An updated XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 5.13.9 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 5.13.9-xanmod1

• d88fe64 Linux 5.13.9-xanmod1
• 6990c11 Merge tag 'v5.13.9' into 5.13
• f259ee2 Linux 5.13.9
• 4288f43 spi: mediatek: Fix fifo transfer
• fad0494 drm/amd/display: Fix ASSR regression on embedded panels
• 02db470 Revert "watchdog: iTCO_wdt: Account for rebooting on second timeout"
• c268b30 Revert "Bluetooth: Shutdown controller after workqueues are flushed or cancelled"
• 989b271 io_uring: explicitly catch any illegal async queue attempt
• f7be9c7 io_uring: never attempt iopoll reissue from release path
• eb9b9c6 drm/amd/display: Fix max vstartup calculation for modes with borders
• 9cc57c6 drm/amd/display: Fix comparison error in dcn21 DML
• b3b7be4 nvme: fix nvme_setup_command metadata trace event
• d26ac2d efi/mokvar: Reserve the table only if it is in boot services data
• dbdf7e3 ASoC: ti: j721e-evm: Check for not initialized parent_clk_id
• f248077 ASoC: ti: j721e-evm: Fix unbalanced domain activity tracking during startup
• a35d559 net: Fix zero-copy head len calculation.
• 4bf6168 ASoC: rt5682: Fix the issue of garbled recording after powerd_dbus_suspend
• 3cadaea qed: fix possible unpaired spin_{un}lock_bh in _qed_mcp_cmd_and_union()
• a6b2ef5 r8152: Fix a deadlock by doubly PM resume
• 5feeb2d r8152: Fix potential PM refcount imbalance
• bf7dd85 regulator: mtk-dvfsrc: Fix wrong dev pointer for devm_regulator_register
• ee37879 ASoC: tlv320aic31xx: fix reversed bclk/wclk master bits
• c2fdcb1 spi: stm32h7: fix full duplex irq handler handling
• 64d62c4 regulator: rt5033: Fix n_voltages settings for BUCK and LDO
• 2e4e8df regulator: rtmv20: Fix wrong mask for strobe-polarity-high
• 1c5b8c4 ASoC: Intel: boards: fix xrun issue on platform with max98373
• 497a025 ASoC: Intel: boards: create sof-maxim-common module
• 301f227 ASoC: Intel: boards: handle hda-dsp-common as a module
• c348419 net: dsa: sja1105: fix address learning getting disabled on the CPU port
• 5ee064a net: dsa: sja1105: parameterize the number of ports
• 1ce09f0 cifs: add missing parsing of backupuid
• cf5663d cifs: use helpers when parsing uid/gid mount options and validate them
• 2abe7e0 bpf, sockmap: On cleanup we additionally need to remove cached skb
• 96b1d39 skmsg: Pass source psock to sk_psock_skb_redirect()
• b82ffbf skmsg: Increase sk->sk_drops when dropping packets
• af88840 power: supply: ab8500: Call battery population once
• 5a40048 Revert "drm/i915: Propagate errors on awaiting already signaled fences"
• 15c8463 drm/i915: Revert "drm/i915/gem: Asynchronous cmdparser"

Homepage
Download Linux 5.13.9-xanmod1 source from GitHub