A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.72 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 5.10.72-xanmod1

• c572b14 Linux 5.10.72-xanmod1
• be28918 i2c: busses: Add SMBus capability to work with OpenRGB driver control
• adea465 Merge tag 'v5.10.72' into 5.10
• 5aa003b Linux 5.10.72
• 387aecd libata: Add ATA_HORKAGE_NO_NCQ_ON_ATI for Samsung 860 and 870 SSD.
• 02bf504 perf/x86: Reset destroy callback on event init failure
• b56475c KVM: x86: nSVM: restore int_vector in svm_clear_vintr
• ae34f26 kvm: x86: Add AMD PMU MSRs to msrs_to_save_all[]
• 6d0ff92 KVM: do not shrink halt_poll_ns below grow_start
• b8add3f selftests: KVM: Align SMCCC call with the spec in steal_time
• 352b025 tools/vm/page-types: remove dependency on opt_file for idle page tracking
• 84778fd smb3: correct smb3 ACL security descriptor
• a7be240 irqchip/gic: Work around broken Renesas integration
• 8724a2a scsi: ses: Retry failed Send/Receive Diagnostic commands
• 2e28f7d thermal/drivers/tsens: Fix wrong check for tzd in irq handlers
• 7a670cf nvme-fc: avoid race between time out and tear down
• c251d02 nvme-fc: update hardware queues before using them
• c450640 selftests:kvm: fix get_warnings_count() ignoring fscanf() return warn
• bcc4b4d selftests: be sure to make khdr before other targets
• 6a4aaf1 habanalabs/gaudi: fix LBW RR configuration
• 2754fa3 usb: dwc2: check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
• ed6574d usb: testusb: Fix for showing the connection speed
• 60df9f5 scsi: sd: Free scsi_disk device via put_device()
• 76c7063 ext2: fix sleeping in atomic bugs on error
• b114f2d sparc64: fix pci_iounmap() when CONFIG_PCI is not set
• fdfb3bc xen-netback: correct success/error reporting for the SKB-with-fraglist case
• a41938d net: mdio: introduce a shutdown method to mdio device drivers
• 63c8993 btrfs: fix mount failure due to past and transient device flush error
• 50628b0 btrfs: replace BUG_ON() in btrfs_csum_one_bio() with proper error handling
• 83050cc nfsd: back channel stuck in SEQ4_STATUS_CB_PATH_DOWN
• f986cf2 platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Update info for the Chuwi Hi10 Plus (CWI527) tablet
• e561150 platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Add info for the Chuwi HiBook (CWI514) tablet
• 2ababcd spi: rockchip: handle zero length transfers without timing out

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.72-xanmod1 source from GitHub