linux-tkg

TKG patches taken from here and the CPU optimization patch from here. All kernels feature the BMQ I/O scheduler, fsync patches, and more.

Two variants of each kernel are available, along with -header packages:

Templates are available on the linux-tkg branch of my void-packages fork.

→ How To Install From My Repo

  1. Add my repo.
  2. Update your package index: xbps-install -S
  3. Install the package: xbps-install linux6.18-tkg-bmq
  4. Reboot! Note that the kernel may be listed below the stock Void kernel and you may need to manually select it in grub.

→ How To Build From My Template

  1. Clone my fork of void-packages, or add it as a remote to an existing clone. Ensure you are on the linux-tkg branch.
  2. Create or update your xbps-src bootstrap env as needed.
  3. Build the packages (this takes a long time): ./xbps-src pkg linux6.18-tkg-bmq
  4. Install from your local repo: xbps-install --repository=./hostdir/binpkgs/linux-tkg linux6.18-tkg-bmq
  5. Reboot! Note that the kernel may be listed below the stock Void kernel and you may need to manually select it in grub.

→ Tips

→ Boot Into This Kernel

You can find the index for each of your installed kernels like this: 

grep 'menuentry ' /boot/grub/grub.cfg | cut -f 2 -d "'" | nl -v -1
    -1	Void GNU/Linux
     0	Void GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.9.12_2
     1	Void GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.9.12_2 (recovery mode)
     2	Void GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.9.12-tkg-muqss_1
     3	Void GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.9.12-tkg-muqss_1 (recovery mode)

In this example, you can set your GRUB_DEFAULT value in /etc/default/grub to "1>2" to boot into the TKG kernel by default (be sure to run update-grub after making this change to apply it).

If you've got both an official linuxN.N package as well as a TKG kernel of the corresponding version, in most cases "1>2" should enable you to boot into the TKG kernel.

Read here for more information about Grub2 submenus.

This page was last modified on: 2026-04-21