A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 6.10.0 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.

Linux 6.10.0-xanmod1

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

Change log

• abb00c5 Linux 6.10.0-xanmod1
• 0aff449 XANMOD: .gitlab-ci: Add gitlab-ci.yml file
• a978795 Revert "misc: ntsync: mark driver as "broken" to prevent from building"
• c357985 mfd: steamdeck: Expose controller board power in sysfs
• b07619c mfd: Add MFD core driver for Steam Deck
• 25508cb leds: steamdeck: Add support for Steam Deck LED
• c005b3d hwmon: steamdeck-hwmon: Add support for max battery level/rate
• a5f9c21 hwmon: Add driver for Steam Deck's EC sensors
• 93ab595 extcon: Add driver for Steam Deck
• 47393cb PCI: Enable overrides for missing ACS capabilities
• d0a73a1 sysctl: add sysctl to disallow unprivileged CLONE_NEWUSER by default
• 05c98ae file: export file_close_fd() instead of close_fd_get_file()
• 65c8934 wait: allow to use __wake_up_pollfree() from GPL modules
• 94ce460 binder: give binder_alloc its own debug mask file
• 5a81084 binder: turn into module
• 80c8d15 mac80211: ignore AP power level when tx power type is "fixed"
• ba9af27 netfilter: add xt_FLOWOFFLOAD target
• fa19e89 netfilter: Add netfilter nf_tables fullcone support
• d620350 tcp: Add a sysctl to skip tcp collapse processing when the receive buffer is full
• 76e3702 x86/cfi,bpf: Add tso_segs and skb_marked_lost to bpf_struct_ops CFI
• b1e6db3 tcp: export TCPI_OPT_ECN_LOW in tcp_info tcpi_options field
• bfe55da net-tcp_bbr: v3: ensure ECN-enabled BBR flows set ECT on retransmits
• 456f6f8 net-tcp_bbr: v3: update TCP "bbr" congestion control module to BBRv3
• c1b1655 tcp: introduce per-route feature RTAX_FEATURE_ECN_LOW
• d35451c net-tcp_bbr: v2: introduce is_acking_tlp_retrans_seq into rate_sample
• 773e771 net-tcp_bbr: v2: inform CC module of losses repaired by TLP probe
• 68794e9 net-tcp_bbr: v2: record app-limited status of TLP-repaired flight
• 24a2c8d net-tcp: add fast_ack_mode=1: skip rwin check in tcp_fast_ack_mode__tcp_ack_snd_check()
• 502d97a net-tcp: re-generalize TSO sizing in TCP CC module API
• aa29a9d net-tcp: add new ca opts flag TCP_CONG_WANTS_CE_EVENTS
• adf2c45 net-tcp_bbr: v2: adjust skb tx.in_flight upon split in tcp_fragment()
• 8868045 net-tcp_bbr: v2: adjust skb tx.in_flight upon merge in tcp_shifted_skb()
• 9f8bbe0 net-tcp_bbr: v2: introduce ca_ops->skb_marked_lost() CC module callback API
• b195fd5 net-tcp_bbr: v2: export FLAG_ECE in rate_sample.is_ece
• b6403e4 net-tcp_bbr: v2: count packets lost over TCP rate sampling interval
• 580e9ac net-tcp_bbr: v2: snapshot packets in flight at transmit time and pass in rate_sample
• c1ec71b net-tcp_bbr: v2: shrink delivered_mstamp, first_tx_mstamp to u32 to free up 8 bytes
• 76d7907 net-tcp_bbr: broaden app-limited rate sample detection
• 8801122 drivers: initialize ata before graphics
• bdf0b93 locking: rwsem: spin faster
• 5f5442b firmware: Enable stateless firmware loading
• 1d9b651 sched/wait: Do accept() in LIFO order for cache efficiency
• 0a1e10c ZEN: dm-crypt: Disable workqueues for crypto ops
• 2edb25b ZEN: input/evdev: Use call_rcu when detaching client
• d76cef1 XANMOD: Makefile: Move ARM and x86 instruction set selection to kernel-wide build
• 127789d x86/kconfig: more uarches for kernel 6.8-rc4+
• 7464b29 XANMOD: scripts/setlocalversion: Move localversion* files to the end
• a32e295 XANMOD: scripts/setlocalversion: remove "+" tag for git repo short version
• 08b06b2 XANMOD: lib/kconfig.debug: disable default CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME and CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
• d295366 XANMOD: cpufreq: tunes ondemand and conservative governor for performance
• 093f59a XANMOD: sched/autogroup: Add kernel parameter and config option to enable/disable autogroup feature by default
• 92acfec XANMOD: mm/vmscan: vm_swappiness = 30 decreases the amount of swapping
• 0a8b923 XANMOD: mm: Raise max_map_count default value
• 865709e XANMOD: dcache: cache_pressure = 50 decreases the rate at which VFS caches are reclaimed
• 3af997d XANMOD: kconfig: add 500Hz timer interrupt kernel config option
• 864f5d0 XANMOD: blk-wbt: Set wbt_default_latency_nsec() to 2msec
• ea4f50d XANMOD: block: set rq_affinity to force full multithreading I/O requests
• 1fd1e82 XANMOD: block/mq-deadline: Disable front_merges by default
• 0b003a4 XANMOD: block/mq-deadline: Increase write priority to improve responsiveness
• 4c1385f XANMOD: rcu: Change sched_setscheduler_nocheck() calls to SCHED_RR policy
• 46e8ff5 XANMOD: sched/core: Increase number of tasks to iterate in a single balance run
• 3988541 XANMOD: sched/core: Add yield_type sysctl to reduce or disable sched_yield
• b59def5 XANMOD: fair: Set scheduler tunable latencies to unscaled
• b6cec67 XANMOD: fair: Remove all energy efficiency functions [v6.10.0+]
• 7c517ac XANMOD: x86/build: Add more x86 code optimization flags
• b0305a9 XANMOD: x86/build: Prevent generating avx2 and avx512 floating-point code
• 0c38364 Linux 6.10

Homepage
Download Linux 6.10.0-xanmod1 source from GitHub