โ€ข Kernel & Graphics Enthusiast

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"From Windows Phones back in the day to optimizing custom Linux / Android kernels and building Vulkan drivers today."


โšก About Me

  • ๐Ÿ“ Location: Kerala, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • ๐Ÿง Philosophy: Hardcore GNU/Linux and Android enthusiast.
  • โš™๏ธ Core Focus: Qualcomm Adreno GPU optimization, custom kernels, and cross-compilation toolchains (LLVM/Clang).
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Community Role: Maintaining automated builds and Magisk packages for the Freedreno Turnip Vulkan driver, helping power next-gen Android gaming and emulation (Winlator).
  • ๐Ÿ“œ Journey: Began tinkering on Nokia Lumia Windows Phones โ†’ Switched to Android in 2016 โ†’ Custom ROM/Kernel QA on Redmi Note 7 (lavender) โ†’ Kernel & Driver Development.

๐Ÿš€ Key Projects & Contributions

Project Description Role / Status
Mesa-Turnip-Builder Script for building the Freedreno Turnip Vulkan Driver, packaged for Magisk and emulator environments. Author / Maintainer
freedreno_turnip-CI Turnip driver testing and fixing minor issues. Collaborator (with @MrMiy4mo)
REALKING-KERNEL Custom kernel for Snapdragon 865/870 (sm8250) devices; build script enhancements and bug fixes. Collaborator (with @Rohail33)

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tech Stack & Tooling

๐Ÿ’ป Languages & Scripting

C Python Bash / Shell

๐Ÿ”ง Compilers & Build Systems

LLVM / Clang Meson Ninja Git GitHub Actions


๐Ÿ“ฑ Testbed & Hardware Lab

  • Daily Drivers & Test Devices:
    • Poco X4 Pro 5G (veux โ€ข Snapdragon 695 / Adreno 619)
    • CMF Phone 2 Pro 5G
  • Legacy / Retired Devices:
    • Poco F4 5G (munch โ€ข Snapdragon 870 / Adreno 650)
    • Redmi Note 7 (lavender โ€ข Predator Kernel & Pixel Experience QA)
    • Micromax Bolt Q400 (First Android)
    • Nokia Lumia 520, 525, 535 (The Windows Phone Era)

๐Ÿ’ฌ Connect & Join the Community

Feel free to reach out for collaboration on Android GPU drivers, or kernel related work:


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  1. Mesa-Turnip-Builder Mesa-Turnip-Builder Public

    Script to build Freedreno Turnip Vulkan Driver as a Module for Magisk or EMULATORS

    Shell 198 17

  2. Ubuntu-Fix Ubuntu-Fix Public

    Script to fix and improve Ubuntu and distros based on it

    Shell 6 2

  3. ilhan-athn7/freedreno_turnip-CI ilhan-athn7/freedreno_turnip-CI Public

    A script for building turnip driver as a magisk module from mesa repository, scheduled releases per 2 week via github actions.

    Shell 163 107

  4. Rohail33/Realking_kernel_sm8250 Rohail33/Realking_kernel_sm8250 Public

    RealKing-kernel for Kona (SM8250): Currently supports ~~ Xiaomi: Poco-F3/Mi11x/K40, Mi10t/pro, Poco F4/K40s. {For Both MiUi and Aosp Roms} and Oneplus 8 series and 9R : opkona ( for both oos and ao...

    C 123 87

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