A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the new Linux Kernel 5.15.60 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 5.15.60-xanmod1

ed576de Linux 5.15.60-xanmod1
24e4f60 Merge tag 'v5.15.60' into 5.15
7217df8 Linux 5.15.60
5c5c777 x86/speculation: Add LFENCE to RSB fill sequence
7fcd99e x86/speculation: Add RSB VM Exit protections
c81d1bb macintosh/adb: fix oob read in do_adb_query() function
d98cf2b Bluetooth: btusb: Add Realtek RTL8852C support ID 0x13D3:0x3586
ee421ad Bluetooth: btusb: Add Realtek RTL8852C support ID 0x13D3:0x3587
59689a8 Bluetooth: btusb: Add Realtek RTL8852C support ID 0x0CB8:0xC558
b653eea Bluetooth: btusb: Add Realtek RTL8852C support ID 0x04C5:0x1675
d4f921e Bluetooth: btusb: Add Realtek RTL8852C support ID 0x04CA:0x4007
04e3388 Bluetooth: btusb: Add support of IMC Networks PID 0x3568
6a5ec48 dt-bindings: bluetooth: broadcom: Add BCM4349B1 DT binding
88e088e Bluetooth: hci_bcm: Add DT compatible for CYW55572
2aa38f0 Bluetooth: hci_bcm: Add BCM4349B1 variant
37b385c btrfs: zoned: fix critical section of relocation inode writeback
5e04c8b btrfs: zoned: prevent allocation from previous data relocation BG
775871d arm64: set UXN on swapper page tables
a619a03 KVM: x86/svm: add __GFP_ACCOUNT to _sev_dbg{en,de}crypt_user()
e423893 selftests: KVM: Handle compiler optimizations in ucall
bc2cee4 tools/kvm_stat: fix display of error when multiple processes are found
9acd899 KVM: selftests: Make hyperv_clock selftest more stable
ad6fd99 KVM: x86: do not set st->preempted when going back to user space
9234331 KVM: x86: do not report a vCPU as preempted outside instruction boundaries
3d4c284 crypto: arm64/poly1305 - fix a read out-of-bound
397c211 ACPI: APEI: Better fix to avoid spamming the console with old error logs
e7170bc ACPI: video: Shortening quirk list by identifying Clevo by board_name only
3a5fab5 ACPI: video: Force backlight native for some TongFang devices
9894717 tools/vm/slabinfo: Handle files in debugfs
7ad47f4 block: fix default IO priority handling again
e889a4c selftests/bpf: Check dst_port only on the client socket
119debd selftests/bpf: Extend verifier and bpf_sock tests for dst_port loads
df9692b x86/speculation: Make all RETbleed mitigations 64-bit only


Homepage
Download Linux 5.15.60-xanmod1 source from GitHub