A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.73 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 5.10.73-xanmod1

• 70c2b1a Linux 5.10.73-xanmod1
• f525b63 Merge tag 'v5.10.73' into 5.10
• 0268aa5 Linux 5.10.73
• 825c00c x86/hpet: Use another crystalball to evaluate HPET usability
• f2447f6 x86/entry: Clear X86_FEATURE_SMAP when CONFIG_X86_SMAP=n
• 6bfe1f6 x86/entry: Correct reference to intended CONFIG_64_BIT
• 5d637bc x86/sev: Return an error on a returned non-zero SW_EXITINFO1[31:0]
• df121cf x86/Kconfig: Correct reference to MWINCHIP3D
• d7c3611 x86/platform/olpc: Correct ifdef symbol to intended CONFIG_OLPC_XO15_SCI
• f73ca49 pseries/eeh: Fix the kdump kernel crash during eeh_pseries_init
• 411b38f powerpc/64s: fix program check interrupt emergency stack path
• 18a2a2c powerpc/bpf: Fix BPF_SUB when imm == 0x80000000
• a4037dd RISC-V: Include clone3() on rv32
• 29fdb11 bpf, s390: Fix potential memory leak about jit_data
• 2c152d9 riscv/vdso: make arch_setup_additional_pages wait for mmap_sem for write killable
• de834e1 i2c: mediatek: Add OFFSET_EXT_CONF setting back
• f86de01 i2c: acpi: fix resource leak in reconfiguration device addition
• 87990a6 powerpc/iommu: Report the correct most efficient DMA mask for PCI devices
• 985cca1 net: prefer socket bound to interface when not in VRF
• 97aeed7 i40e: Fix freeing of uninitialized misc IRQ vector
• 2dc768a i40e: fix endless loop under rtnl
• d3a07ca gve: report 64bit tx_bytes counter from gve_handle_report_stats()
• 35f6ddd gve: fix gve_get_stats()
• 9a04302 rtnetlink: fix if_nlmsg_stats_size() under estimation
• 72c2a68 gve: Avoid freeing NULL pointer
• 5d903a6 gve: Correct available tx qpl check
• f69556a drm/nouveau/debugfs: fix file release memory leak
• 65fff0a drm/nouveau/kms/nv50-: fix file release memory leak
• f86e19d drm/nouveau: avoid a use-after-free when BO init fails
• 008224c video: fbdev: gbefb: Only instantiate device when built for IP32
• d2ccbaa drm/sun4i: dw-hdmi: Fix HDMI PHY clock setup
• 18d2568 bus: ti-sysc: Use CLKDM_NOAUTO for dra7 dcan1 for errata i893
• 40a84fc perf jevents: Tidy error handling
• 628b31d netlink: annotate data races around nlk->bound
• 144715f net: sfp: Fix typo in state machine debug string
• 3ec73ff net/sched: sch_taprio: properly cancel timer from taprio_destroy()
• 60955b6 net: bridge: fix under estimation in br_get_linkxstats_size()
• c480d15 net: bridge: use nla_total_size_64bit() in br_get_linkxstats_size()
• cb88806 ARM: imx6: disable the GIC CPU interface before calling stby-poweroff sequence
• 2b0035d dt-bindings: drm/bridge: ti-sn65dsi86: Fix reg value
• 10afd15 arm64: dts: ls1028a: add missing CAN nodes
• 95ba03f ptp_pch: Load module automatically if ID matches
• 442ea65 powerpc/fsl/dts: Fix phy-connection-type for fm1mac3
• acff2d1 net_sched: fix NULL deref in fifo_set_limit()
• 0d2dd40 phy: mdio: fix memory leak
• 6e6f79e net/mlx5: E-Switch, Fix double allocation of acl flow counter
• d70cb6c net/mlx5e: IPSEC RX, enable checksum complete
• 064faa8 bpf: Fix integer overflow in prealloc_elems_and_freelist()
• d5f4b27 soc: ti: omap-prm: Fix external abort for am335x pruss
• 1d8f444 bpf, arm: Fix register clobbering in div/mod implementation
• 29a19ea iwlwifi: pcie: add configuration of a Wi-Fi adapter on Dell XPS 15
• 6b0132f xtensa: call irqchip_init only when CONFIG_USE_OF is selected
• 3d288ed xtensa: use CONFIG_USE_OF instead of CONFIG_OF
• 997bec5 arm64: dts: qcom: pm8150: use qcom,pm8998-pon binding
• fbca14a ath5k: fix building with LEDS=m
• 8aef382 PCI: hv: Fix sleep while in non-sleep context when removing child devices from the bus
• d9b838a ARM: dts: imx6qdl-pico: Fix Ethernet support
• 9e99ad4 ARM: dts: imx: Fix USB host power regulator polarity on M53Menlo
• 2ba34cf ARM: dts: imx: Add missing pinctrl-names for panel on M53Menlo
• 8f977e9 soc: qcom: mdt_loader: Drop PT_LOAD check on hash segment
• 14f5200 ARM: at91: pm: do not panic if ram controllers are not enabled
• d89a313 ARM: dts: qcom: apq8064: Use 27MHz PXO clock as DSI PLL reference
• 25ac88e soc: qcom: socinfo: Fixed argument passed to platform_set_data()
• ab80737 bus: ti-sysc: Add break in switch statement in sysc_init_soc()
• 427faa2 riscv: Flush current cpu icache before other cpus
• 0528740 ARM: dts: qcom: apq8064: use compatible which contains chipid
• ac06fe4 ARM: dts: imx6dl-yapp4: Fix lp5562 LED driver probe
• 71d3ce6 ARM: dts: omap3430-sdp: Fix NAND device node
• f9a855d xen/balloon: fix cancelled balloon action
• 9aac782 SUNRPC: fix sign error causing rpcsec_gss drops
• 8f174a2 nfsd4: Handle the NFSv4 READDIR 'dircount' hint being zero
• 12d4b17 nfsd: fix error handling of register_pernet_subsys() in init_nfsd()
• 1bc2f31 ovl: fix IOCB_DIRECT if underlying fs doesn't support direct IO
• 9763ffd ovl: fix missing negative dentry check in ovl_rename()
• 1500f0c mmc: sdhci-of-at91: replace while loop with read_poll_timeout
• 3a0feae mmc: sdhci-of-at91: wait for calibration done before proceed
• e5cb368 mmc: meson-gx: do not use memcpy_to/fromio for dram-access-quirk
• 13d17cc xen/privcmd: fix error handling in mmap-resource processing
• de1e8bd drm/nouveau/kms/tu102-: delay enabling cursor until after assign_windows
• 1d4e9f2 usb: typec: tcpm: handle SRC_STARTUP state if cc changes
• feb3fe7 USB: cdc-acm: fix break reporting
• fc8b3e8 USB: cdc-acm: fix racy tty buffer accesses
• b3265b8 usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: Also search for 'phys' phandle
• 16d7281 Partially revert "usb: Kconfig: using select for USB_COMMON dependency"

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Download Linux 5.10.73-xanmod1 source from GitHub