A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.76 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 5.10.76-xanmod1

• 3f0b09e Linux 5.10.76-xanmod1
• bac6690 Merge tag 'v5.10.76' into 5.10
• 378e85d Linux 5.10.76
• cfa79fa pinctrl: stm32: use valid pin identifier in stm32_pinctrl_resume()
• c56c801 ARM: 9122/1: select HAVE_FUTEX_CMPXCHG
• d088db8 selftests: bpf: fix backported ASSERT_FALSE
• 3a845fa e1000e: Separate TGP board type from SPT
• 021b6d1 tracing: Have all levels of checks prevent recursion
• 3a0dc2e net: mdiobus: Fix memory leak in __mdiobus_register
• cfe9266 bpf, test, cgroup: Use sk_{alloc,free} for test cases
• 188907c s390/pci: fix zpci_zdev_put() on reserve
• f18b90e can: isotp: isotp_sendmsg(): fix TX buffer concurrent access in isotp_sendmsg()
• 2304dfb scsi: core: Fix shost->cmd_per_lun calculation in scsi_add_host_with_dma()
• c58654f net: hns3: fix for miscalculation of rx unused desc
• 96fe506 sched/scs: Reset the shadow stack when idle_task_exit
• 96f0aeb scsi: qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els()
• 90c8e8c scsi: iscsi: Fix set_param() handling
• 0eb2544 Input: snvs_pwrkey - add clk handling
• ea9c1f5 perf/x86/msr: Add Sapphire Rapids CPU support
• 7a5a1f0 libperf tests: Fix test_stat_cpu
• e56a3e7 ALSA: hda: avoid write to STATESTS if controller is in reset
• 85c8d8c platform/x86: intel_scu_ipc: Update timeout value in comment
• 9f591cb isdn: mISDN: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context
• ab4f542 ARM: dts: spear3xx: Fix gmac node
• 15d3ad7 net: stmmac: add support for dwmac 3.40a
• f9d16a4 btrfs: deal with errors when checking if a dir entry exists during log replay
• 369db2a ALSA: hda: intel: Allow repeatedly probing on codec configuration errors
• 81d8e70 gcc-plugins/structleak: add makefile var for disabling structleak
• 69078a9 net: hns3: fix the max tx size according to user manual
• f40c228 drm: mxsfb: Fix NULL pointer dereference crash on unload
• 96835b6 net: bridge: mcast: use multicast_membership_interval for IGMPv3
• 0e033cb selftests: netfilter: remove stray bash debug line
• f8a6541 netfilter: Kconfig: use 'default y' instead of 'm' for bool config option
• 7f221cc isdn: cpai: check ctr->cnr to avoid array index out of bound
• 77c0ef9 nfc: nci: fix the UAF of rf_conn_info object
• 8f04231 KVM: nVMX: promptly process interrupts delivered while in guest mode
• b41fd8f mm, slub: fix incorrect memcg slab count for bulk free
• 568f906 mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open()
• 48843dd mm, slub: fix mismatch between reconstructed freelist depth and cnt
• c5c2a80 powerpc/idle: Don't corrupt back chain when going idle
• 197ec50 KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Make idle_kvm_start_guest() return 0 if it went to guest
• fbd724c KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Fix stack handling in idle_kvm_start_guest()
• 9258f58 powerpc64/idle: Fix SP offsets when saving GPRs
• 3e16d9d net: dsa: mt7530: correct ds->num_ports
• 16802fa audit: fix possible null-pointer dereference in audit_filter_rules
• 0d867a3 ASoC: DAPM: Fix missing kctl change notifications
• a2606ac ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for Clevo PC50HS
• 6411397 ALSA: usb-audio: Provide quirk for Sennheiser GSP670 Headset
• b721500 vfs: check fd has read access in kernel_read_file_from_fd()
• 895ceef elfcore: correct reference to CONFIG_UML
• 3cda4bf userfaultfd: fix a race between writeprotect and exit_mmap()
• 93be0ee ocfs2: mount fails with buffer overflow in strlen
• f1b9856 ocfs2: fix data corruption after conversion from inline format
• 1727e86 ceph: fix handling of "meta" errors
• 603d4bc ceph: skip existing superblocks that are blocklisted or shut down when mounting
• d48db50 can: j1939: j1939_xtp_rx_rts_session_new(): abort TP less than 9 bytes
• 5abc9b9 can: j1939: j1939_xtp_rx_dat_one(): cancel session if receive TP.DT with error length
• 864e777 can: j1939: j1939_netdev_start(): fix UAF for rx_kref of j1939_priv
• ecfccb1 can: j1939: j1939_tp_rxtimer(): fix errant alert in j1939_tp_rxtimer
• 053bc12 can: isotp: isotp_sendmsg(): add result check for wait_event_interruptible()
• 0917fb0 can: isotp: isotp_sendmsg(): fix return error on FC timeout on TX path
• 28f28e4 can: peak_pci: peak_pci_remove(): fix UAF
• 9697ad6 can: peak_usb: pcan_usb_fd_decode_status(): fix back to ERROR_ACTIVE state notification
• 4758e92 can: rcar_can: fix suspend/resume
• 4a0928c net: enetc: fix ethtool counter name for PM0_TERR
• 00ad7a0 drm/panel: ilitek-ili9881c: Fix sync for Feixin K101-IM2BYL02 panel
• eccd007 ice: Add missing E810 device ids
• 6418508 e1000e: Fix packet loss on Tiger Lake and later
• 29f1bdc net: stmmac: Fix E2E delay mechanism
• d36b15e net: hns3: disable sriov before unload hclge layer
• 6a72e1d net: hns3: fix vf reset workqueue cannot exit
• 32b860d net: hns3: schedule the polling again when allocation fails
• 96c013f net: hns3: add limit ets dwrr bandwidth cannot be 0
• 21f61d1 net: hns3: reset DWRR of unused tc to zero
• 53770a4 powerpc/smp: do not decrement idle task preempt count in CPU offline
• 81dbd89 NIOS2: irqflags: rename a redefined register name
• 6edf99b net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: fix register definition
• ef97219 ipv6: When forwarding count rx stats on the orig netdev
• 38d984e tcp: md5: Fix overlap between vrf and non-vrf keys
• c28bea6 lan78xx: select CRC32
• 9c89438 netfilter: ipvs: make global sysctl readonly in non-init netns
• 911e019 netfilter: ip6t_rt: fix rt0_hdr parsing in rt_mt6
• 69ea08c ice: fix getting UDP tunnel entry
• 842fce4 ASoC: wm8960: Fix clock configuration on slave mode
• 39afed3 dma-debug: fix sg checks in debug_dma_map_sg()
• 2a670c3 netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: fix panic that occurs when timer_type has garbage value
• 0f4308a NFSD: Keep existing listeners on portlist error
• 546c04c xtensa: xtfpga: Try software restart before simulating CPU reset
• bfef5d8 xtensa: xtfpga: use CONFIG_USE_OF instead of CONFIG_OF
• d8284c9 drm/amdgpu/display: fix dependencies for DRM_AMD_DC_SI
• 101e1bc xen/x86: prevent PVH type from getting clobbered
• a6285b1 block: decode QUEUE_FLAG_HCTX_ACTIVE in debugfs output
• 85c1827 ARM: dts: at91: sama5d2_som1_ek: disable ISC node by default
• 5489c1b arm: dts: vexpress-v2p-ca9: Fix the SMB unit-address
• f59da9f io_uring: fix splice_fd_in checks backport typo
• b6f3289 xhci: add quirk for host controllers that don't update endpoint DCS
• b3b7f83 parisc: math-emu: Fix fall-through warnings

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Download Linux 5.10.76-xanmod1 source from GitHub