Re: [PATCH 0/3] Allow to enable PREEMPT_RT.

[Mingcong Bai]

Hi Sebastian,

在 2024/9/6 18:59, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior 写道:
> The printk bits required for PREEMPT_RT are sitting in linux-next. This
> was the last known roadblock for PREEMPT_RT. The RT queue has
> additionally the "atomic console" for the 8250 UART which is not yet in
> linux-next. This means "legacy console" behaviour as in no printing from
> atomic context in emergency cases. The 8250 UART driver is the only one
> providing "atomic console" support as of today.
>
> With the printk bits merged, PREEMPT_RT could be enabled on X86, ARM64
> and Risc-V. These three architectures merged required changes over the
> years leaving me in a position where I have no essential changes in the
> queue that would affect them.
> ARM and POWERPC have a few essential patches left and I lost track of
> MIPS.
Congratulations, it's been a long time coming!

I'm wondering, for the architectures not included in the enablement this 
time, do we have a readiness checklist/guide for maintainers to refer to?

Thanks in advance.
> Sebastian
Best Regards,
Mingcong Bai