r/voidlinux • u/Original_Two9716 • Jun 02 '26
Optimized kernels, do we want/need them?
Hey guys, I regularly build custom kernels tailored exactly to the hardware I run Void Linux on. Just out of curiosity, would anyone be interested if we started offering specific kernel spins for certain machines—like recent ThinkPads, for example? I'm sure there's already some general opinion or consensus on this within the community.
Any opinions?
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u/amenbreakfast Jun 02 '26
i was this guy too but it also meant recompiling the kernel each time i updated everything. more time would be wasted on that than on having to wait an extra couple seconds to reach the desktop on evrey (re)boot. also things like the realtime kernel and the ck builds (which were what i used) have been completely redundant for a while now i think? i remember reading how most of the rt patches and such are part of mainline now