Re: [patch] Real-Time Preemption, -RT-2.6.10-rc3-mm1-V0.7.33-0

[George Anzinger]

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > > > [RFC]
> > > >
> > > > Ingo,
> > > >
> > > > Any thought about adding a one shot timer for the system? 
> > >
> > > Isn't this what George Anzinger is working on?
> > >
> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/high-res-timers/
> > >
> > > Lee
> >
> > A quick look at this looks like this is what I was looking for. I'd
> > need to review the code in a more detailed aspect but first glance,
> > Yes, this is what I want.
> >
> > Now, since High Res-timers and RT seem to go together, what are the
> > plans for merging these?  If this is indeed what I need, then I'll be
> > doing it to myself, [...]
>
>
> i've been thinking about it on and off. If you would/could try it that
> would certainly help. RT for Linux is a dance of many small steps.
>
> the two projects are obviously complementary and i have no intention to
> reinvent the wheel in any way. Best would be to bring hires timers up to
> upstream-mergable state (independently of the -RT patch) and ask Andrew
> to include it in -mm, then i'd port -RT to it automatically.

Well, I guess I am just backward :)  I plan to port it to the current RT today 
or tomorrow (if all goes well).  I will then work on the changes needed to get 
it into -mm.  Guess I will be supporting two versions for a bit...


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George Anzinger   george@xxxxxxxxxx
High-res-timers:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/high-res-timers/

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