A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.57 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 5.10.57-xanmod1

• 26b3b50 Linux 5.10.57-xanmod1
• 0e81d01 Merge tag 'v5.10.57' into 5.10
• 1cd6e30 Linux 5.10.57
• 9c645a0 spi: mediatek: Fix fifo transfer
• 7254e2d selftest/bpf: Verifier tests for var-off access
• 30ea1c5 bpf, selftests: Adjust few selftest outcomes wrt unreachable code
• 98bf290 bpf: Update selftests to reflect new error states
• 360e5b7 bpf, selftests: Adjust few selftest result_unpriv outcomes
• 5abcd13 selftest/bpf: Adjust expected verifier errors
• 83bbf95 selftests/bpf: Add a test for ptr_to_map_value on stack for helper access
• e2b7a4c Revert "watchdog: iTCO_wdt: Account for rebooting on second timeout"
• 1b1a00b firmware: arm_scmi: Add delayed response status check
• 93ef561 firmware: arm_scmi: Ensure drivers provide a probe function
• 1812895 Revert "Bluetooth: Shutdown controller after workqueues are flushed or cancelled"
• cae3fa3 ACPI: fix NULL pointer dereference
• 98b0706 drm/amd/display: Fix max vstartup calculation for modes with borders
• f9d875c drm/amd/display: Fix comparison error in dcn21 DML
• 91865b4 nvme: fix nvme_setup_command metadata trace event
• 06a9092 efi/mokvar: Reserve the table only if it is in boot services data
• 27ff30c ASoC: ti: j721e-evm: Check for not initialized parent_clk_id
• a00bcc5 ASoC: ti: j721e-evm: Fix unbalanced domain activity tracking during startup
• e8b287e net: Fix zero-copy head len calculation.
• c6bdf7d ASoC: rt5682: Fix the issue of garbled recording after powerd_dbus_suspend
• 74b53ee qed: fix possible unpaired spin_{un}lock_bh in _qed_mcp_cmd_and_union()
• f6a2ff0 r8152: Fix potential PM refcount imbalance
• c98a791 ASoC: tlv320aic31xx: fix reversed bclk/wclk master bits
• 0325851 spi: stm32h7: fix full duplex irq handler handling
• cfb8173 regulator: rt5033: Fix n_voltages settings for BUCK and LDO
• 81dc9a4 regulator: rtmv20: Fix wrong mask for strobe-polarity-high
• 9e55b92 btrfs: fix lost inode on log replay after mix of fsync, rename and inode eviction
• e2419c5 btrfs: fix race causing unnecessary inode logging during link and rename
• 118b070 Revert "drm/i915: Propagate errors on awaiting already signaled fences"
• 6976f3c drm/i915: Revert "drm/i915/gem: Asynchronous cmdparser"

Homepage
Download Linux 5.10.57-xanmod1 source from GitHub