Linux Kernel Parameters for Gaming

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Published on February 17, 2024 4:45:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FJsHRqI_r8

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Counter-Strike: Source (2004)

Duration: 13:11

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Linux Gaming | Linux Kernel Parameters for Gaming

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v6.6/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

Kernel Parameters (As of this video) + Comments from my Research:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

Edit /etc/default/grub and replace the line that starts with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT with the parameters mentioned in the video (You decide which ones), then save. Run sudo update-grub and reboot.

I also forgot to mention this, so if you are reading the description, kudos for you to stick around.

I did the following additional to the video:

sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

Then on the last lines I added the following:

kernel.dmesg_restrict=0
fs.file-max = 67108864
fs.nr_open = 20132659
vm.max_map_count = 2097152

This is based on my RAM size too, just in case I have 128GB of RAM. So adjust to your RAM size accordingly. After that reboot.



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