Re: [patch] Real-Time Preemption, -RT-2.6.10-rc2-mm2-V0.7.29-0

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Sun Nov 21 2004 - 07:31:48 EST



* Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > * Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > > i only tried the !PREEMPT version though - does that one work for you?
> > > > Also, please send me the .config that produces the failing kernel.
> > >
> > > OK it allows me to set PREEMPT_NONE, PREEMPT_SOFTIRQS, and
> > > PREEMPT_HARDIRQS. This should be an illegal combination, right?
> >
> > in theory it should work just fine.
>
> hm, in practice it doesnt work - this is that causes the boot-time
> hang you saw during PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY. I'll make irq threading depend
> on PREEMPT, for the time being.

this change is in the -5 kernel i just uploaded.

Ingo
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