A new XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 6.2.10 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 6.2.10-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

Linux 6.2.10-xanmod1

730922a Linux 6.2.10-xanmod1
52fa10c Merge tag 'v6.2.10' into 6.2
cb9384f Linux 6.2.10
ab94083 Revert "cpuidle, intel_idle: Fix CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE again"
01f1688 x86/PVH: avoid 32-bit build warning when obtaining VGA console info
9e3b36a hsr: ratelimit only when errors are printed
51a555a drm/amdkfd: Get prange->offset after svm_range_vram_node_new
78a9587 libbpf: Fix btf_dump's packed struct determination
19d25ad selftests/bpf: Add few corner cases to test padding handling of btf_dump
6c55a73 libbpf: Fix BTF-to-C converter's padding logic
468bb26 usb: ucsi: Fix ucsi->connector race
c615e36 KVM: arm64: Check for kvm_vma_mte_allowed in the critical section
f8ac6c8 KVM: arm64: Disable interrupts while walking userspace PTs
b0ebb9d KVM: arm64: Retry fault if vma_lookup() results become invalid
09a7910 KVM: arm64: PMU: Don't save PMCR_EL0.{C,P} for the vCPU
a817c96 KVM: arm64: PMU: Fix GET_ONE_REG for vPMC regs to return the current value
8fc3207 drm/i915: Move CSC load back into .color_commit_arm() when PSR is enabled on skl/glk
278647c drm/i915: Split icl_color_commit_noarm() from skl_color_commit_noarm()
5624743 drm/i915: Disable DC states for all commits
5390a02 drm/i915/dpt: Treat the DPT BO as a framebuffer
1c9faad drm/i915/gem: Flush lmem contents after construction
d7b5638 drm/amd/display: Take FEC Overhead into Timeslot Calculation
4194f31 drm/amd/display: Add DSC Support for Synaptics Cascaded MST Hub
ef3064e drm/amdgpu: allow more APUs to do mode2 reset when go to S4
1122e6a drm/etnaviv: fix reference leak when mmaping imported buffer
a2c58c2 s390: reintroduce expoline dependence to scripts
9728dab s390/uaccess: add missing earlyclobber annotations to __clear_user()
79e8f03 dt-bindings: mtd: jedec,spi-nor: Document CPOL/CPHA support
7b0faba rcu: Fix rcu_torture_read ftrace event
f5229f0 xtensa: fix KASAN report for show_stack
218617b ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for Lenovo ZhaoYang CF4620Z
e463a0a ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirks for some Clevo laptops
849cd80 ALSA: usb-audio: Fix regression on detection of Roland VS-100
71a63a1 ALSA: hda/conexant: Partial revert of a quirk for Lenovo
dad2272 NFSv4: Fix hangs when recovering open state after a server reboot
872f1f3 powerpc/64s: Fix __pte_needs_flush() false positive warning
e0abfd1 powerpc/pseries/vas: Ignore VAS update for DLPAR if copy/paste is not enabled
0184938 powerpc: Don't try to copy PPR for task with NULL pt_regs
c7f751b thermal: intel: int340x: processor_thermal: Fix additional deadlock
6b704c1 platform/x86: ideapad-laptop: Stop sending KEY_TOUCHPAD_TOGGLE
5ef4b9b pinctrl: at91-pio4: fix domain name assignment
7ecbc22 pinctrl: amd: Disable and mask interrupts on resume
1ecf087 modpost: Fix processing of CRCs on 32-bit build machines
95a4b92 net: phy: dp83869: fix default value for tx-/rx-internal-delay
28418f4 xen/netback: don't do grant copy across page boundary
f09ce9d can: j1939: prevent deadlock by moving j1939_sk_errqueue()
d0f9460 dm: fix __send_duplicate_bios() to always allow for splitting IO
5cefd8f zonefs: Always invalidate last cached page on append write
2cd9d33 vmxnet3: use gro callback when UPT is enabled
3a6e161 io_uring: fix poll/netmsg alloc caches
0651b59 io_uring/rsrc: fix rogue rsrc node grabbing
6ec9b2d io_uring/poll: clear single/double poll flags on poll arming
19f9c56 zonefs: Do not propagate iomap_dio_rw() ENOTBLK error to user space
98e448c btrfs: ignore fiemap path cache when there are multiple paths for a node
a93b02c btrfs: scan device in non-exclusive mode
4caab24 btrfs: fix race between quota disable and quota assign ioctls
10a5831 btrfs: fix deadlock when aborting transaction during relocation with scrub
8960fab Input: goodix - add Lenovo Yoga Book X90F to nine_bytes_report DMI table
9d64437 Input: i8042 - add quirk for Fujitsu Lifebook A574/H
1e144b6 cifs: fix DFS traversal oops without CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
91b69b3 cifs: prevent infinite recursion in CIFSGetDFSRefer()
cb22a94 Input: focaltech - use explicitly signed char type
84ffc04 Input: alps - fix compatibility with -funsigned-char
bd14cca Input: i8042 - add TUXEDO devices to i8042 quirk tables for partial fix
107f04a Revert "venus: firmware: Correct non-pix start and end addresses"
deae2f8 iommu/vt-d: Allow zero SAGAW if second-stage not supported
19176d3 Input: xpad - fix incorrectly applied patch for MAP_PROFILE_BUTTON
13a8c8a pinctrl: ocelot: Fix alt mode for ocelot
2e347e8 net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: add missing ppe cache flush when deleting a flow
4f37410 net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix L2 offloading with DSA untag offload
eabc532 net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix flow block refcounting logic
2daf967 net: dsa: sync unicast and multicast addresses for VLAN filters too
dcdb9cd net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Enable IGMP snooping on user ports only
c73356b bnxt_en: Add missing 200G link speed reporting
0983019 bnxt_en: Fix typo in PCI id to device description string mapping
afa3b68 bnxt_en: Fix reporting of test result in ethtool selftest
7ae45cb i40e: fix registers dump after run ethtool adapter self test
735c12e bnx2x: use the right build_skb() helper
f0a83c0 net: ipa: compute DMA pool size properly
c40f85a drm/nouveau/kms: Fix backlight registration
4eee07c net: wwan: iosm: fixes 7560 modem crash
d0217b0 ALSA: ymfpci: Fix BUG_ON in probe function
255a81a ALSA: ymfpci: Create card with device-managed snd_devm_card_new()
0f3aeb2 net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix tx throughput regression with direct 1G links
d673d4d ice: fix invalid check for empty list in ice_sched_assoc_vsi_to_agg()
47719b7 ice: add profile conflict check for AVF FDIR
9c28d65 ice: Fix ice_cfg_rdma_fltr() to only update relevant fields
467294c smsc911x: avoid PHY being resumed when interface is not up
baed7ee net: mvpp2: parser fix PPPoE
173c59d net: mvpp2: parser fix QinQ
4b20a9f net: mvpp2: classifier flow fix fragmentation flags
b106f0f loop: LOOP_CONFIGURE: send uevents for partitions
0dcbe21 ACPI: bus: Rework system-level device notification handling
7b6a02f s390/vfio-ap: fix memory leak in vfio_ap device driver
2e6ad51 can: bcm: bcm_tx_setup(): fix KMSAN uninit-value in vfs_write
b8e6521 platform/x86/intel/pmc: Alder Lake PCH slp_s0_residency fix
1ca9c29 drm/i915/perf: Drop wakeref on GuC RC error
3ee0c45 drm/i915/tc: Fix the ICL PHY ownership check in TC-cold state
3891994 drm/i915/pmu: Use functions common with sysfs to read actual freq
97c8e2c net: stmmac: don't reject VLANs when IFF_PROMISC is set
44d250c net/net_failover: fix txq exceeding warning
4f2a76f regulator: Handle deferred clk
983c6f0 r8169: fix RTL8168H and RTL8107E rx crc error
80066c0 net: dsa: microchip: ksz8: fix MDB configuration with non-zero VID
8db0aec net: dsa: microchip: ksz8863_smi: fix bulk access
ba909a9 net: dsa: microchip: ksz8: ksz8_fdb_dump: avoid extracting ghost entry from empty dynamic MAC table.
0a9e924 net: dsa: microchip: ksz8: fix offset for the timestamp filed
aa979cf net: dsa: microchip: ksz8: fix ksz8_fdb_dump() to extract all 1024 entries
3566826 net: dsa: microchip: ksz8: fix ksz8_fdb_dump()
c960785 ptp_qoriq: fix memory leak in probe()
fe668aa net: dsa: realtek: fix out-of-bounds access
a945a73 scsi: mpt3sas: Don't print sense pool info twice
621b90c scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix crash after a double completion
b34aa5f sfc: ef10: don't overwrite offload features at NIC reset
f73d495 SUNRPC: fix shutdown of NFS TCP client socket
00ecda5 mtd: rawnand: meson: invalidate cache on polling ECC bit
702853e platform/surface: aggregator: Add missing fwnode_handle_put()
c9c542e platform/x86: think-lmi: Add possible_values for ThinkStation
04cccbf platform/x86: think-lmi: only display possible_values if available
1d7d927 platform/x86: think-lmi: use correct possible_values delimiters
8a3b983 platform/x86: think-lmi: add missing type attribute
4a64d35 PCI: dwc: Fix PORT_LINK_CONTROL update when CDM check enabled
f5c00f4 ALSA: usb-audio: Fix recursive locking at XRUN during syncing
288c96a mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1
1a4f363 riscv/kvm: Fix VM hang in case of timer delta being zero.
a06ea74 ca8210: Fix unsigned mac_len comparison with zero in ca8210_skb_tx()
d38c002 mtd: nand: mxic-ecc: Fix mxic_ecc_data_xfer_wait_for_completion() when irq is used
2d10dd8 mtd: rawnand: meson: initialize struct with zeroes
91fb049 btrfs: use temporary variable for space_info in btrfs_update_block_group
2343441 btrfs: fix uninitialized variable warning in btrfs_update_block_group
b55a38a tracing: Fix wrong return in kprobe_event_gen_test.c
aa1f298 tools/power turbostat: fix decoding of HWP_STATUS
1b0878f tools/power turbostat: Fix /dev/cpu_dma_latency warnings
4df7484 fbdev: au1200fb: Fix potential divide by zero
70bf48f fbdev: lxfb: Fix potential divide by zero
3c666c7 fbdev: intelfb: Fix potential divide by zero
cf7857e fbdev: nvidia: Fix potential divide by zero
7fed453 net/mlx5e: Lower maximum allowed MTU in XSK to match XDP prerequisites
7d116c6 drm/amdkfd: Fixed kfd_process cleanup on module exit.
c32bb01 nvme-pci: add NVME_QUIRK_BOGUS_NID for Lexar NM620
78f431e nvme-pci: fixing memory leak in probe teardown path
4910398 sched_getaffinity: don't assume 'cpumask_size()' is fully initialized
09b7a2b ACPI: tools: pfrut: Check if the input of level and type is in the right numeric range
1c7a897 fbdev: tgafb: Fix potential divide by zero
734a3de ALSA: hda/ca0132: fixup buffer overrun at tuning_ctl_set()
4ee6323 ALSA: asihpi: check pao in control_message()
82fbf00 net: hsr: Don't log netdev_err message on unknown prp dst node
7fe7823 drm/amd/display: Fix HDCP failing to enable after suspend
5ca14fb drm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs
e471c3c drm/amdgpu/vcn: custom video info caps for sriov
9694471 drm/amdkfd: fix a potential double free in pqm_create_queue
0c33cfe drm/amdkfd: Fix BO offset for multi-VMA page migration
a20527a x86/PVH: obtain VGA console info in Dom0
ee24ed0 md: avoid signed overflow in slot_store()
f73af6d wifi: mac80211: check basic rates validity
84c02ce ASoC: hdmi-codec: only startup/shutdown on supported streams
6f70064 ASoC: SOF: IPC4: update gain ipc msg definition to align with fw
b1dc528 ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda-ctrl: re-add sleep after entering and exiting reset
9685e43 ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda-dsp: harden D0i3 programming sequence
b552fc4 ASoC: SOF: Intel: pci-tng: revert invalid bar size setting
0fed74a ASoC: SOF: ipc4-topology: Fix incorrect sample rate print unit
ac6db67 ASoC: SOF: ipc3: Check for upper size limit for the received message
a31e61c ACPI: x86: Add skip i2c clients quirk for Lenovo Yoga Book X90
419a632 ACPI: x86: Add skip i2c clients quirk for Acer Iconia One 7 B1-750
09dd464 ACPI: x86: Introduce an acpi_quirk_skip_gpio_event_handlers() helper
cf500eb ACPI: video: Add backlight=native DMI quirk for Dell Vostro 15 3535
72ffc55 zstd: Fix definition of assert()
cb17278 lib: zstd: Backport fix for in-place decompression
ada66f7 ASoC: Intel: avs: nau8825: Adjust clock control
ba769cf ASoC: Intel: avs: ssm4567: Remove nau8825 bits
0c35701 ASoC: Intel: avs: rt5682: Explicitly define codec format
f1c476d ASoC: Intel: avs: da7219: Explicitly define codec format
0aba5c3 ASoC: Intel: avs: max98357a: Explicitly define codec format
b0cd740 ASoC: codecs: tx-macro: Fix for KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds
1a351e2 xfrm: Zero padding when dumping algos and encap
0369968 cifs: fix missing unload_nls() in smb2_reconnect()
f48307f fsverity: don't drop pagecache at end of FS_IOC_ENABLE_VERITY
f6d946d btrfs: zoned: drop space_info->active_total_bytes
df9f599 btrfs: zoned: count fresh BG region as zone unusable
076dcc3 btrfs: rename BTRFS_FS_NO_OVERCOMMIT to BTRFS_FS_ACTIVE_ZONE_TRACKING
ed21ffe zonefs: Fix error message in zonefs_file_dio_append()
65ae79e zonefs: Separate zone information from inode information
1c13d37 zonefs: Reduce struct zonefs_inode_info size
df6bd61 zonefs: Simplify IO error handling
47c2366 zonefs: Reorganize code
0728ce7 cifs: avoid race conditions with parallel reconnects
06d17e1 cifs: prevent data race in cifs_reconnect_tcon()
901887a cifs: update ip_addr for ses only for primary chan setup
cdd74ca thunderbolt: Limit USB3 bandwidth of certain Intel USB4 host routers

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