A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 5.12.1 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 5.12.1-xanmod1

• 1645962 Linux 5.12.1-xanmod1
• 905201b mm: multigenerational lru: documentation
• 768059d mm: multigenerational lru: Kconfig
• 1edcb63 mm: multigenerational lru: user interface
• 83eca56 mm: multigenerational lru: page reclaim
• feb6a64 mm: multigenerational lru: eviction
• 4988f00 mm: multigenerational lru: aging
• d3cbfd2 mm: multigenerational lru: mm_struct list
• 76eacaa mm: multigenerational lru: activation
• c647191 mm: multigenerational lru: groundwork
• 4b0b4be mm/vmscan.c: refactor shrink_node()
• e6439b4 mm, x86: support the access bit on non-leaf PMD entries
• 4b28077 mm/swap.c: export activate_page()
• da3fe2a include/linux/cgroup.h: export cgroup_mutex
• 63ddb34 include/linux/huge_mm.h: define is_huge_zero_pmd() if !CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
• a2c442f include/linux/nodemask.h: define next_memory_node() if !CONFIG_NUMA
• a63c4ff include/linux/memcontrol.h: do not warn in page_memcg_rcu() if !CONFIG_MEMCG
• 325bb63 MAINTAINERS: Add maintainer entry for zstd
• 8a041ad Merge tag 'v5.12.1' into 5.12
• 9f29b08 Linux 5.12.1
• 8413fae mei: me: add Alder Lake P device id.
• 2e4f971 cfg80211: fix locking in netlink owner interface destruction
• f935c64 iwlwifi: Fix softirq/hardirq disabling in iwl_pcie_gen2_enqueue_hcmd()
• ac4ebcb USB: CDC-ACM: fix poison/unpoison imbalance
• 41c44e1 net: hso: fix NULL-deref on disconnect regression

Homepage
Download Linux 5.12.1-xanmod1 source from GitHub