A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.99 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 5.10.99-xanmod1

d4c19f3 Linux 5.10.99-xanmod1
2f25106 Merge tag 'v5.10.99' into 5.10
fb063a6 Linux 5.10.99
4889d6e selftests: nft_concat_range: add test for reload with no element add/del
5577273 cgroup/cpuset: Fix "suspicious RCU usage" lockdep warning
f1f7d1a net: dsa: mt7530: make NET_DSA_MT7530 select MEDIATEK_GE_PHY
84b76a5 ext4: fix incorrect type issue during replay_del_range
62e46e0 ext4: fix error handling in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode()
764793b ext4: fix error handling in ext4_restore_inline_data()
6c5bd55 ext4: modify the logic of ext4_mb_new_blocks_simple
8d71fc2 ext4: prevent used blocks from being allocated during fast commit replay
ef2053a EDAC/xgene: Fix deferred probing
2a12faf EDAC/altera: Fix deferred probing
dd274cf x86/perf: Default set FREEZE_ON_SMI for all
456f041 perf/x86/intel/pt: Fix crash with stop filters in single-range mode
8c0e6a8 perf stat: Fix display of grouped aliased events
57e8859 fbcon: Add option to enable legacy hardware acceleration
460f6b1 Revert "fbcon: Disable accelerated scrolling"
460aa9d rtc: cmos: Evaluate century appropriate
2324f5f tools/resolve_btfids: Do not print any commands when building silently
1536faf selftests: futex: Use variable MAKE instead of make
8f0fff8 selftests/exec: Remove pipe from TEST_GEN_FILES
6304a61 bpf: Use VM_MAP instead of VM_ALLOC for ringbuf
f744a06 gve: fix the wrong AdminQ buffer queue index check
51e88e8 nfsd: nfsd4_setclientid_confirm mistakenly expires confirmed client.
ec43341 scsi: bnx2fc: Make bnx2fc_recv_frame() mp safe
fd482f2 pinctrl: bcm2835: Fix a few error paths
752d9ea pinctrl: intel: fix unexpected interrupt
14bc997 pinctrl: intel: Fix a glitch when updating IRQ flags on a preconfigured line
5a45448 ASoC: max9759: fix underflow in speaker_gain_control_put()
02f4597 ASoC: cpcap: Check for NULL pointer after calling of_get_child_by_name
cb5f1fb ASoC: xilinx: xlnx_formatter_pcm: Make buffer bytes multiple of period bytes
56e0747 ASoC: fsl: Add missing error handling in pcm030_fabric_probe
3e69837 drm/i915/overlay: Prevent divide by zero bugs in scaling
9ea0185 net: stmmac: ensure PTP time register reads are consistent
41df2da net: stmmac: dump gmac4 DMA registers correctly
114bf93 net: macsec: Verify that send_sci is on when setting Tx sci explicitly
2e7f5b6 net: macsec: Fix offload support for NETDEV_UNREGISTER event
87b1c9f net: ieee802154: Return meaningful error codes from the netlink helpers
78b3f20 net: ieee802154: ca8210: Stop leaking skb's
0bfe50d net: ieee802154: mcr20a: Fix lifs/sifs periods
75bbda3 net: ieee802154: hwsim: Ensure proper channel selection at probe time
e895e06 spi: uniphier: fix reference count leak in uniphier_spi_probe()
ec942d0 spi: meson-spicc: add IRQ check in meson_spicc_probe
c2cf65e spi: mediatek: Avoid NULL pointer crash in interrupt
30e05c9 spi: bcm-qspi: check for valid cs before applying chip select
6d226e8 iommu/amd: Fix loop timeout issue in iommu_ga_log_enable()
9d9995b iommu/vt-d: Fix potential memory leak in intel_setup_irq_remapping()
b3958d3 RDMA/mlx4: Don't continue event handler after memory allocation failure
d3f8b92 RDMA/siw: Fix broken RDMA Read Fence/Resume logic.
c7db20f IB/rdmavt: Validate remote_addr during loopback atomic tests
75c6102 RDMA/ucma: Protect mc during concurrent multicast leaves
3719790 RDMA/cma: Use correct address when leaving multicast group
aa4ecd9 memcg: charge fs_context and legacy_fs_context
080f371 Revert "ASoC: mediatek: Check for error clk pointer"
4a9bd1e IB/hfi1: Fix AIP early init panic
5d40f1b dma-buf: heaps: Fix potential spectre v1 gadget
30de3bc block: bio-integrity: Advance seed correctly for larger interval sizes
3527155 mm/kmemleak: avoid scanning potential huge holes
7053188 mm/pgtable: define pte_index so that preprocessor could recognize it
bce7f5d mm/debug_vm_pgtable: remove pte entry from the page table
2d83a74 nvme-fabrics: fix state check in nvmf_ctlr_matches_baseopts()
a0c73db drm/amd/display: Force link_rate as LINK_RATE_RBR2 for 2018 15" Apple Retina panels
f071d9f drm/nouveau: fix off by one in BIOS boundary checking
32747e0 btrfs: fix deadlock between quota disable and qgroup rescan worker
aa5d406 ALSA: hda/realtek: Fix silent output on Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme after reboot from Windows
d4aa3a9 ALSA: hda/realtek: Fix silent output on Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master (newer chipset)
3a8a807 ALSA: hda/realtek: Add missing fixup-model entry for Gigabyte X570 ALC1220 quirks
532cde9 ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for ASUS GU603
410f231 ALSA: hda: realtek: Fix race at concurrent COEF updates
a7de100 ALSA: hda: Fix UAF of leds class devs at unbinding
470bbb9 ALSA: usb-audio: Correct quirk for VF0770
6877f87 ASoC: ops: Reject out of bounds values in snd_soc_put_xr_sx()
038f8b7 ASoC: ops: Reject out of bounds values in snd_soc_put_volsw_sx()
a9394f2 ASoC: ops: Reject out of bounds values in snd_soc_put_volsw()
0ff6b80 audit: improve audit queue handling when "audit=1" on cmdline
f446089 selinux: fix double free of cond_list on error paths

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