[ANNOUNCE] v7.2-rc4-rt3
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 11:12:30 EST
Dear RT folks!
I'm pleased to announce the v7.2-rc4-rt3 patch set.
Changes since v7.2-rc4-rt2:
- Update the 8250 nbcon series as per John
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260720103242.7265-1-john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- ARM could issue a "sleeping while atomic warning" if user land used
an "invalid opcode". Patch by Xie Yuanbin.
- ARM didn't use perform POSIX CPU timers in task_work as it should.
This was accidentally dropped in v6.18-rc4-rt3. Patch by Karl
Mehltretter.
Known issues
- Yoann Congal reported a bit spinlock in dm_exception_table_lock().
https://lore.kernel.org/all/Z8GTjqgDe_5EkE3t@P-ASN-ECS-830T8C3.local
The delta patch against v7.2-rc4-rt2 is appended below and can be found here:
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/7.2/incr/patch-7.2-rc4-rt2-rt3.patch.xz
You can get this release via the git tree at:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git v7.2-rc4-rt3
The RT patch against v7.2-rc4 can be found here:
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/7.2/older/patch-7.2-rc4-rt3.patch.xz
The split quilt queue is available at:
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/7.2/older/patches-7.2-rc4-rt3.tar.xz
Sebastian
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 9187240a02db5..f073b5102d4ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ config ARM
select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
select HAVE_PERF_REGS
select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
+ select HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
select MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE if SMP && ARM_LPAE
select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
select HAVE_RSEQ
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
index afbd2ebe5c39d..6aa205a929205 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ void arm_notify_die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs,
unsigned long err, unsigned long trap)
{
if (user_mode(regs)) {
+ local_irq_enable();
current->thread.error_code = err;
current->thread.trap_no = trap;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index bf358604f3dff..7598ccd9319e4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ void serial8250_suspend_port(int line)
struct uart_8250_port *up = &serial8250_ports[line];
struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
+ /* No irq_work may be queued when suspending. */
+ up->avoid_modem_status_work = true;
+
if (!console_suspend_enabled && uart_console(port) &&
port->type != PORT_8250) {
unsigned char canary = 0xa5;
@@ -645,6 +648,12 @@ void serial8250_resume_port(int line)
port->uartclk = 921600*16;
}
uart_resume_port(&serial8250_reg, port);
+
+ /* irq_work allowed again. Handle MSR now if pending. */
+ up->avoid_modem_status_work = false;
+ guard(uart_port_lock_irqsave)(port);
+ if (uart_console(port) && up->msr_saved_flags)
+ serial8250_modem_status(up);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(serial8250_resume_port);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 4263e423a0a38..aa4b0780638fb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -3260,8 +3260,8 @@ void serial8250_fifo_wait_for_lsr_thre(struct uart_8250_port *up,
* the ownership might timeout. The new owner will wait
* for UART_LSR_THRE before reusing the fifo.
*/
- if (wctxt && !nbcon_can_proceed(wctxt))
- return;
+ if (wctxt && !nbcon_can_proceed(wctxt))
+ return;
if (wait_for_lsr(up, UART_LSR_THRE))
return;
@@ -3501,10 +3501,21 @@ void serial8250_console_write(struct uart_8250_port *up,
* For atomic, it must be deferred to irq_work because this
* may be a context that does not permit waking up tasks.
*/
- if (is_atomic)
- irq_work_queue(&up->modem_status_work);
- else
+ if (is_atomic) {
+ /*
+ * For atomic, MSR handling must be deferred to
+ * irq_work because this may be a context that does
+ * not permit waking up tasks.
+ *
+ * But no irq_work may be queued when suspending.
+ * In that case, the MSR handling will occur during
+ * resume in serial8250_resume_port().
+ */
+ if (!up->avoid_modem_status_work)
+ irq_work_queue(&up->modem_status_work);
+ } else {
serial8250_modem_status(up);
+ }
}
nbcon_exit_unsafe(wctxt);
@@ -3535,9 +3546,8 @@ static void modem_status_handler(struct irq_work *iwp)
struct uart_8250_port *up = container_of(iwp, struct uart_8250_port, modem_status_work);
struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
- uart_port_lock(port);
+ guard(uart_port_lock)(port);
serial8250_modem_status(up);
- uart_port_unlock(port);
}
int serial8250_console_setup(struct uart_port *port, char *options, bool probe)
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 03b17423fc5af..12c2f6aadd420 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ struct uart_8250_port {
*/
bool console_line_ended;
+ /* Do not queue irq_work for MSR handling when suspending. */
+ bool avoid_modem_status_work;
+
#define MSR_SAVE_FLAGS UART_MSR_ANY_DELTA
unsigned char msr_saved_flags;
struct irq_work modem_status_work;
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index c3054d08a1129..1445cd65885cd 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt2
+-rt3