Re: [patch] Real-Time Preemption, -RT-2.6.10-rc2-mm2-V0.7.30-2

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Nov 23 2004 - 05:51:57 EST



* Adam Heath <doogie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > >i have released the -V0.7.30-2 Real-Time Preemption patch, which can be
> > >downloaded from the usual place:
> > >
> > > http://redhat.com/~mingo/realtime-preempt/
>
> I'm seeing something very odd. It's against 29-0. I also seem to
> recall seeing something similiar reported earlier.
>
> I'm seeing pauses on my system. Not certain what is causing it.
> Hitting a key on the keyboard unsticks it.

at first sight this looks like a scheduling/wakeup anomaly. Please
re-report this if it happens with the current (30-4) kernel too. Also,
could you test the vanilla -mm tree, it has a few scheduler updates too.

Ingo
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