Re: [PATCH v7 3/4] workqueue: Add support for real-time workers

[Tejun Heo]

Hello, Tvrtko.

On Sat, Oct 24, 2026 at 09:33:42AM +0100, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
> Can do. I'll get to it the week after next. (Tweaks to other patches in
> the series as well.) Should I switch to a different base branch by then?

I just branched wq/for-7.5. That should work as the base.

> But if you are curious how much better strict
> affinity makes them I can measure, it is not a huge effort.

Yes, numbers with and without strict affinity would be great.

> Hmm.. I could do that, but since the tool ships within the kernel does
> it _need_ to have backward compatibility regarding kernel _internal_
> implementation details?

It's just a nice-to-have, but other parts of the script already support
older kernels, so falling back would be good if it doesn't add too much
complexity.

Thanks.

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tejun