A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.10.16 has been released. XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom settings and new features. The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.

XanMod is a general-purpose Linux kernel distribution with custom settings and new features. Built to provide a stable, responsive and smooth desktop experience.

The real-time version is recommended for critical runtime applications such as Linux gaming eSports, streaming, live productions and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.

Supports all recent 64-bit versions of Debian and Ubuntu-based systems.

Main Features

• Preemptive Full Tickless Kernel at 500Hz w/ Tuned CPU Core Scheduler.
• RCU Boost for better responsiveness and lower overall system latency.
• Block Layer w/ multi-threaded runqueue for high I/O throughput.
• Caching, Virtual Memory Manager and CPUFreq Governor improvements.
• BBR TCP Congestion Control + FQ-PIE Packet Scheduling and AQM Algorithm [5.8].
• ORC Unwinder for Kernel Stack Traces (debuginfo) implementation.
• Third-party patchset available: ZSTD kernel, initrd and modules support [5.8][5.6-rt], Full x86_64 FSGSBASE instructions [5.8], Clear Linux [partial], CK's Hrtimer Patchset [5.8][5.4], Wine / Proton Fsync, PCIe ACS Override, BMQ Process Scheduler [5.4 stock disabled], Aufs [5.4] and GCC graysky's.
• Real-time Linux kernel (PREEMPT_RT) build available [5.6-rt][5.4-rt].
• Generic kernel package for compatibility with most Debian & Ubuntu based distributions. Built on the latest GCC 10.2 and Binutils 2.35.
• GPLv2 license. Can be built for any distribution or purpose.

Install via Terminal

echo 'deb  http://deb.xanmod.org releases main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list && wget -qO -  https://dl.xanmod.org/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -

Then update and install:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install linux-xanmod

Reboot.

Meta packages available: linux-xanmod, linux-xanmod-edge, linux-xanmod-lts, linux-xanmod-rt-edge and linux-xanmod-rt.

To try without adding the repository

Download from Sourceforge and install:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xanmod/files/

1. In terminal:

   sudo dpkg -i linux-image-*xanmod*.deb linux-headers-*xanmod*.deb

2. Reboot.

• Check it:

  cat /proc/version

* linux-firmware-image package is optional

Linux 5.10.16-xanmod1

• cea7cdd Linux 5.10.16-xanmod1
• 5b2ed00 Merge tag 'v5.10.16' into 5.10
• de53bef Linux 5.10.16
• bddcce1 squashfs: add more sanity checks in xattr id lookup
• 5e22b39 squashfs: add more sanity checks in inode lookup
• 6634147 squashfs: add more sanity checks in id lookup
• ff3a75b squashfs: avoid out of bounds writes in decompressors
• dd0a41b Revert "mm: memcontrol: avoid workload stalls when lowering memory.high"
• 237ee28 nilfs2: make splice write available again
• 4e78c33 drm/i915: Skip vswing programming for TBT
• 43f39b8 drm/i915: Fix ICL MG PHY vswing handling
• 67afdc7 bpf: Fix verifier jsgt branch analysis on max bound
• 1d16cc2 bpf: Fix 32 bit src register truncation on div/mod
• 569033c bpf: Fix verifier jmp32 pruning decision logic
• bf9e430 regulator: Fix lockdep warning resolving supplies
• fb8f9b2 blk-cgroup: Use cond_resched() when destroy blkgs
• 4d00f1b i2c: mediatek: Move suspend and resume handling to NOIRQ phase
• 518416a SUNRPC: Handle 0 length opaque XDR object data properly
• eda725f SUNRPC: Move simple_get_bytes and simple_get_netobj into private header
• 6fb6d54 iwlwifi: queue: bail out on invalid freeing
• 38da9b0 iwlwifi: mvm: guard against device removal in reprobe
• 2262294 iwlwifi: pcie: add rules to match Qu with Hr2
• 492f762 iwlwifi: mvm: invalidate IDs of internal stations at mvm start
• 05132a7 iwlwifi: pcie: fix context info memory leak
• fbdf0bf iwlwifi: pcie: add a NULL check in iwl_pcie_txq_unmap
• cc1d805 iwlwifi: mvm: take mutex for calling iwl_mvm_get_sync_time()
• a90e858 iwlwifi: mvm: skip power command when unbinding vif during CSA
• 428831e ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: set proper flags for Dell TGL-H SKU 0A5E
• b579c57 ASoC: ak4458: correct reset polarity
• f0e3c36 ALSA: hda: intel-dsp-config: add PCI id for TGL-H
• ff557bf pNFS/NFSv4: Improve rejection of out-of-order layouts
• 386b142 pNFS/NFSv4: Try to return invalid layout in pnfs_layout_process()
• 8007199 chtls: Fix potential resource leak
• 439ac48 ASoC: Intel: Skylake: Zero snd_ctl_elem_value
• 4618aea mac80211: 160MHz with extended NSS BW in CSA
• 676575b drm/nouveau/nvif: fix method count when pushing an array
• 4b87784 ASoC: wm_adsp: Fix control name parsing for multi-fw
• 61e97f3 regulator: core: avoid regulator_resolve_supply() race condition
• 1c19d6a af_key: relax availability checks for skb size calculation
• 7f54695 powerpc/64/signal: Fix regression in __kernel_sigtramp_rt64() semantics
• 3cb8393 gpiolib: cdev: clear debounce period if line set to output
• 5592eae io_uring: drop mm/files between task_work_submit
• 88dbd08 io_uring: reinforce cancel on flush during exit
• aa43515 io_uring: fix sqo ownership false positive warning
• 8c7febf io_uring: fix list corruption for splice file_get
• 7250f33 io_uring: fix flush cqring overflow list while TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE
• d300d03 io_uring: fix cancellation taking mutex while TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
• 52382df io_uring: replace inflight_wait with tctx->wait
• b462a7b io_uring: fix __io_uring_files_cancel() with TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
• f0ff1a9 io_uring: if we see flush on exit, cancel related tasks
• d16692a io_uring: account io_uring internal files as REQ_F_INFLIGHT
• 1e7eb06 io_uring: fix files cancellation
• dbdcde4 io_uring: always batch cancel in *cancel_files()
• f8fbdbb io_uring: pass files into kill timeouts/poll
• 49250f3 io_uring: don't iterate io_uring_cancel_files()
• f6d93f8 io_uring: add a {task,files} pair matching helper
• fe93341 io_uring: simplify io_task_match()

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Download Linux 5.10.16-xanmod1 source from GitHub