linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] 4.6.4-rt8

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:22:44 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-rt-users <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] 4.6.4-rt8

On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:48:04 +0200
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de> wrote:

> Dear RT folks!
> 
> I'm pleased to announce the v4.6.4-rt8 patch set. 
> 
> Changes since v4.6.4-rt8:
> 
>   - Import Thomas' timer rework known as "timer: Refactor the timer
>     wheel" patch set which made its way into the -TIP tree. With this
>     changes we get NOHZ_FULL working. Finally.

Does this mean that there's no more 1 second tick?

> 
>   - Avoid warning of an unused symbol in the !RT case
>     (preemptible_lazy())
> 
>   - Replace the "trace event preempt count" fixup with Steven's version.
> 
> Known issues
> 	- CPU hotplug got a little better but can deadlock.

Hmm, better but can deadlock.

-- Steve