A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.87 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 5.10.87-xanmod1

8be1c09 Linux 5.10.87-xanmod1
23b6e4a futex: Add entry point for FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE (opcode 31)
fbd5e3b futex,x86: Wire up sys_futex_waitv()
e8103bc futex: Implement sys_futex_waitv()
c38e180 futex: Make syscall entry points less convoluted
a052d8f futex: Get rid of the val2 conditional dance
16aa088 Revert "futex: Implement mechanism to wait on any of several futexes"
2994dce Revert "selftests: futex: Add FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE timeout test"
d297df5 Revert "selftests: futex: Add FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE wouldblock test"
91e76e2 Revert "selftests: futex: Add FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE wake up test"
caf0ce6 Merge tag 'v5.10.87' into 5.10
272aedd Linux 5.10.87
8dd559d arm: ioremap: don't abuse pfn_valid() to check if pfn is in RAM
65c5789 arm: extend pfn_valid to take into account freed memory map alignment
6e634c0 memblock: ensure there is no overflow in memblock_overlaps_region()
74551f1 memblock: align freed memory map on pageblock boundaries with SPARSEMEM
b4b54c7 memblock: free_unused_memmap: use pageblock units instead of MAX_ORDER
b6a1cbd perf intel-pt: Fix error timestamp setting on the decoder error path
0612aa0 perf intel-pt: Fix missing 'instruction' events with 'q' option
71c7950 perf intel-pt: Fix next 'err' value, walking trace
02681dd perf intel-pt: Fix state setting when receiving overflow (OVF) packet
cbed09b perf intel-pt: Fix intel_pt_fup_event() assumptions about setting state type
3bb7fd4 perf intel-pt: Fix sync state when a PSB (synchronization) packet is found
731ff78 perf intel-pt: Fix some PGE (packet generation enable/control flow packets) usage
b23f925 perf inject: Fix itrace space allowed for new attributes
7c26da3 ethtool: do not perform operations on net devices being unregistered
6992d8c hwmon: (dell-smm) Fix warning on /proc/i8k creation error
c31470a fuse: make sure reclaim doesn't write the inode
6137254 bpf: Fix integer overflow in argument calculation for bpf_map_area_alloc
9099f35 staging: most: dim2: use device release method
ac76adc KVM: x86: Ignore sparse banks size for an "all CPUs", non-sparse IPI req
6f0d9d3 tracing: Fix a kmemleak false positive in tracing_map
f35f7f0 drm/amd/display: add connector type check for CRC source set
dd3cea3 drm/amd/display: Fix for the no Audio bug with Tiled Displays
dadce61 net: netlink: af_netlink: Prevent empty skb by adding a check on len.
bca6af4 i2c: rk3x: Handle a spurious start completion interrupt flag
d6edec8 parisc/agp: Annotate parisc agp init functions with __init
cf520cc ALSA: hda/hdmi: fix HDA codec entry table order for ADL-P
701a07f ALSA: hda: Add Intel DG2 PCI ID and HDMI codec vid
6d22a96 net/mlx4_en: Update reported link modes for 1/10G
999069d Revert "tty: serial: fsl_lpuart: drop earlycon entry for i.MX8QXP"
27f4ce0 s390/test_unwind: use raw opcode instead of invalid instruction
9eab949 KVM: arm64: Save PSTATE early on exit
990fd81 drm/msm/dsi: set default num_data_lanes
c602863 nfc: fix segfault in nfc_genl_dump_devices_done
37050f1 Linux 5.10.86
3241449 netfilter: selftest: conntrack_vrf.sh: fix file permission


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Download Linux 5.10.87-xanmod1 source from GitHub