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[Guide] demystifying build.prop [Valid entries]

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Tired of see so many "tweaks" that do not work, I decided to dig deeper.
Scavenging the entire Android source, I checked entries which are actually valid.


Note 1: Ignored the build.prop entries created by buildinfo.sh (default entries)

Note 2: I'll update/upgrade the topic gradually.

I accept all help, suggestions, observations, comments and so on.

Entries that DO NOT exist in the source:
(Again: I scaveged all Android source code)
  • ro.ril.disable.power.collapse
  • ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay
  • ro.config.hw_fast_dormancy
  • ro.config.hw_power_saving
  • windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec
  • persist.cust.tel.eons
  • ro.max.fling_velocity
  • ro.min.fling_velocity
  • ro.kernel.checkjni
  • dalvik.vm.verify-bytecode
  • debug.performance.tuning
  • video.accelerate.hw
  • ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap
  • ro.config.nocheckin
  • profiler.force_disable_ulog
  • profiler.force_disable_err_rpt
  • ersist.sys.shutdown.mode
  • ro.HOME_APP_ADJ

Notes:

dalvik.vm.verify-bytecode
  • Previous version of the runtime supported the boolean
    dalvik.vm.verify-bytecode property, but that has been
    superceded by dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags.

ro.kernel.checkjni
  • The correct entry is ro.kernel.android.checkjni

ro.HOME_APP_ADJ
  • The interaction with this is been removed.
  • From google:
    This is a process holding the home application -- we want to try
    avoiding killing it, even if it would normally be in the background,
    because the user interacts with it so much.

All ro.media.enc* entries
  • A more elegant alternative would be to edit /system/etc/media_profiles.xml

Valid entries on CyanogenMod and AOSP:

dalvik.vm.checkjni and ro.kernel.android.checkjni
platform_frameworks_base/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp (480:489/466:475)

Code:

property_get("dalvik.vm.checkjni", propBuf, "");
    if (strcmp(propBuf, "true") == 0) {
        checkJni = true;
    } else if (strcmp(propBuf, "false") != 0) {
        /* property is neither true nor false; fall back on kernel parameter */
        property_get("ro.kernel.android.checkjni", propBuf, "");
        if (propBuf[0] == '1') {
            checkJni = true;
        }
    }

wifi.supplicant_scan_interval
android_external_wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c (2459:2460)

Code:

if (property_get("wifi.supplicant_scan_interval", scan_prop, "5") != 0) {
    wpa_s->scan_interval = (int)strtol(scan_prop, &endp, 0);

service.adb.tcp.port
platform_system_core/adb/adb.c (1366:1372/1350:1356)

Code:

// If one of these properties is set, also listen on that port
// If one of the properties isn't set and we couldn't listen on usb,
// listen on the default port.
property_get("service.adb.tcp.port", value, "");
if (!value[0]) {
    property_get("persist.adb.tcp.port", value, "");
}

ro.sf.lcd_density and qemu.sf.lcd_density
platform_frameworks_base/core/java/android/util/DisplayMetrics.java (286:294)

Code:

private static int getDeviceDensity() {
        // qemu.sf.lcd_density can be used to override ro.sf.lcd_density
        // when running in the emulator, allowing for dynamic configurations.
        // The reason for this is that ro.sf.lcd_density is write-once and is
        // set by the init process when it parses build.prop before anything else.
        return SystemProperties.getInt("qemu.sf.lcd_density",
                SystemProperties.getInt("ro.sf.lcd_density", DENSITY_DEFAULT));
    }
}

Valid entries only on CyanogenMod:

persist.sys.purgeable_assets
android_frameworks_base/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapFactory.cpp (632:634)

Code:

char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
    property_get("persist.sys.purgeable_assets", value, "0");
    mPurgeableAssets = atoi(value) == 1;

persist.sys.use_dithering
android_packages_app_CMParts/src/com/cyanogenmod/cmparts/activities/PerformancesettingsActivity.java (102)

Code:

String useDithering = SystemProperties.get(USE_DITHERING_PERSIST_PROP, USE_DITHERING_DEFAULT);
persist.sys.jit-mode (Only "fast" and "portable" modes)
android_packages_app_CMParts/src/com/cyanogenmod/cmparts/activities/PerformancesettingsActivity.java (96:99)

Code:

mJitPref = (CheckBoxPreference) prefSet.findPreference(JIT_PREF);
        String jitMode = SystemProperties.get(JIT_PERSIST_PROP,
                SystemProperties.get(JIT_PROP, JIT_ENABLED));
        mJitPref.setChecked(JIT_ENABLED.equals(jitMode));

pm.sleep_mode (Do not work on Non-MSM chipsets)
See sleep modes on device kernel in pm-data.c and pm.h

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