A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 5.15.31 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 5.15.31-xanmod1

a5a5505 Linux 5.15.31-xanmod1
7624a19 Merge tag 'v5.15.31' into 5.15
96e48ac Linux 5.15.31
4c5d949 btrfs: skip reserved bytes warning on unmount after log cleanup failure
2377577 perf symbols: Fix symbol size calculation condition
e762f57 Input: aiptek - properly check endpoint type
0cd2dd4 scsi: mpt3sas: Page fault in reply q processing
c69aef9 usb: usbtmc: Fix bug in pipe direction for control transfers
2015c23 usb: gadget: Fix use-after-free bug by not setting udc->dev.driver
56b38e3 usb: gadget: rndis: prevent integer overflow in rndis_set_response()
222f5e2 arm64: fix clang warning about TRAMP_VALIAS
80974bb iavf: Fix hang during reboot/shutdown
800a17a net: mscc: ocelot: fix backwards compatibility with single-chain tc-flower offload
2d7cff7 net: bcmgenet: skip invalid partial checksums
6840fde bnx2x: fix built-in kernel driver load failure
f07e0b0 net: phy: mscc: Add MODULE_FIRMWARE macros
e396fda net: dsa: Add missing of_node_put() in dsa_port_parse_of
11dab4a drm: Don't make DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE dependent on DRM_KMS_HELPERS
a1adf00 net: handle ARPHRD_PIMREG in dev_is_mac_header_xmit()
8ee52c3 drm/panel: simple: Fix Innolux G070Y2-L01 BPP settings
43dcd41 drm/imx: parallel-display: Remove bus flags check in imx_pd_bridge_atomic_check()
ab0ab17 hv_netvsc: Add check for kvmalloc_array
735f918 iavf: Fix double free in iavf_reset_task
b2bc453 atm: eni: Add check for dma_map_single
a055f5f net/packet: fix slab-out-of-bounds access in packet_recvmsg()
a296f3a net: phy: marvell: Fix invalid comparison in the resume and suspend functions
b9820bf esp6: fix check on ipv6_skip_exthdr's return value
093f11b vsock: each transport cycles only on its own sockets
1dcc1b8 alx: acquire mutex for alx_reinit in alx_change_mtu
4b49ba2 efi: fix return value of __setup handlers
16ac5dc drm/mgag200: Fix PLL setup for g200wb and g200ew
d4ad873 block: release rq qos structures for queue without disk
6829aa1 mm: swap: get rid of livelock in swapin readahead
b786b64 ocfs2: fix crash when initialize filecheck kobj fails
ab9337c crypto: qcom-rng - ensure buffer for generate is completely filled


Homepage
Download Linux 5.15.31-xanmod1 source from GitHub