A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on  Linux Kernel 5.16.7 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 5.16.7-xanmod1

ffdda93 Linux 5.16.7-xanmod1
84cdec9 Merge tag 'v5.16.7' into 5.16
a8d80f1 Linux 5.16.7
aec5a6a Revert "drm/vc4: hdmi: Make sure the device is powered with CEC" again
920d84d Revert "drm/vc4: hdmi: Make sure the device is powered with CEC"
20e6a32 Linux 5.16.6
9c7f8a3 ovl: fix NULL pointer dereference in copy up warning
5afee7b tcp: add missing tcp_skb_can_collapse() test in tcp_shift_skb_data()
0c6e3cd tcp: fix mem under-charging with zerocopy sendmsg()
c074e2c af_packet: fix data-race in packet_setsockopt / packet_setsockopt
0d208ee e1000e: Handshake with CSME starts from ADL platforms
f0c1ed0 cpuset: Fix the bug that subpart_cpus updated wrongly in update_cpumask()
ed1707d bpf: Fix possible race in inc_misses_counter
577f932 net: ipa: request IPA register values be retained
36a9a0a rtnetlink: make sure to refresh master_dev/m_ops in __rtnl_newlink()
95e34f6 net: sched: fix use-after-free in tc_new_tfilter()
dea4fec fanotify: Fix stale file descriptor in copy_event_to_user()
e8f73f6 net: amd-xgbe: Fix skb data length underflow
dc2c6fd net: amd-xgbe: ensure to reset the tx_timer_active flag
2754d83 i40e: Fix reset path while removing the driver
c448999 i40e: Fix reset bw limit when DCB enabled with 1 TC
7bf0271 ipheth: fix EOVERFLOW in ipheth_rcvbulk_callback
e23a2f4 net/mlx5e: Avoid implicit modify hdr for decap drop rule
28929e3 net/mlx5: E-Switch, Fix uninitialized variable modact
a4161e4 net/mlx5e: Fix broken SKB allocation in HW-GRO
66c6dbf net/mlx5e: Fix wrong calculation of header index in HW_GRO
8fbdf8c net/mlx5e: Avoid field-overflowing memcpy()
aff510f net/mlx5: Bridge, Fix devlink deadlock on net namespace deletion
c65d61f net/mlx5e: Don't treat small ceil values as unlimited in HTB offload
d708057 net/mlx5: Fix offloading with ESWITCH_IPV4_TTL_MODIFY_ENABLE
c5a4a32 net/mlx5e: TC, Reject rules with forward and drop actions
59879f2 net/mlx5e: Fix module EEPROM query
2a038dd net/mlx5: Use del_timer_sync in fw reset flow of halting poll
4fad499 net/mlx5e: Fix handling of wrong devices during bond netevent
ee719d3 net/mlx5: Bridge, ensure dev_name is null-terminated
b651c36 net/mlx5: Bridge, take rtnl lock in init error handler
5ddd370 net/mlx5e: TC, Reject rules with drop and modify hdr action
15184af net/mlx5e: IPsec: Fix tunnel mode crypto offload for non TCP/UDP traffic
95dde75 net/mlx5e: IPsec: Fix crypto offload for non TCP/UDP encapsulated traffic
4133259 lockd: fix failure to cleanup client locks
75fe271 lockd: fix server crash on reboot of client holding lock
20842a8 ovl: don't fail copy up if no fileattr support on upper
2c6be97 net: phy: Fix qca8081 with speeds lower than 2.5Gb/s
b780215 Revert "mm/gup: small refactoring: simplify try_grab_page()"
9c9dbb9 cgroup-v1: Require capabilities to set release_agent
3a63b71 drm/vc4: hdmi: Make sure the device is powered with CEC
62600b0 net: ipa: prevent concurrent replenish
74a0e01 net: ipa: use a bitmap for endpoint replenish_enabled
1223edb selftests: mptcp: fix ipv6 routing setup
6d6f1f0 PCI: pciehp: Fix infinite loop in IRQ handler upon power fault


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Download Linux 5.16.7-xanmod1 source from GitHub