The first XanMod Linux Kernel based on Linux Kernel 6.5.2 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 6.5.2-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 6.5.2-xanmod1

• 65305e4 Linux 6.5.2-xanmod1
• b344ed3 .gitlab-ci: Update .gitlab-ci.yml file
• 7a9fbaa Merge tag 'v6.5.2' into 6.5
• 3766ec1 Linux 6.5.2
• dd77f9d pinctrl: amd: Don't show Invalid config param errors
• 920a115 usb: typec: tcpci: clear the fault status bit
• b308b3e nilfs2: fix WARNING in mark_buffer_dirty due to discarded buffer reuse
• d0a6063 tracing: Zero the pipe cpumask on alloc to avoid spurious -EBUSY
• c5595f1 dt-bindings: sc16is7xx: Add property to change GPIO function
• d36d6ca tcpm: Avoid soft reset when partner does not support get_status
• 03fa3bb fsi: master-ast-cf: Add MODULE_FIRMWARE macro
• 90f006a firmware: stratix10-svc: Fix an NULL vs IS_ERR() bug in probe
• b6340d4 serial: sc16is7xx: fix bug when first setting GPIO direction
• 47907e1 serial: sc16is7xx: fix broken port 0 uart init
• 8a36dd0 serial: qcom-geni: fix opp vote on shutdown
• ebb5ea9 wifi: ath11k: Cleanup mac80211 references on failure during tx_complete
• 20fc48c wifi: ath11k: Don't drop tx_status when peer cannot be found
• c42a827 wifi: rtw88: usb: kill and free rx urbs on probe failure
• bf5d3fa wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix skb leak by txs missing in AMSDU
• 30c273d wifi: mt76: mt7921: do not support one stream on secondary antenna only
• 31db582 staging: rtl8712: fix race condition
• 6928e31 HID: wacom: remove the battery when the EKR is off
• 4defff8 usb: chipidea: imx: improve logic if samsung,picophy-* parameter is 0
• 0eacda4 usb: dwc3: meson-g12a: do post init to fix broken usb after resumption
• 1a29a82 ALSA: usb-audio: Fix init call orders for UAC1
• f675a1e USB: serial: option: add FOXCONN T99W368/T99W373 product
• 5bfcf1d USB: serial: option: add Quectel EM05G variant (0x030e)
• dc20a31 modules: only allow symbol_get of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL modules
• 8410d8c rtc: ds1685: use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for ds1685_rtc_poweroff
• 5563bf9 net: enetc: use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for enetc_phc_index
• fc6751a mmc: au1xmmc: force non-modular build and remove symbol_get usage
• fa43d3d ARM: pxa: remove use of symbol_get()
• ebdb872 ksmbd: reduce descriptor size if remaining bytes is less than request size
• 404e7c0 ksmbd: replace one-element array with flex-array member in struct smb2_ea_info
• ecd7e1c ksmbd: fix slub overflow in ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob()
• adf6a44 ksmbd: fix wrong DataOffset validation of create context
• 85dd7f7 erofs: ensure that the post-EOF tails are all zeroed
• e7e1613 drm/amdgpu: correct vmhub index in GMC v10/11

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xanmod/files/releases/edge/6.5.2-xanmod1

Homepage
Download Linux 6.5.2-xanmod1 source from GitHub