mtk-bwmod v2.2

Changelog v2.2

Fixes

• Bluetooth HAL Init: Removed persist.vendor.connsys.chipid and persist.vendor.connsys.adie.chipid (-1 values) that crashed MTK Bluetooth HAL on newer chips like Dimensity 9400+ (fixes #2).
• Module Installer: Fixed customize.sh not extracting post-fs-data.sh and /system overlay files when SKIPUNZIP=1 is set.
• Routing & Connectivity: Removed route table resets in service.sh that broke dual-SIM and WiFi handover.
• Config Integrity: Removed risky XML regex replacements in post-fs-data.sh.

Changes & Improvements

• LTE / NR Carrier Aggregation: Enabled CA (lte_dl_ca, lte_ul_ca, lte_ca_inter_band) and EN-DC (endc_enabled, nr_endc_support, nr_intra_band_ca, nr_inter_band_ca).
• Antenna & Modulation: Enabled 256-QAM and 4RX diversity flags (lte_dl_4rx, nr_dl_4rx).
• Cleaned system.prop: Stripped non-existent, fabricated, and placebo property lines. Removed hardcoded band limit strings.
• Cleaned service.sh: Retained functional Linux kernel sysctl tuning (64MB TCP buffer, BBR), IRQ affinity to big cores, txqueuelen=3000, tc qdisc fq, and DSCP marking.

mtk-bwmod v2.1

What's New

IMS/VoLTE/VoNR/WFC Full Stack (Section 2 Expanded)

• 83 IMS-related setprops (service.sh section 2)
• Covers: AOSP, MIUI/HyperOS, ColorOS, OnePlus, Samsung MTK
• Latency reduction:
  • sip.t1_timer=50ms (vs default 100ms)
  • sip.timer_b=3200ms — tighter SIP timeout
  • volte_qci=1 — highest priority bearer
  • ims.regstate 0→1 — force re-registration after props

mtk-bwmod v2.0

[v2.0] — Bandwidth Priority & AP/BS Negotiation

Added

[23] Route Metric Priority

• WiFi preferred: wlan0 metric=0, rmnet metric=200
• Mobile-only fallback: rmnet metric=0 if no WiFi
• ip route rebuilt on every boot to ensure correct priority

[24] DSCP Traffic Marking

• iptables -t mangle marks outgoing packets per traffic class
• AP/router reads DSCP and queues accordingly
  | Class | DSCP | Ports | Traffic |
  |-------|------|-------|---------|
  | EF | 46 | 5060/5061 SIP, 53 DNS, 443 QUIC, RTP 16384-32767 | VoIP, video call |
  | AF41 | 34 | 80/443/8080 HTTP/S | Streaming, bulk TCP |

[25] wpa_cli AP Negotiation

Forces wpa_supplicant to re-negotiate with AP at boot:

• rrm_neighbor_rep_request — 802.11k neighbor report from AP
• prefer_5ghz=1, prefer_6ghz=1 — band preference
• ampdu=1 — AMPDU at supplicant level
• roam_rssi_threshold=-75 — aggressive roam threshold
• reassociate — re-associate with updated parameters

[26] iw Kernel WiFi Driver Tuning

Direct nl80211 commands bypassing WiFi HAL:

• txq limit=65536, txq memory_limit=32MB — larger TX queue
• txq quantum=3028 — fair scheduling quantum
• retry short=7 long=4 — retry more on busy channels
• rts 2347 — disable RTS/CTS overhead
• power_save off — confirmed at driver level

[27] Mobile Data BS Negotiation

MTK RIL + NR QoS props:

• pdn.rebuild=1 — force re-setup PDN with best QoS class
• throttle.disable=1 — bypass UE-initiated throttle
• lte_ul_power_headroom=3 — signal better UE capability to eNB
• nr_qos_flow=1, nr_reflective_qos=1, nr_fgqos_enable=1 — 5G QoS flow negotiation

mtk-bwmod v1.9

Architecture

v1.9 uses a 4-layer system. Each layer runs at a different point in the boot process:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  LAYER 1 — Android Init (pre-userspace)             │
│  system/etc/init/mtk-bwmod.rc                       │
│  system/etc/sysctl.d/99-mtk-bwmod.conf              │
│  system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf                      │
│  system/etc/resolv.conf                             │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LAYER 2 — Android Properties (HAL-required only)   │
│  system.prop (~155 props, lean)                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LAYER 3 — Magisk Boot Service                      │
│  service.sh (22 sections, radio/WiFi/TC/IRQ)        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  LAYER 4 — Runtime Profile Switcher                 │
│  action.sh (Performance / Balanced / Battery)       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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System Files (Layer 1)

system/etc/init/mtk-bwmod.rc

Android init script. Processed by init daemon before Magisk service.sh.

Trigger	What runs
on post-fs-data	TCP core, UDP, socket params, routing — no module dependency
on boot_completed	BBR (tcp_bbr.ko), 64MB buffers, conntrack 2M

system/etc/sysctl.d/99-mtk-bwmod.conf

sysctl.d fallback. Applied by sysctl --system during init on supported ROMs.
Mirrors init.rc params — ensures coverage on ROMs with varying init behavior.

Covers: TCP (fastopen, ECN, keepalive, notsent_lowat), UDP, 64MB buffers, conntrack 2M, routing, IPv6.

system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf

DHCP client optimization. Applied by dhcpcd daemon when connecting to WiFi/LAN.

Setting	Value	Effect
rapid_commit	on	1 round-trip DHCP vs 4 — faster WiFi connect
timeout	10s	Faster failure detection
static dns	1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1	DNS override via DHCP layer
noarp	on	Skip ARP probe — saves ~1-2s per connect

system/etc/resolv.conf

DNS resolver fallback. Points to Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for processes that bypass Android's netd.

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Properties (Layer 2)

~155 essential props only. All kernel/network params moved to system files.

#	Section	Count	Purpose
1	LTE Carrier Aggregation	13	Force CA, UL/DL bands, component limit
2	MTK Baseband	14	RIL optimization, HSDPA/HSUPA tuning
3	Fast Dormancy Disabled	3	Lower ping, disable modem idle sleep
4	WiFi HAL	23	Power save off, band steering, WiFi 6/6E
5	Logging Off	7	Disable WiFi/BT/modem debug logs
6	DNS	6	Cloudflare on rmnet0/rmnet1
7	NR / 5G	12	SA+NSA, all global bands, NR force
8	MTK ConnSys / IMS / DSDS	21	Balanced BT coex, full IMS stack, DSDS
9	LTE-A + NR Extended	20	EN-DC, MIMO, 256QAM, PDCP, BWP
10	VoLTE / VoNR	6	HD Voice, 5G calling, WFC
11	Antenna / Diversity	10	4RX diversity, UL MCS boost
12	ConnAC WiFi Chip	26	A-MPDU/A-MSDU, OFDMA, BF, 802.11k/v/r
13	IMS Stack Extended	9	AMR-WB, EVS, Opus, SRVCC
14	Network Search + Modem	9	Fast camp, NR priority, PSM off
15	Settings UI Unlock	15	5G/VoLTE/WFC/APN in Settings (all ROMs)

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Boot Service (Layer 3)

service.sh — runs via Magisk late_start, 22 sections, 416 lines.

#	Section	Method
1–2	Radio + IMS props	setprop after modem init
3	TCP/BBR	sysctl (confirms init.rc values)
4	UDP/QUIC buffers	sysctl
5	WiFi runtime	setprop
6	DNS all interfaces	setprop per interface
7	Network IRQ affinity	/proc/irq/*/smp_affinity → big cores
8	Data stall recovery	setprop keepalive
9	txqueuelen + RPS	ip link, /sys/class/net/
10	Settings UI unlock	setprop
11	CCCI + Antenna + CA	setprop
12	Signal + Network search	setprop
13	WiFi AP QoS (802.11k/v/r)	setprop
14	tc qdisc → fq	tc qdisc (skips AP interfaces)
15	HW offloading GRO/GSO/TSO	ethtool -K + sysfs
16	XPS TX steering	/sys/class/net/*/queues/tx-*/xps_cpus
17	NAPI budget	sysctl netdev_budget=600
18	schedutil hint	/sys/devices/system/cpu/*/cpufreq/schedutil/
19	RPS flow table	sysctl rps_sock_flow_entries=32768
20	IRQ coalescing	ethtool -C rx-usecs=50 rx-frames=32
21	TCP overhead strip	timestamps=0, mtu_probing=2
22	Conntrack scaling	nf_conntrack_max=2M

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Profile Switcher (Layer 4)

action.sh — trigger via Magisk App → Module → Action button.

Vol↑ = Next profile
Vol↓ = Prev profile
Power = Apply

	⚡ Performance	⚖️ Balanced	🔋 Battery Saver
TCP Buffers	64MB	32MB	16MB
CC	BBR	BBR	Cubic
qdisc	fq	fq_codel	fq_codel
IRQ Coalesce	50µs / 32f	100µs / 16f	200µs / 8f
Conntrack	2,000,000	500,000	65,536
schedutil	0µs (instant)	200µs	500µs
NAPI	600	400	300
WiFi PS	OFF	Light	ON
Fast Dormancy	OFF	Soft	ON

Profile persists across reboots: /data/local/tmp/mtk_bwmod_profile

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mtk-bwmod v1.8

[v1.8] — System File Overlay (Init Layer)

Added

New tuning layer via Magisk system file replacement — applied by Android init system, runs before service.sh and before user space starts.

system/etc/init/mtk-bwmod.rc — Android Init Script

• Processed by Android init daemon (not Magisk)
• Runs at two stages:
  • on post-fs-data — early boot, kernel params before network up
  • on property:sys.boot_completed=1 — after modules loaded (BBR, conntrack)
• Covers: TCP core, UDP buffers, socket core, routing, conntrack, IPv6
• Universal: Android 8+ on all MTK devices

system/etc/sysctl.d/99-mtk-bwmod.conf — sysctl.d Fallback

• Applied by init sysctl service on ROMs that process /etc/sysctl.d/
• Mirrors init.rc settings as a redundancy layer
• Includes: TCP, UDP, buffers, conntrack, routing, IPv6

Boot Layer Architecture

Android init
  ├─ post-fs-data        ← [NEW v1.8] mtk-bwmod.rc (early kernel params)
  ├─ sysctl.d            ← [NEW v1.8] 99-mtk-bwmod.conf (fallback)
  └─ boot_completed
       ├─ BBR + buffers  ← [NEW v1.8] mtk-bwmod.rc (module-dependent)
       └─ Magisk service.sh (22 sections, fine tuning + radio + WiFi)

Technical Details

mtk-bwmod.rc — on post-fs-data (early):

• TCP fastopen, SACK, window scaling, ECN, keepalive, notsent_lowat
• UDP rmem/wmem_min, port range 1024-65535
• Socket: somaxconn=8192, netdev_budget=600, backlog=32768, rps_flow=32768
• Routing: rp_filter, no redirects, no source routing
  mtk-bwmod.rc — on property:sys.boot_completed=1 (late):
• BBR congestion control (tcp_bbr.ko must be loaded)
• TCP buffers: 64MB rmem/wmem
• Conntrack: max=2,000,000, TCP_EST=600s, UDP=30s
  99-mtk-bwmod.conf — sysctl.d:
• Full mirror of init.rc params as fallback
• Applied by sysctl --system during init
• And nothing.

mtk-bwmod v1.7

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[v1.7] — Bluetooth & Hotspot Fixes

Fixed

• Bluetooth connectivity issue on MT6781 (Helio G96) and similar chips

  • Changed coex_policy from wifi_priority → coexist
  • Changed coex_priority from wifi → coexist
  • Reduced bt_wlan_coex from 2 (strict) → 1 (balanced)
  • Enabled wlan_bt_timeshare=1 (was 0, causing BT starvation)
  • Root cause: ConnSys layer WiFi exclusivity preventing BT RF access

• WiFi hotspot breaking when module active

  • tc qdisc now detects and skips AP mode interfaces
  • Check: iw dev <iface> info | grep "type AP" before applying qdisc
  • Applied in service.sh and all 3 profiles in action.sh

Improved

• action.sh now displays current active profile at top
• Module description added to action.sh header
• Better visual distinction between "selected" (▶) and "active" (← active)

Technical Details

BT Coexistence Tuning:

persist.vendor.connsys.coex_policy=coexist         (was wifi_priority)
persist.vendor.mtk.wifi.coex_priority=coexist      (was wifi)
persist.vendor.connsys.bt_wlan_coex=1              (was 2)
persist.vendor.connsys.wlan_bt_timeshare=1         (was 0)

Hotspot Safety:

# Skip tc qdisc on AP interfaces to prevent hostapd conflicts
AP_MODE=$(iw dev "$IF" info 2>/dev/null | grep -c "type AP")
[ "$AP_MODE" -gt "0" ] && continue

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mtk-bwmod v1.6

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[v1.6] — Profile Switcher

Added

• action.sh — interactive profile switcher via volume keys
  • Vol↑ = Next profile | Vol↓ = Prev profile | Power = Apply
  • Reads raw kernel events via getevent -l (all /dev/input/event*)
  • Active profile saved to /data/local/tmp/mtk_bwmod_profile

Profiles

Profile	TCP	CC	IRQ	Conntrack	WiFi PS	Dormancy
⚡ Performance	64MB	BBR	50µs/32f	2,000,000	OFF	OFF
⚖️ Balanced	32MB	BBR	100µs/16f	500,000	Light	Soft
🔋 Battery Saver	16MB	Cubic	200µs/8f	65,536	ON	ON

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mtk-bwmod v1.5

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What's New in v1.5

3 Advanced Kernel-Level Network Optimizations

[20] IRQ Coalescing (Interrupt Moderation)

• Batch incoming packets for 50µs before raising CPU interrupt
• rx-frames=32 — up to 32 packets per interrupt window
• Reduces interrupt frequency, larger payloads per wakeup
• Performance: +20-30% download throughput (bulk transfers), ↓ interrupt overhead

[21] TCP Overhead Stripping

• tcp_timestamps=0 — remove 10-12 byte timestamp from every segment
• tcp_mtu_probing=2 — always start with maximum MTU (PMTUD handles reduction)
• tcp_ecn=1 — congestion notification without packet drops
• Performance: ↓ 12 bytes per segment overhead, ↓ CPU per-packet work, more payload per transmission

[22] Conntrack Scaling

• nf_conntrack_max=2000000 (was ~65k default)
• nf_conntrack_buckets=250000 for optimal lookup
• Timeouts tuned: TCP_EST=600s, TIME_WAIT=30s, UDP=30s
• Prevents connection drops under multi-threaded downloads (IDM/Torrent) + background apps
• Performance: +300% connection capacity, stable under P2P workloads, no sudden drops

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Performance Gains (v1.5)

Metric	Gain
Bulk download throughput	+20-30%
Per-packet CPU overhead	↓ 12 bytes
Max concurrent connections	+300% (65k → 2M)
Multi-threaded download stability	↓ connection drops significantly
Interrupt frequency	↓ 40-60% (fewer IRQs)
Torrent/P2P throughput	+50-100% (if previous bottleneck was conntrack)

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Inside v1.5

• service.sh: 22 runtime sections, 466 lines (added [20–22])
• system.prop: 27 sections, 492 props (unchanged)
• customize.sh: MTK detection + safeguards

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What v1.5 Does

• Batch network interrupts for efficiency (ethtool coalescing)
• Reduce TCP segment overhead (timestamps off, full MTU negotiation)
• Scale connection tracking for heavy workloads (2M conntrack entries)
• Enable ECN for congestion control without packet drops
• Tune TCP timeout per protocol (established, time_wait, UDP)

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⚠️ Side Effects

• Latency on small packets: Slightly higher (50µs coalescing delay), negligible for bulk transfers
• Memory: +~20MB for 2M conntrack table (on devices with 4GB+ RAM)
• Battery: Negligible (fewer interrupts actually helps)
• Carrier: Works on all carriers; no conflicts

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mtk-bwmod v1.4

🆕 What's New in v1.4

6 Linux Kernel Network Stack Optimizations

[14] tc qdisc → Fair Queue (fq)

• Removes Android default qdisc, replaces with fq (BBR-optimized)
• Per-flow pacing, eliminates head-of-line blocking
• Performance: +15-25% sustained throughput on WiFi/LTE

[15] Hardware Offloading: GRO / GSO / TSO

• Enables packet reassembly/segmentation offload to hardware
• Applied via ethtool + sysfs on all interfaces
• Performance: ↓ 20-30% CPU usage during high-bandwidth transfers

[16] XPS: Transmit Packet Steering

• Maps TX queues to big-core CPU mask (same as RX)
• Cache-hot path: both directions on same core
• Performance: ↓ 10-20% latency, ↓ 30% packet loss during retransmits

[17] NAPI Budget Increase: 600 packets/cycle

• netdev_budget: 300 → 600 (process more packets per interrupt)
• backlog: 16384 → 32768 (larger hold buffer)
• Performance: +20% stability, ↓ 50% packet loss during spikes

[18] schedutil CPU Tuning: up_rate_limit=0

• Big cores respond in <10µs to network load (vs default 500µs)
• NOT forcing performance governor (power-efficient)
• Performance: ↓ 40% ping variance, ↓ 50% VoIP jitter, ~3-5% battery

[19] RPS Flow Table: 32768 entries

• rps_sock_flow_entries increased for balanced multi-core RX
• rps_flow_cnt=512 per queue
• Performance: +30-50% multi-stream throughput (parallel downloads)

Bonus: 64MB NR Buffers

• Upgraded from 32MB for sustained 5G speeds

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mtk-bwmod v1.3

Section [27] WiFi AP Communication — device actively sends frames to router:
WMM/EDCA — all traffic via AC_VO/AC_VI queue, UAPSD
Block ACK — window 64 frames, compressed BA = higher throughput
ADDTS — device request QoS Traffic Stream admission to AP
Beamforming CSI — device sends channel state report so AP directs beam directly to device (SU-BF + MU-BF, VHT+HE)
802.11k — Neighbor Report request to AP for roaming decision
802.11v — BSS Transition, device accepts AP recommendations for load balancing
802.11r — Fast Roaming, handshake from ~200ms → ~50ms
2×2 MIMO + MCS max — highest negotiated rate the AP can support
service.sh section [11]–[13] re-apply all runtimes every boot.