The Liquorix Kernel 7.1-20 has been released, merging upstream Linux 7.1.12 and refining the PDS sleep credit heuristic to enhance scheduler fairness while maintaining low-latency performance. This kernel targets AMD64 systems, focusing on gaming and audio workloads by sacrificing power management and traditional preemptibility for improved frame-time consistency. The release includes two patches that adjust scheduler behavior to prevent boosted processes from being demoted and to ensure that abandoned tasks do not indefinitely hoard priority. Overall, the rapid development of the v7.1 series emphasizes scheduler maturation, security hardening, and specialized performance adjustments for high-refresh gaming rigs and media servers

Liquorix Kernel 7.1-20 Released: PDS Scheduler Refinements and Linux 7.1.12 Merge

Steven Barrett shipped linux-liquorix 7.1-20, merging upstream Linux 7.1.12 and refining the PDS sleep credit heuristic to balance scheduler fairness with low-latency performance. This twentieth build in under six weeks continues a rapid v7.1 series focused on Project-C scheduler maturation, hybrid CPU topology handling, and aggressive security hardening defaults. The project remains an AMD64-only enthusiast kernel that strips back power management and traditional preemptibility to prioritize frame-time consistency for gaming and audio workloads.

Liquorix Kernel 7.1-20 Released: PDS Scheduler Refinements and Linux 7.1.12 Merge @ Linux Compatible