A new version of the XanMod Linux Kernel 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 [5.8], linux-xanmod-edge [5.8], linux-xanmod-lts [5.4], linux-xanmod-rt-edge [5.6-rt] and linux-xanmod-rt [5.4-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 5.8.12-xanmod1

• ed0ec0f Linux 5.8.12-xanmod1 //config: blk_wbt enabled
• 6318310 Merge tag 'v5.8.12' into 5.8
• 0c52d2a Linux 5.8.12
• 973f3e3 net/mlx5e: Fix endianness when calculating pedit mask first bit
• 1fa560e net/mlx5e: Use synchronize_rcu to sync with NAPI
• cb02cd2 net/mlx5e: Use RCU to protect rq->xdp_prog
• bb67766 Revert "netns: don't disable BHs when locking "nsid_lock""
• e1338ca net: macb: fix for pause frame receive enable bit
• d8c79a8 net: dsa: microchip: ksz8795: really set the correct number of ports
• 86ae8bd net: dsa: link interfaces with the DSA master to get rid of lockdep warnings
• 150feba hv_netvsc: Fix hibernation for mlx5 VF driver
• 5b569fc hinic: fix rewaking txq after netif_tx_disable
• 3a3aab5 net/mlx5e: Fix memory leak of tunnel info when rule under multipath not ready
• e77ae86 net: ipa: fix u32_replace_bits by u32p_xxx version
• f41a9b6 wireguard: peerlookup: take lock before checking hash in replace operation
• 1aa173b wireguard: noise: take lock when removing handshake entry from table
• 9346c24 net: ethernet: ti: cpsw_new: fix suspend/resume
• b42148e net: add __must_check to skb_put_padto()
• 9cb51c5 net: qrtr: check skb_put_padto() return value
• 410c186 net: phy: Do not warn in phy_stop() on PHY_DOWN
• 3fa1f84 net: phy: Avoid NPD upon phy_detach() when driver is unbound
• 318d240 net: lantiq: Disable IRQs only if NAPI gets scheduled
• c36c063 net: lantiq: Use napi_complete_done()
• 5e0c1c6 net: lantiq: use netif_tx_napi_add() for TX NAPI
• 345fa12 net: lantiq: Wake TX queue again
• 786c627 bnxt_en: Protect bnxt_set_eee() and bnxt_set_pauseparam() with mutex.
• 138ded9 bnxt_en: return proper error codes in bnxt_show_temp
• 693ba8c bnxt_en: Use memcpy to copy VPD field info.
• 6229623 net/mlx5e: TLS, Do not expose FPGA TLS counter if not supported
• 46ef558 net/mlx5e: Enable adding peer miss rules only if merged eswitch is supported
• 41f2b0b tipc: use skb_unshare() instead in tipc_buf_append()
• d8e7be1 tipc: fix shutdown() of connection oriented socket
• 7ada162 tipc: Fix memory leak in tipc_group_create_member()
• 817ff50 taprio: Fix allowing too small intervals
• b193ee2 nfp: use correct define to return NONE fec
• 5bda4b3 net: sctp: Fix IPv6 ancestor_size calc in sctp_copy_descendant
• bd6df02 net: sch_generic: aviod concurrent reset and enqueue op for lockless qdisc
• abdd468 net: sched: initialize with 0 before setting erspan md->u
• 9286233 net: phy: call phy_disable_interrupts() in phy_attach_direct() instead
• e9fd16f net/mlx5: Fix FTE cleanup
• 320df8e net: ipv6: fix kconfig dependency warning for IPV6_SEG6_HMAC
• 894514e net: Fix bridge enslavement failure
• 4979e51 net: dsa: rtl8366: Properly clear member config
• 7e9939f net: DCB: Validate DCB_ATTR_DCB_BUFFER argument
• 0b9c3f8 net: bridge: br_vlan_get_pvid_rcu() should dereference the VLAN group under RCU
• 176b2e5 ipv6: avoid lockdep issue in fib6_del()
• 2b1be6c ipv4: Update exception handling for multipath routes via same device
• a8faee5 ipv4: Initialize flowi4_multipath_hash in data path
• f49e561 ip: fix tos reflection in ack and reset packets
• 584ff7b hinic: bump up the timeout of SET_FUNC_STATE cmd
• 6070a0f hdlc_ppp: add range checks in ppp_cp_parse_cr()
• e76c0f4 geneve: add transport ports in route lookup for geneve
• 732a8eb cxgb4: Fix offset when clearing filter byte counters
• a01b410 cxgb4: fix memory leak during module unload
• 0d70025 bnxt_en: Fix NULL ptr dereference crash in bnxt_fw_reset_task()
• 67eb902 bnxt_en: Avoid sending firmware messages when AER error is detected.
• 946fc6d act_ife: load meta modules before tcf_idr_check_alloc()
• 9215385 ibmvnic: add missing parenthesis in do_reset()
• 68c7abb ibmvnic fix NULL tx_pools and rx_tools issue at do_reset

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