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An updated XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 5.13.13 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 5.13.13-xanmod1

  • 5bede50 Linux 5.13.13-xanmod1
  • a6e7923 mm/vmscan: add sysctl knobs for protecting the working set
  • 5e9d07d Merge tag 'v5.13.13' into 5.13
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    | * 7aeadb5 Linux 5.13.13
    | * 2ff626b fs: warn about impending deprecation of mandatory locks
    | * a57b2a7 io_uring: fix xa_alloc_cycle() error return value check
    | * 515b612 hugetlb: don't pass page cache pages to restore_reserve_on_error
    | * 371fb63 kfence: fix is_kfence_address() for addresses below KFENCE_POOL_SIZE
    | * 9690e6f mm/hwpoison: retry with shake_page() for unhandlable pages
    | * 59e5c9e mm,hwpoison: make get_hwpoison_page() call get_any_page()
    | * e4e8c58 mm: memcontrol: fix occasional OOMs due to proportional memory.low reclaim
    | * 2d1704c riscv: Fix a number of free'd resources in init_resources()
    | * 8c5beac ASoC: intel: atom: Fix breakage for PCM buffer address setup
    | * 8f4eb03 ALSA: hda/realtek: Limit mic boost on HP ProBook 445 G8
    | * 59734f7 PCI: Increase D3 delay for AMD Renoir/Cezanne XHCI
    | * 0060991 powerpc/32s: Fix random crashes by adding isync() after locking/unlocking KUEP
    | * 33bd580 powerpc/32s: Refactor update of user segment registers
    | * efe40fd powerpc/32s: Move setup_{kuep/kuap}() into {kuep/kuap}.c
    | * 534a0bc usb: typec: tcpm: Fix VDMs sometimes not being forwarded to alt-mode drivers
    | * 21d6e23 s390/pci: fix use after free of zpci_dev
    | * fe2edb8 ALSA: hda/via: Apply runtime PM workaround for ASUS B23E
    | * 41f0262 tracing: Apply trace filters on all output channels
    | * f7c707f btrfs: prevent rename2 from exchanging a subvol with a directory from different parents
    | * ddd7fff mmc: sdhci-iproc: Set SDHCI_QUIRK_CAP_CLOCK_BASE_BROKEN on BCM2711
    | * f41b4c3 mmc: sdhci-iproc: Cap min clock frequency on BCM2711
    | * 7006352 opp: Drop empty-table checks from put functions
    | * 30392f8 ALSA: hda/realtek: Enable 4-speaker output for Dell XPS 15 9510 laptop
    | * da84956 io_uring: only assign io_uring_enter() SQPOLL error in actual error case
    | * 5014494 io_uring: fix code style problems
    | * 606f369 ipack: tpci200: fix memory leak in the tpci200_register
    | * d09bfeb ipack: tpci200: fix many double free issues in tpci200_pci_probe
    | * c1001de slimbus: ngd: reset dma setup during runtime pm
    | * c8f6e68 slimbus: ngd: set correct device for pm
    | * 28b55e5 slimbus: messaging: check for valid transaction id
    | * e0e46e2 slimbus: messaging: start transaction ids from 1 instead of zero
    | * 65a4722 tracing / histogram: Fix NULL pointer dereference on strcmp() on NULL event name
    | * 0ce4808 tracing: define needed config DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
    | * 2152ee7 ALSA: hda - fix the 'Capture Switch' value change notifications
    | * 8681e95 cfi: Use rcu_read{un}lock_sched_notrace
    | * 82d1ea8 arm64: clean vdso & vdso32 files
    | * 03c3390 clk: qcom: gdsc: Ensure regulator init state matches GDSC state
    | * 95e5238 clk: imx6q: fix uart earlycon unwork
    | * 2fcb626 mmc: sdhci-msm: Update the software timeout value for sdhc
    | * 87762c7 mmc: mmci: stm32: Check when the voltage switch procedure should be done
    | * fffcf7f mmc: dw_mmc: Fix hang on data CRC error
    | * 7179eac iommu/dma: Fix leak in non-contiguous API
    | * b89542f net: dpaa2-switch: disable the control interface on error path
    | * 5d547d8 Revert "flow_offload: action should not be NULL when it is referenced"
    | * 260b1eb iavf: Fix ping is lost after untrusted VF had tried to change MAC
    | * ea1cf8a i40e: Fix ATR queue selection
    | * 1d9d64c PCI/sysfs: Use correct variable for the legacy_mem sysfs object
    | * f21adfd r8152: fix the maximum number of PLA bp for RTL8153C
    | * 5809f8d r8152: fix writing USB_BP2_EN
    | * dedbf29 mptcp: full fully established support after ADD_ADDR
    | * 828c3a3 mptcp: fix memory leak on address flush
    | * 11c79e1 net: mscc: ocelot: allow forwarding from bridge ports to the tag_8021q CPU port
    | * 751f4b5 drm/amd/display: Use DCN30 watermark calc for DCN301
    | * e0f2d91 drm/i915: Tweaked Wa_14010685332 for all PCHs
    | * 678b677 drm/i915: Skip display interruption setup when display is not available
    | * 936eca0 iommu/vt-d: Fix incomplete cache flush in intel_pasid_tear_down_entry()
    | * 4e4f3cb net: usb: asix: refactor asix_read_phy_addr() and handle errors on return
    | * cf4c166 ovs: clear skb->tstamp in forwarding path
    | * 9581895 net: mdio-mux: Handle -EPROBE_DEFER correctly
    | * b2973b8 net: mdio-mux: Don't ignore memory allocation errors
    | * 0e805b7 sch_cake: fix srchost/dsthost hashing mode
    | * ac161cf ixgbe, xsk: clean up the resources in ixgbe_xsk_pool_enable error path
    | * 7af09ae net: qlcnic: add missed unlock in qlcnic_83xx_flash_read32
    | * 39af358 mac80211: fix locking in ieee80211_restart_work()
    | * 0de9c4d virtio-net: use NETIF_F_GRO_HW instead of NETIF_F_LRO
    | * 9213ce6 vrf: Reset skb conntrack connection on VRF rcv
    | * a5607b1 bnxt_en: Add missing DMA memory barriers
    | * 020761f bnxt_en: Disable aRFS if running on 212 firmware
    | * 1a2798f ptp_pch: Restore dependency on PCI
    | * 010d7ad net: 6pack: fix slab-out-of-bounds in decode_data
    | * 47d43f0 soc: fsl: qe: fix static checker warning
    | * 5eb7022 bnxt: count Tx drops
    | * 40c7674 bnxt: make sure xmit_more + errors does not miss doorbells
    | * 7812792 bnxt: disable napi before canceling DIM
    | * 7edc1a0 bnxt: don't lock the tx queue from napi poll
    | * a89ba11 bpf: Clear zext_dst of dead insns
    | * 3d7f503 drm/mediatek: Add component_del in OVL and COLOR remove function
    | * e5f25a6 drm/mediatek: Add AAL output size configuration
    | * 88e3511 vdpa/mlx5: Fix queue type selection logic
    | * c903a1f vdpa/mlx5: Avoid destroying MR on empty iotlb
    | * 2923648 vDPA/ifcvf: Fix return value check for vdpa_alloc_device()
    | * 080d65b vp_vdpa: Fix return value check for vdpa_alloc_device()
    | * 434887c vdpa_sim: Fix return value check for vdpa_alloc_device()
    | * 83f6738 vhost: Fix the calculation in vhost_overflow()
    | * dcd6c72 bus: ti-sysc: Fix error handling for sysc_check_active_timer()
    | * 8a821b8 vhost-vdpa: Fix integer overflow in vhost_vdpa_process_iotlb_update()
    | * 6caaf9f virtio: Protect vqs list access
    | * b380dfb dccp: add do-while-0 stubs for dccp_pr_debug macros
    | * 5238de0 cpufreq: armada-37xx: forbid cpufreq for 1.2 GHz variant
    | * ed6b6c7 soc: fsl: qe: convert QE interrupt controller to platform_device
    | * b39db8c mtd: rawnand: Fix probe failure due to of_get_nand_secure_regions()
    | * dd53a5f mt76: fix enum type mismatch
    | * c442bd5 arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-oneplus: fix reserved-mem
    | * ae19ca1 arm64: dts: qcom: msm8994-angler: Disable cont_splash_mem
    | * 1c4678c cpufreq: arm_scmi: Fix error path when allocation failed
    | * 731825e iommu: Check if group is NULL before remove device
    | * 02491c3 arm64: dts: qcom: msm8992-bullhead: Fix cont_splash_mem mapping
    | * aa9cac6 arm64: dts: qcom: msm8992-bullhead: Remove PSCI
    | * 6fed550 arm64: dts: qcom: c630: fix correct powerdown pin for WSA881x
    | * 73bb257 mtd: rawnand: Add a check in of_get_nand_secure_regions()
    | * 85f5d3d kyber: make trace_block_rq call consistent with documentation
    | * a6488cc drm/amd/display: workaround for hard hang on HPD on native DP
    | * a4ebe05 drm/amd/display: Fix Dynamic bpp issue with 8K30 with Navi 1X
    | * 5fd9290 spi: cadence-quadspi: Fix check condition for DTR ops
    | * d6080ac perf/x86: Fix out of bound MSR access
    | * cae49c9 net: usb: lan78xx: don't modify phy_device state concurrently
    | * d45f37c net: usb: pegasus: Check the return value of get_geristers() and friends;
    | * e5f45fd ARM: dts: nomadik: Fix up interrupt controller node names
    | * 56dcfd2 qede: fix crash in rmmod qede while automatic debug collection
    | * 0620a81 drm/amdgpu: fix the doorbell missing when in CGPG issue for renoir.
    | * c6751ce scsi: core: Fix capacity set to zero after offlinining device
    | * 87820c7 scsi: core: Avoid printing an error if target_alloc() returns -ENXIO
    | * 7bbfccc scsi: scsi_dh_rdac: Avoid crash during rdac_bus_attach()
    | * f57f372 scsi: megaraid_mm: Fix end of loop tests for list_for_each_entry()
    | * fa3c19c scsi: pm80xx: Fix TMF task completion race condition
    | * c589360 dmaengine: of-dma: router_xlate to return -EPROBE_DEFER if controller is not yet available
    | * d09867c ARM: dts: am43x-epos-evm: Reduce i2c0 bus speed for tps65218
    | * 38df50a net: xfrm: Fix end of loop tests for list_for_each_entry
    | * 1718285 spi: spi-mux: Add module info needed for autoloading
    | * 7c6e26d dmaengine: usb-dmac: Fix PM reference leak in usb_dmac_probe()
    | * fcd998a dmaengine: xilinx_dma: Fix read-after-free bug when terminating transfers
    | * d9aee15 USB: core: Fix incorrect pipe calculation in do_proc_control()
    | * 08fb58a USB: core: Avoid WARNings for 0-length descriptor requests
    | * 261d195 io_uring: Use WRITE_ONCE() when writing to sq_flags
    | * e8daa0d mtd: cfi_cmdset_0002: fix crash when erasing/writing AMD cards
  • 0316edb Revert "mm/vmscan: add sysctl knobs for protecting clean cache"
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