An updated XanMod Linux Kernel based on  Linux Kernel 5.14.11 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 5.14.11-xanmod1

• 8bb84ac Linux 5.14.11-xanmod1
• f11866a Merge tag 'v5.14.11' into 5.14
• 924356b Linux 5.14.11
• add46a0 Revert "ARM: imx6q: drop of_platform_default_populate() from init_machine"
• cfd436c Revert "brcmfmac: use ISO3166 country code and 0 rev as fallback"
• 86524ac libata: Add ATA_HORKAGE_NO_NCQ_ON_ATI for Samsung 860 and 870 SSD.
• 2cef02f perf/x86: Reset destroy callback on event init failure
• 1205875 KVM: x86: nSVM: restore int_vector in svm_clear_vintr
• b232ba5 kvm: x86: Add AMD PMU MSRs to msrs_to_save_all[]
• 9c827ab KVM: x86: reset pdptrs_from_userspace when exiting smm
• ce64d61 KVM: do not shrink halt_poll_ns below grow_start
• 11e4acd selftests: KVM: Align SMCCC call with the spec in steal_time
• 96320e3 kasan: always respect CONFIG_KASAN_STACK
• 7d434c5 tools/vm/page-types: remove dependency on opt_file for idle page tracking
• 004b8f8 block: don't call rq_qos_ops->done_bio if the bio isn't tracked
• 648f59a io_uring: allow conditional reschedule for intensive iterators
• 1b5b666 x86/insn, tools/x86: Fix undefined behavior due to potential unaligned accesses
• d022e4c smb3: correct smb3 ACL security descriptor
• 629c6e7 irqchip/gic: Work around broken Renesas integration
• ab0a257 scsi: ses: Retry failed Send/Receive Diagnostic commands
• cd402c6 thermal/drivers/tsens: Fix wrong check for tzd in irq handlers
• 7efa50d nvme-fc: avoid race between time out and tear down
• 70f57c9 nvme-fc: update hardware queues before using them
• 2e4a769 swiotlb-xen: ensure to issue well-formed XENMEM_exchange requests
• 3ad674a Xen/gntdev: don't ignore kernel unmapping error
• 9534204 selftests: kvm: fix get_run_delay() ignoring fscanf() return warn
• 80b7cc2 selftests: kvm: move get_run_delay() into lib/test_util
• b6d7e8c selftests:kvm: fix get_trans_hugepagesz() ignoring fscanf() return warn
• b664df7 selftests:kvm: fix get_warnings_count() ignoring fscanf() return warn
• 2085e5a selftests: be sure to make khdr before other targets
• 6569982 habanalabs/gaudi: fix LBW RR configuration
• 6874cdb habanalabs: fail collective wait when not supported
• 1c806d5 habanalabs/gaudi: use direct MSI in single mode
• 337f00a usb: dwc2: check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
• 6b5af31 usb: testusb: Fix for showing the connection speed
• 6a48e3f scsi: elx: efct: Do not hold lock while calling fc_vport_terminate()
• e95f620 scsi: sd: Free scsi_disk device via put_device()
• ac7d732 drm/amdkfd: fix svm_migrate_fini warning
• 4c5a564 drm/amdkfd: handle svm migrate init error
• 3c2830d ext2: fix sleeping in atomic bugs on error
• a3b4503 platform/x86: gigabyte-wmi: add support for B550I Aorus Pro AX
• 3702afc sparc64: fix pci_iounmap() when CONFIG_PCI is not set
• e4cff35 xen-netback: correct success/error reporting for the SKB-with-fraglist case
• 0cfda0c net: mdio: introduce a shutdown method to mdio device drivers
• 7a08b2e btrfs: fix mount failure due to past and transient device flush error
• 31e401c btrfs: replace BUG_ON() in btrfs_csum_one_bio() with proper error handling
• 20282e5 nfsd: back channel stuck in SEQ4_STATUS_CB_PATH_DOWN
• 5c1e84b platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Update info for the Chuwi Hi10 Plus (CWI527) tablet
• 77e6b00 platform/x86: touchscreen_dmi: Add info for the Chuwi HiBook (CWI514) tablet
• bf4597f afs: Add missing vnode validation checks
• 2013743 spi: rockchip: handle zero length transfers without timing out

Homepage
Download Linux 5.14.11-xanmod1 source from GitHub