MotoX 4.4 Dalvik Libs Increase Performance - HTC Droid DNA

Check this thread out and read the remaining discussion (four pages)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1967843&page=197
Some peoples Antutu increased by 3k. Anyone willing to try it out? Can these libs be merged into ROM builds?
Here is the link to the separate bionic and dalvik libraries, instead of the original file which contains both. This link also contains a very nice FAQ.
Also, the new files were modded so it works on CM!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47913987&postcount=1
More info. According to this it should work on any rooted android. Maybe because it's 4.4 related we need the latest tarp or clockwork to successfully flash it
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/11/optimized-dalvik-libraries-improve-nexus-benchmark-scores/
Qualcomm optimized Dalvik libraries boost benchmark scores of Nexus devices
By Rajesh Pandey 7 hours ago.
Google is all set to replace Dalvik with ART (Android Run Time) in the next version of Android. Whatever lag issues that are present in Android currently can be blamed on the use of Dalvik, which compiles app when they are launched compared to ART pre-compiling apps. Comparisons between ART and Dalvik have shown that the former provides much superior performance in apps including lower load times and smoother animations etc.*
Android SoC vendors like Qualcomm have constantly used some proprietary tweaks to speed up Dalvik runtime on their SoCs, which have helped increase scores in benchmarks dramatically. However, since these optimizations are proprietary (closed source), they are not included in the Nexus devices and cannot be used by developers in custom ROMs, because of variations of OEM skins from stock Android. The lack of Dalvik optimizations is also the key reason why the Nexus devices always scored lower in benchmarks compared to offerings from other OEMs.
However, thanks to the Android 4.4 update for the Moto X, Nexus owners can now also enjoy the goodness of these closed source Dalvik optimizations. A senior XDA member, kszaq, has extracted the Qualcomm-optimized Dalvik libraries from the Moto X KitKat update, and repacked it into a CWM flashable ZIP file for Nexus devices.
Initial reports show that post the installation of the optimized Dalvik libraries, the benchmark scores of the Nexus 4, Nexus 5 and the Nexus 7 jumps up by a pretty huge margin. The improvements in day to day usage, at least on my Nexus 5, are tough to say. The optimized Dalvik libraries should work on any rooted Android device, that is powered by Qualcomm’s Krait processor. Head over to this XDA thread for the download link.
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Woah... I'm gonna have to try this later. Maybe this will keep me from having to switch back and forth between gpe and aosp.
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I was being adventurous because the libraries are for 4.4 but I'm on Carbon 4.3. Kept my fingers crossed after flashing and it stopped at the boot animation. I restored my nandroid and I'm back to normal.
Edit: I quoted an article in the op saying it should work. Will try again later.
Edit 2: tried with latest twrp, still hung at boot animation. I don't feel like trying clockwork, maybe someone else can.

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Oops, I didn't realize it was for 4.4. I was about to flash it on carbon too.
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I'm on cm11...I'll try
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djelement1 said:
I'm on cm11...I'll try
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What happened?

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Just tried on cm11 and crazy FC's had to reboot and restore
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Finished that android upgrading screen and locked up with FC's
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texaswickedtoys said:
Just tried on cm11 and crazy FC's had to reboot and restore
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Finished that android upgrading screen and locked up with FC's
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That's unfortunate I hope we can get this working somehow... From what I'm reading it's an actual performance increase and not just for benchmarks. Maybe because how difficult it was to get our device working it's just not compatible?
Also I don't know if cm11 is deodexed or not but I would assume it is... You're using dalvik and not ART right?
Perhaps I'll flash a Kit Kat ROM this weekend, a different one that's closer to stock aosp and see if out works. I think everyone that's been using it has been on stock deodexed Kit Kat.
Edit: BTW if you have issues you shouldn't need to restore the whole ROM, just either restore the system partition or wipe system and reinstall the ROM.
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No I'm not using ART
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It appears it doesn't work with the CM11 Nightlies. It's supposed to be for deodexed roms.
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These libs appear to for Qualcomm Krait processors, which the DNA has. In theory devs should be able to get these libs to work.

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The Nexus5 guys love it, dramatic increases in benchmarks and noticeable performance increase.
They have tested it on odexed and deodexed ROMs and confirmed it works. Some guys successfully ran it on beergang and cataclysm ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537299

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Okay, I just tested this on Gummy 4.4 and it worked like a charm. For what it's worth, I was using the latest CWM, not TWRP. I also didn't clear dalvik or anything afterwards. Here are the results...
Quadrant Stock:
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Quadrant w/ Moto X Dalvik Libs:
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As a reference point, engadget's quadrant score was 8,028 when they first reviewed the DNA.
I did wait a little while for the phone to cool off between benchmarks. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to do Antutu or any other tests.
More important than benchmarks, though, is how the phone actually performs. I'm not ready to commit to a kit kat rom just yet, so I didn't use it for too long, but I can say from what little testing I did that it definitely felt much smoother during opening/closing apps compared to stock 4.4. I also tested True Skate (pretty much the only game I play as of lately, if you haven't played it you really need to), which is basically unplayable on AOSP ROMs on anything except the lowest settings, although it works pretty well on medium and high settings on Sense and GPE ROMs. The game is now playable on high settings.
So basically, as I had hoped, this mod is more than just a benchmark booster or a placebo effect, it actually puts my DNA's performance back up to par with Sense ROMs.

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Unless I messed something up I just tried applying this update to CM 11.0 4.4 via CWM and got FCs upon bootup. Had to revert to my backup, gonna try Gummy next.

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keithwired said:
Unless I messed something up I just tried applying this update to CM 11.0 4.4 via CWM and got FCs upon bootup. Had to revert to my backup, gonna try Gummy next.
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I was reading the orginal nexus thread and it says that its not compatible with any CM11 ?? so have been scared to try .. but gummy is CM11 isnt it ? so I didnt know if it would work or not ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537299&page=8

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mike_augie said:
I was reading the orginal nexus thread and it says that its not compatible with any CM11 ?? so have been scared to try .. but gummy is CM11 also so I didnt know if it would work or not ?
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Yea I did some reading and saw it has to be an AOSP ROM which Gummy is. I'll give it a shot tomorrow, I just finally got CM11 set up and customized how I want. I'll update once I try it out, if only Gummy didn't have camera and data issues I'd be more motivated to do it now.

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Oh man I cant wait til this gets working on other ROMs! This looks very interesting!!!! Thanks for sharing
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Yea I did some reading and saw it has to be an AOSP ROM which Gummy is. I'll give it a shot tomorrow, I just finally got CM11 set up and customized how I want. I'll update once I try it out, if only Gummy didn't have camera and data issues I'd be more motivated to do it now.
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Wonder if VanirASOP ROM will work?
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I'm pretty sure vanir and beanstalk should both work, they're both aosp based. I just picked gummy because I know it's very very close to aosp. I just wish I knew what it is about cm that makes it not compatible, because that means there will be other Roms that will have the same problem.
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Interestingly, it appeared to have no affect for me on Gummy ROM. Tried with stock kernel, CRPalmer's kernel, modified settings, etc. Nothing seemed to make a difference. It's the same score on ART on CM11 or dalvic on CM11/10.2/10.1. Still nowhere near the 10k quadrant I was able to get on stock ROM.
I haven't noticed any change in the speed in using apps either.

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I guess it's a YMMV type of thing then. The only time I was ever able to get a 10k quadrant was with [email protected] on Sense 5.
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jamiethemorris said:
I guess it's a YMMV type of thing then. The only time I was ever able to get a 10k quadrant was with [email protected] on Sense 5.
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Yeah. I'm not sure why it didn't seem to make any difference for me. Almost like it wasn't really flashing appropriately (even though I attempted many times including reflashing the ROM and the mod multiple times). And, you're right I guess it was with beastmode overclocked that I got 10k. But, currently with AOSP 4.4/4/3 and CM 11/10.2 I get anywhere between 3k's to 4k. Once, got it up to 5k during a random quadrant score testing but that was it. I'm curious though to now how/if other's are able to get it functioning what their procedures and settings are.