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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-07-20 20:33:44 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-07-20 20:33:44 +0300
commit70e6e1b971e46f5c1c2d72217ba62401a2edc22b (patch)
tree9855fb9a40ac0126f5a12729abef10dd4328d2b9 /kernel
parent07ab9d5bc53d7fe84047be1d403566123ab9cfaa (diff)
parenta50a3f4b6a313dc76912bd4ad3b8b4f4b479c801 (diff)
downloadlinux-70e6e1b971e46f5c1c2d72217ba62401a2edc22b.tar.xz
Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT stub config from Thomas Gleixner: "The real-time preemption patch set exists for almost 15 years now and while the vast majority of infrastructure and enhancements have found their way into the mainline kernel, the final integration of RT is still missing. Over the course of the last few years, we have worked on reducing the intrusivenness of the RT patches by refactoring kernel infrastructure to be more real-time friendly. Almost all of these changes were benefitial to the mainline kernel on their own, so there was no objection to integrate them. Though except for the still ongoing printk refactoring, the remaining changes which are required to make RT a first class mainline citizen are not longer arguable as immediately beneficial for the mainline kernel. Most of them are either reordering code flows or adding RT specific functionality. But this now has hit a wall and turned into a classic hen and egg problem: Maintainers are rightfully wary vs. these changes as they make only sense if the final integration of RT into the mainline kernel takes place. Adding CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT aims to solve this as a clear sign that RT will be fully integrated into the mainline kernel. The final integration of the missing bits and pieces will be of course done with the same careful approach as we have used in the past. While I'm aware that you are not entirely enthusiastic about that, I think that RT should receive the same treatment as any other widely used out of tree functionality, which we have accepted into mainline over the years. RT has become the de-facto standard real-time enhancement and is shipped by enterprise, embedded and community distros. It's in use throughout a wide range of industries: telecommunications, industrial automation, professional audio, medical devices, data acquisition, automotive - just to name a few major use cases. RT development is backed by a Linuxfoundation project which is supported by major stakeholders of this technology. The funding will continue over the actual inclusion into mainline to make sure that the functionality is neither introducing regressions, regressing itself, nor becomes subject to bitrot. There is also a lifely user community around RT as well, so contrary to the grim situation 5 years ago, it's a healthy project. As RT is still a good vehicle to exercise rarely used code paths and to detect hard to trigger issues, you could at least view it as a QA tool if nothing else" * 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: sched/rt, Kconfig: Introduce CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/Kconfig.preempt25
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.preempt b/kernel/Kconfig.preempt
index dc0b682ec2d9..fc020c09b7e8 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.preempt
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.preempt
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ config PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY
Select this if you are building a kernel for a desktop system.
-config PREEMPT
+config PREEMPT_LL
bool "Preemptible Kernel (Low-Latency Desktop)"
depends on !ARCH_NO_PREEMPT
- select PREEMPT_COUNT
+ select PREEMPT
select UNINLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK if !ARCH_INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK
help
This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making
@@ -55,7 +55,28 @@ config PREEMPT
embedded system with latency requirements in the milliseconds
range.
+config PREEMPT_RT
+ bool "Fully Preemptible Kernel (Real-Time)"
+ depends on EXPERT && ARCH_SUPPORTS_RT
+ select PREEMPT
+ help
+ This option turns the kernel into a real-time kernel by replacing
+ various locking primitives (spinlocks, rwlocks, etc.) with
+ preemptible priority-inheritance aware variants, enforcing
+ interrupt threading and introducing mechanisms to break up long
+ non-preemptible sections. This makes the kernel, except for very
+ low level and critical code pathes (entry code, scheduler, low
+ level interrupt handling) fully preemptible and brings most
+ execution contexts under scheduler control.
+
+ Select this if you are building a kernel for systems which
+ require real-time guarantees.
+
endchoice
config PREEMPT_COUNT
bool
+
+config PREEMPT
+ bool
+ select PREEMPT_COUNT