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A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 5.12.9 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-xanmodlinux-xanmod-edgelinux-xanmod-ltslinux-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 5.12.9-xanmod1

  • 2d3e6cc Linux 5.12.9-xanmod1
  • ac7b22b Merge tag 'v5.12.9' into 5.12
  • 5a973f1 Linux 5.12.9
  • 9184566 usb: core: reduce power-on-good delay time of root hub
  • ef8a81a neighbour: Prevent Race condition in neighbour subsytem
  • b4a92b1 arm64: mm: don't use CON and BLK mapping if KFENCE is enabled
  • 386178b net: hso: bail out on interrupt URB allocation failure
  • 5d51d34 Revert "Revert "ALSA: usx2y: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference""
  • f3c4fca bpftool: Add sock_release help info for cgroup attach/prog load command
  • 3256697 net: hns3: check the return of skb_checksum_help()
  • 93534d1 samples/bpf: Consider frame size in tx_only of xdpsock sample
  • 31f675c xprtrdma: Revert 586a078
  • bb31b40 KVM: X86: hyper-v: Task srcu lock when accessing kvm_memslots()
  • a1d17c1 thermal/drivers/qcom: Fix error code in adc_tm5_get_dt_channel_data()
  • 3b028c0 SUNRPC: More fixes for backlog congestion
  • 06397b6 net: mvpp2: add buffer header handling in RX
  • 86ab133 net: zero-initialize tc skb extension on allocation
  • 0f53116 MIPS: ralink: export rt_sysc_membase for rt2880_wdt.c
  • 3f71041 MIPS: alchemy: xxs1500: add gpio-au1000.h header file
  • 4ffd1d4 net: hsr: fix mac_len checks
  • be82e48 sch_dsmark: fix a NULL deref in qdisc_reset()
  • 486737b net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix packet statistics support for MT7628/88
  • 6fe5587 ALSA: usb-audio: scarlett2: snd_scarlett_gen2_controls_create() can be static
  • 04ea1e1 scsi: aic7xxx: Restore several defines for aic7xxx firmware build
  • 2547527 ipv6: record frag_max_size in atomic fragments in input path
  • 46dd4ab net: lantiq: fix memory corruption in RX ring
  • 83201d6 scsi: libsas: Use _safe() loop in sas_resume_port()
  • af94052 ASoC: qcom: lpass-cpu: Use optional clk APIs
  • 027c76e ixgbe: fix large MTU request from VF
  • ac7ef9f bpf: Set mac_len in bpf_skb_change_head
  • 0e55e05 bpf, offload: Reorder offload callback 'prepare' in verifier
  • 8d42204 ASoC: cs35l33: fix an error code in probe()
  • cbb1cf6 staging: emxx_udc: fix loop in _nbu2ss_nuke()
  • 285207a cxgb4: avoid accessing registers when clearing filters
  • d7aa782 iommu/vt-d: Use user privilege for RID2PASID translation
  • 73b31d8 iommu/vt-d: Check for allocation failure in aux_detach_device()
  • 9f6c817 net/mlx5e: Reject mirroring on source port change encap rules
  • a663fe9 net/mlx5e: Make sure fib dev exists in fib event
  • 9d0c46a net/mlx5: SF, Fix show state inactive when its inactivated
  • b6267c5 net: hns3: fix user's coalesce configuration lost issue
  • 0921a06 net: hns3: put off calling register_netdev() until client initialize complete
  • d207c1e net: hns3: fix incorrect resp_msg issue
  • 2b63009 iommu/virtio: Add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
  • f3f2cf4 iommu/amd: Clear DMA ops when switching domain
  • 88eda95 gve: Correct SKB queue index validation.
  • a2f429c gve: Upgrade memory barrier in poll routine
  • 5278c75 gve: Add NULL pointer checks when freeing irqs.
  • 9361862 gve: Update mgmt_msix_idx if num_ntfy changes
  • 59da77d gve: Check TX QPL was actually assigned
  • 4058878 net/smc: remove device from smcd_dev_list after failed device_add()
  • a76fb9b mld: fix panic in mld_newpack()
  • ae35950 bnxt_en: Fix context memory setup for 64K page size.
  • a5696a3 bnxt_en: Include new P5 HV definition in VF check.
  • 88a9b61 net: bnx2: Fix error return code in bnx2_init_board()
  • 33c82b6 net: hso: check for allocation failure in hso_create_bulk_serial_device()
  • 1471897 net: sched: fix tx action reschedule issue with stopped queue
  • a1b236c net: sched: fix tx action rescheduling issue during deactivation
  • dbc50ef net: sched: fix packet stuck problem for lockless qdisc
  • 46dc34a tls splice: check SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK instead of MSG_DONTWAIT
  • 524576c openvswitch: meter: fix race when getting now_ms.
  • 70c4ead cxgb4/ch_ktls: Clear resources when pf4 device is removed
  • 5cc25f8 net: mdio: octeon: Fix some double free issues
  • bc5b0fb net: mdio: thunder: Fix a double free issue in the .remove function
  • f214044 chelsio/chtls: unlock on error in chtls_pt_recvmsg()
  • 0e38e70 ptp: ocp: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path
  • 389146b octeontx2-pf: fix a buffer overflow in otx2_set_rxfh_context()
  • 32a1777 net: fec: fix the potential memory leak in fec_enet_init()
  • 3fc2072 net: packetmmap: fix only tx timestamp on request
  • 718f5f7 net: really orphan skbs tied to closing sk
  • 90ee484 spi: Assume GPIO CS active high in ACPI case
  • 94f668a vfio-ccw: Check initialized flag in cp_init()
  • a7accb6 net: ipa: memory region array is variable size
  • b2693e8 net: stmmac: Fix MAC WoL not working if PHY does not support WoL
  • cbb4de5 ASoC: cs42l42: Regmap must use_single_read/write
  • b5e4d3d usb: cdnsp: Fix lack of removing request from pending list.
  • 2e3e26f interconnect: qcom: Add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
  • 93d1dbe interconnect: qcom: bcm-voter: add a missing of_node_put()
  • e6b634d net: dsa: fix error code getting shifted with 4 in dsa_slave_get_sset_count
  • 1c48b00 net: netcp: Fix an error message
  • ecd6d94 spi: take the SPI IO-mutex in the spi_set_cs_timing method
  • 29258f2 linux/bits.h: fix compilation error with GENMASK
  • 1196f05 block: fix a race between del_gendisk and BLKRRPART
  • 61b0308 platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Add info for the Chuwi Hi10 Pro (CWI529) tablet
  • 5700de8 drm/amdgpu: stop touching sched.ready in the backend
  • 42cdbad drm/amd/amdgpu: fix a potential deadlock in gpu reset
  • d4ea141 drm/amdgpu: Fix a use-after-free
  • 95a4ec9 drm/amd/amdgpu: fix refcount leak
  • 4dc5bc4 drm/amd/display: Disconnect non-DP with no EDID
  • 77fbce3 SMB3: incorrect file id in requests compounded with open
  • 3e57880 platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Add info for the Mediacom Winpad 7.0 W700 tablet
  • 5d2dc1f platform/x86: intel_punit_ipc: Append MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE for ACPI
  • 550f051 platform/x86: hp-wireless: add AMD's hardware id to the supported list
  • dc720b1 ALSA: dice: disable double_pcm_frames mode for M-Audio Profire 610, 2626 and Avid M-Box 3 Pro
  • b545442 btrfs: do not BUG_ON in link_to_fixup_dir
  • 8bf7fa7 btrfs: release path before starting transaction when cloning inline extent
  • 063c784 scsi: pm80xx: Fix drives missing during rmmod/insmod loop
  • 4414c81 openrisc: Define memory barrier mb
  • af847da scsi: BusLogic: Fix 64-bit system enumeration error for Buslogic
  • 19202eb scsi: ufs: ufs-mediatek: Fix power down spec violation
  • afd1fca btrfs: return whole extents in fiemap
  • a0585a3 brcmfmac: properly check for bus register errors
  • fbe98b0 Revert "brcmfmac: add a check for the status of usb_register"
  • b1f9f13 net: liquidio: Add missing null pointer checks
  • 727041e Revert "net: liquidio: fix a NULL pointer dereference"
  • de1fe32 media: gspca: properly check for errors in po1030_probe()
  • b10396b Revert "media: gspca: Check the return value of write_bridge for timeout"
  • 5e74e63 media: gspca: mt9m111: Check write_bridge for timeout
  • 7117bf7 Revert "media: gspca: mt9m111: Check write_bridge for timeout"
  • 4b747b3 media: dvb: Add check on sp8870_readreg return
  • b63390a Revert "media: dvb: Add check on sp8870_readreg"
  • 48f71fa ASoC: cs43130: handle errors in cs43130_probe() properly
  • e8e8f73 Revert "ASoC: cs43130: fix a NULL pointer dereference"
  • a7c7c9a libertas: register sysfs groups properly
  • 42c4a0c Revert "libertas: add checks for the return value of sysfs_create_group"
  • a41d9b5 dmaengine: qcom_hidma: comment platform_driver_register call
  • 5f63e05 Revert "dmaengine: qcom_hidma: Check for driver register failure"
  • fb1fbcc isdn: mISDN: correctly handle ph_info allocation failure in hfcsusb_ph_info
  • 7b917dd Revert "isdn: mISDN: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference of kzalloc"
  • f06a1a9 ath6kl: return error code in ath6kl_wmi_set_roam_lrssi_cmd()
  • 7930082 Revert "ath6kl: return error code in ath6kl_wmi_set_roam_lrssi_cmd()"
  • d974cc5 isdn: mISDNinfineon: check/cleanup ioremap failure correctly in setup_io
  • 00b5327 Revert "isdn: mISDNinfineon: fix potential NULL pointer dereference"
  • ac19876 Revert "ALSA: usx2y: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference"
  • 64638f9 Revert "ALSA: gus: add a check of the status of snd_ctl_add"
  • 1d6d3cf char: hpet: add checks after calling ioremap
  • 740b532 Revert "char: hpet: fix a missing check of ioremap"
  • 8046e60 net: caif: remove BUG_ON(dev == NULL) in caif_xmit
  • 0b950a0 Revert "net: caif: replace BUG_ON with recovery code"
  • 0609385 net/smc: properly handle workqueue allocation failure
  • c0fc080 Revert "net/smc: fix a NULL pointer dereference"
  • f14bf57 net: fujitsu: fix potential null-ptr-deref
  • 88ecd31 Revert "net: fujitsu: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference"
  • e1fa6f4 serial: max310x: unregister uart driver in case of failure and abort
  • 436fbcb Revert "serial: max310x: pass return value of spi_register_driver"
  • 66e7057 Revert "ALSA: sb: fix a missing check of snd_ctl_add"
  • 3b5fab1 Revert "media: usb: gspca: add a missed check for goto_low_power"
  • 08ebe06 Revert "crypto: cavium/nitrox - add an error message to explain the failure of pci_request_mem_regions"
  • e4c4047 gpio: cadence: Add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
  • f5795f9 platform/x86: hp_accel: Avoid invoking _INI to speed up resume
  • dbcde1a mptcp: drop unconditional pr_warn on bad opt
  • 18e7f05 mptcp: fix data stream corruption
  • 36a0773 mptcp: avoid error message on infinite mapping
  • 981e08a nvmet-tcp: fix inline data size comparison in nvmet_tcp_queue_response
  • 2a4115d perf jevents: Fix getting maximum number of fds
  • 42bf329 perf debug: Move debug initialization earlier
  • 3c0da3f afs: Fix the nlink handling of dir-over-dir rename
  • 5f6f6b2 i2c: sh_mobile: Use new clock calculation formulas for RZ/G2E
  • 1f583d3 i2c: i801: Don't generate an interrupt on bus reset
  • b1d777c i2c: mediatek: Disable i2c start_en and clear intr_stat brfore reset
  • edcf4d5 i2c: s3c2410: fix possible NULL pointer deref on read message after write
  • bd72115 net: dsa: sja1105: fix VL lookup command packing for P/Q/R/S
  • 883c1a8 net: dsa: sja1105: call dsa_unregister_switch when allocating memory fails
  • 987e4ab net: dsa: sja1105: add error handling in sja1105_setup()
  • 6e3e0c3 net: dsa: sja1105: error out on unsupported PHY mode
  • fa43808 net: dsa: sja1105: use 4095 as the private VLAN for untagged traffic
  • a915707 net: dsa: sja1105: update existing VLANs from the bridge VLAN list
  • 7b22466 net: dsa: fix a crash if ->get_sset_count() fails
  • efd1306 net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Fix bcm_sf2_reg_rgmii_cntrl() call for non-RGMII port
  • 82ae35b net: dsa: mt7530: fix VLAN traffic leaks
  • 8b1e82e netfilter: flowtable: Remove redundant hw refresh bit
  • eb9bc1d sctp: add the missing setting for asoc encap_port
  • eb21f9f sctp: fix the proc_handler for sysctl encap_port
  • 12391be spi: spi-fsl-dspi: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path
  • ace300e tipc: skb_linearize the head skb when reassembling msgs
  • b9f5b7a tipc: wait and exit until all work queues are done
  • 5875860 Revert "net:tipc: Fix a double free in tipc_sk_mcast_rcv"
  • 2f2ab04 SUNRPC in case of backlog, hand free slots directly to waiting task
  • 068ecf1 KVM: selftests: Fix 32-bit truncation of vm_get_max_gfn()
  • 06c97a5 KVM: X86: Use _BITUL() macro in UAPI headers
  • 3ce7c5a KVM: X86: Fix warning caused by stale emulation context
  • 844d154 net/mlx5: Set term table as an unmanaged flow table
  • c1780dc {net, RDMA}/mlx5: Fix override of log_max_qp by other device
  • 9694161 net/mlx4: Fix EEPROM dump support
  • bdfd359 net/mlx5e: Fix null deref accessing lag dev
  • bb7b3de net/mlx5: Set reformat action when needed for termination rules
  • efe5659 net/mlx5e: Fix nullptr in add_vlan_push_action()
  • 5b577d2 net/mlx5e: Fix nullptr in mlx5e_tc_add_fdb_flow()
  • 8d9c417 {net,vdpa}/mlx5: Configure interface MAC into mpfs L2 table
  • 18db59b net/mlx5e: Fix error path of updating netdev queues
  • df1bb71 net/mlx5e: Fix multipath lag activation
  • 16c0126 net/mlx5e: reset XPS on error flow if netdev isn't registered yet
  • b4b9103 drm/meson: fix shutdown crash when component not probed
  • dd7f6cf NFSv4: Fix v4.0/v4.1 SEEK_DATA return -ENOTSUPP when set NFS_V4_2 config
  • 2fe1cac NFS: Don't corrupt the value of pg_bytes_written in nfs_do_recoalesce()
  • 15ac6f1 NFS: Fix an Oopsable condition in __nfs_pageio_add_request()
  • d34fb62 NFS: fix an incorrect limit in filelayout_decode_layout()
  • 23c2530 fs/nfs: Use fatal_signal_pending instead of signal_pending
  • 3178e0a Bluetooth: cmtp: fix file refcount when cmtp_attach_device fails
  • 70c886a net: usb: fix memory leak in smsc75xx_bind
  • 1e05787 usb: typec: tcpm: Respond Not_Supported if no snk_vdo
  • 5d6663b usb: typec: tcpm: Properly interrupt VDM AMS
  • 4a718eb usb: typec: tcpm: Use LE to CPU conversion when accessing msg->header
  • ad4505a usb: typec: ucsi: Clear pending after acking connector change
  • d922fb8 usb: typec: mux: Fix matching with typec_altmode_desc
  • ef05cdb usb: gadget: udc: renesas_usb3: Fix a race in usb3_start_pipen()
  • d26749d usb: dwc3: gadget: Properly track pending and queued SG
  • 7add012 thermal/drivers/intel: Initialize RW trip to THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID
  • 21793ec USB: serial: pl2303: add device id for ADLINK ND-6530 GC
  • 6184000 USB: serial: ftdi_sio: add IDs for IDS GmbH Products
  • 29dde1a USB: serial: option: add Telit LE910-S1 compositions 0x7010, 0x7011
  • 7d4d3d9 USB: serial: ti_usb_3410_5052: add startech.com device id
  • 9b07b69 serial: rp2: use 'request_firmware' instead of 'request_firmware_nowait'
  • 6236ec3 serial: sh-sci: Fix off-by-one error in FIFO threshold register setting
  • de80eef serial: tegra: Fix a mask operation that is always true
  • 252c239 drivers: base: Fix device link removal
  • 4f4bff1 xhci: Fix 5.12 regression of missing xHC cache clearing command after a Stall
  • 1f3b217 xhci: fix giving back URB with incorrect status regression in 5.12
  • 9f7cb3f USB: usbfs: Don't WARN about excessively large memory allocations
  • 5148442 Revert "irqbypass: do not start cons/prod when failed connect"
  • 9bc02a0 USB: trancevibrator: fix control-request direction
  • e3355f6 serial: 8250_pci: handle FL_NOIRQ board flag
  • 220d8ee serial: 8250_pci: Add support for new HPE serial device
  • e97a4d8 serial: 8250_dw: Add device HID for new AMD UART controller
  • 7c94007 serial: 8250: Add UART_BUG_TXRACE workaround for Aspeed VUART
  • 0f9df70 iio: adc: ad7192: handle regulator voltage error first
  • d6e18ad iio: adc: ad7192: Avoid disabling a clock that was never enabled.
  • f4ab222 iio: adc: ad7793: Add missing error code in ad7793_setup()
  • a4cfd59 iio: adc: ad7923: Fix undersized rx buffer.
  • 26da804 iio: adc: ad7124: Fix potential overflow due to non sequential channel numbers
  • af7d916 iio: adc: ad7124: Fix missbalanced regulator enable / disable on error.
  • a4bc913 iio: adc: ad7768-1: Fix too small buffer passed to iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp()
  • cd9c0a1 iio: dac: ad5770r: Put fwnode in error case during ->probe()
  • 84ae19a iio: gyro: fxas21002c: balance runtime power in error path
  • 9db5a7b staging: iio: cdc: ad7746: avoid overwrite of num_channels
  • 1650540 mei: request autosuspend after sending rx flow control
  • a09e273 KVM: arm64: Prevent mixed-width VM creation
  • 7289a04 KVM: arm64: Fix debug register indexing
  • 911c554 KVM: arm64: Move __adjust_pc out of line
  • 2ce7107 KVM: X86: Fix vCPU preempted state from guest's point of view
  • 92f3057 thunderbolt: dma_port: Fix NVM read buffer bounds and offset issue
  • d08a4b6 thunderbolt: usb4: Fix NVM read buffer bounds and offset issue
  • a3c3fac misc/uss720: fix memory leak in uss720_probe
  • 8a7a308 serial: core: fix suspicious security_locked_down() call
  • 571e51e debugfs: fix security_locked_down() call for SELinux
  • f65588e seccomp: Refactor notification handler to prepare for new semantics
  • 1b3c587 riscv: stacktrace: fix the riscv stacktrace when CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER enabled
  • 25c0cef Documentation: seccomp: Fix user notification documentation
  • 3f423c0 kgdb: fix gcc-11 warnings harder
  • d88d418 drm/amdgpu/jpeg2.0: add cancel_delayed_work_sync before power gate
  • 56db5e8 drm/amdgpu/vcn2.5: add cancel_delayed_work_sync before power gate
  • 13431a0 drm/amdgpu/vcn2.0: add cancel_delayed_work_sync before power gate
  • 396c76d drm/amdkfd: correct sienna_cichlid SDMA RLC register offset error
  • e1b82f6 drm/amdgpu/vcn1: add cancel_delayed_work_sync before power gate
  • 25721a3 drm/amd/pm: correct MGpuFanBoost setting
  • f2125eb drm/i915: Reenable LTTPR non-transparent LT mode for DPCD_REVcipher_type to AES-128-CCM for SMB3.0
  • 0c4bfc1 cifs: fix string declarations and assignments in tracepoints
  • 59ef529 ALSA: usb-audio: scarlett2: Improve driver startup messages
  • ba15945 ALSA: usb-audio: scarlett2: Fix device hang with ehci-pci
  • 601dacd ALSA: usb-audio: fix control-request direction
  • 3771c89 ALSA: hda/realtek: fix mute/micmute LEDs and speaker for HP Zbook Fury 17 G8
  • 54ec6ce ALSA: hda/realtek: fix mute/micmute LEDs and speaker for HP Zbook Fury 15 G8
  • 6a79505 ALSA: hda/realtek: fix mute/micmute LEDs and speaker for HP Zbook G8
  • 2a012da ALSA: hda/realtek: fix mute/micmute LEDs for HP 855 G8
  • f3c2368 ALSA: hda/realtek: Chain in pop reduction fixup for ThinkStation P340
  • 3c35570 ALSA: hda/realtek: Headphone volume is controlled by Front mixer
  • 73d862c ALSA: hda/realtek: the bass speaker can't output sound on Yoga 9i
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