linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rt Kconfig.preempt fixes

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Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:14:42 +0200
From:	"John Kacur" <jkacur@...il.com>
To:	"Steven Rostedt" <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	rt-users <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rt Kconfig.preempt fixes

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008, John Kacur wrote:
>
>> This is a non-critical patch, that makes configuring an rt kernel a
>> little nicer.
>> Comments are welcome of course.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: John Kacur <jkacur at gmail dot com>
>>
>> This patch makes the following changes.
>> 1. Hides the visibility of PREEMPT_SOFTIRQS and PREEMPT_HARDIRQS if PREEMPT_RT
>> (Complete Preemption) is choosen, since these values are then set (selected) to
>> be "y".
>>
>> 2. Changes the PREEMPT_HARDIRQS to depend on PREEMPT_SOFTIRQS instead of
>> forcing PREEMPT_SOFTIRQS to y if PREEMPT_HARDIRQS is choosen. (this is somewhat
>> an abuse of select)
>>
>> 3. Minor spelling fix. (tat to that)
>>
>
>
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks, but instead of this:
>
>  depends on PREEMPT_RT != y
>
> could you do:
>
>  depends on !PREEMPT_RT
>
>
> -- Steve
>

Yes, regenerated patch attached.

Thanks

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