The first XanMod Linux Kernel based on the latest Linux Kernel 6.5 series 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 6.5.0-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

Linux 6.5.0-xanmod1

• 7e62a96 Linux 6.5.0-xanmod1
• b9a6506 HID: stadia: Add Stadia controller rumble support
• d1675a6 sysctl: add sysctl to disallow unprivileged CLONE_NEWUSER by default
• 2c063c8 wait: allow to use __wake_up_pollfree() from GPL modules
• b5efd28 binder: give binder_alloc its own debug mask file
• a49eb63 binder: turn into module
• 17b505e winesync: Introduce the winesync driver and character device patchset
• 8dcbd02 futex: Add entry point for FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE (opcode 31)
• f831214 mac80211: ignore AP power level when tx power type is "fixed"
• aeb0821 netfilter: add xt_FLOWOFFLOAD target
• a62c81c netfilter: Add netfilter nf_tables fullcone support
• 32dac46 tcp: Add a sysctl to skip tcp collapse processing when the receive buffer is full
• 3cb6d02 tcp: export TCPI_OPT_ECN_LOW in tcp_info tcpi_options field
• c5cf539 net-tcp_bbr: v3: ensure ECN-enabled BBR flows set ECT on retransmits
• bafcad4 net-tcp_bbr: v3: update TCP "bbr" congestion control module to BBRv3
• 82481e1 tcp: introduce per-route feature RTAX_FEATURE_ECN_LOW
• f66d1ea net-tcp_bbr: v2: introduce is_acking_tlp_retrans_seq into rate_sample
• f6cd51f net-tcp_bbr: v2: inform CC module of losses repaired by TLP probe
• a19ea1c net-tcp_bbr: v2: record app-limited status of TLP-repaired flight
• 794e714 net-tcp: add fast_ack_mode=1: skip rwin check in tcp_fast_ack_mode__tcp_ack_snd_check()
• ff47955 net-tcp: re-generalize TSO sizing in TCP CC module API
• 2b988e0 net-tcp: add new ca opts flag TCP_CONG_WANTS_CE_EVENTS
• 8f6b6ff net-tcp_bbr: v2: adjust skb tx.in_flight upon split in tcp_fragment()
• 17f121b net-tcp_bbr: v2: adjust skb tx.in_flight upon merge in tcp_shifted_skb()
• 85fc23c net-tcp_bbr: v2: introduce ca_ops->skb_marked_lost() CC module callback API
• 7723ef1 net-tcp_bbr: v2: export FLAG_ECE in rate_sample.is_ece
• c40583c net-tcp_bbr: v2: count packets lost over TCP rate sampling interval
• caa879c net-tcp_bbr: v2: snapshot packets in flight at transmit time and pass in rate_sample
• b11dd2c net-tcp_bbr: v2: shrink delivered_mstamp, first_tx_mstamp to u32 to free up 8 bytes
• a6448e2 net-tcp_bbr: broaden app-limited rate sample detection
• 8369142 drivers: initialize ata before graphics
• abc18c3 locking: rwsem: spin faster
• 21757cf firmware: Enable stateless firmware loading
• 372e082 sched/wait: Do accept() in LIFO order for cache efficiency
• 9521de9 x86/vdso: Use lfence instead of rep and nop
• 7e8ad3c sched/fair: Introduce SIS_CURRENT to wake up short task on current CPU
• 4b89197 sched/fair: Record the average duration of a task
• 7dbe512 XANMOD: Makefile: Move ARM and x86 instruction set selection to kernel-wide build
• 9371e0d x86/kconfig: more uarches for kernel 5.17+ [xm_rev2]
• 94b33e3 XANMOD: scripts/setlocalversion: Move localversion* files to the end
• 3fba11f XANMOD: scripts/setlocalversion: remove "+" tag for git repo short version
• f0eaf53 XANMOD: Makefile: Disable GCC vectorization on trees
• 81e8231 XANMOD: lib/kconfig.debug: disable default CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME and CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
• ed27bc9 XANMOD: cpufreq: tunes ondemand and conservative governor for performance
• a892f83 XANMOD: sched/autogroup: Add kernel parameter and config option to enable/disable autogroup feature by default
• c6d8d93 XANMOD: mm/vmscan: vm_swappiness = 30 decreases the amount of swapping
• dda6e26 XANMOD: dcache: cache_pressure = 50 decreases the rate at which VFS caches are reclaimed
• f6fd8ea XANMOD: kconfig: add 500Hz timer interrupt kernel config option
• deef72c XANMOD: block: set rq_affinity to force full multithreading I/O requests
• e833984 XANMOD: block/mq-deadline: Disable front_merges by default
• 3bacece XANMOD: block/mq-deadline: Increase write priority to improve responsiveness
• cd6af61 XANMOD: rcu: Change sched_setscheduler_nocheck() calls to SCHED_RR policy
• fa91c8a XANMOD: sched/core: Add yield_type sysctl to reduce or disable sched_yield
• 177464e XANMOD: fair: Set scheduler tunable latencies to unscaled
• 5b5c0f4 XANMOD: fair: Increase wake-up granularity time to 3ms
• 0154f71 XANMOD: fair: Remove all energy efficiency functions
• 80b92a9 XANMOD: x86/build: Add more x86 code optimization flags
• bf5f782 XANMOD: x86/build: Prevent generating avx2 and avx512 floating-point code
• 2dde18c Linux 6.5

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xanmod/files/releases/edge/6.5.0-xanmod1

Homepage
Download Linux 6.5.0-xanmod1 source from GitHub