linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 00/86] Make the kernel preemptible

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Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2023 12:18:16 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/86] Make the kernel preemptible

On Wed, 8 Nov 2023 17:49:16 +0100
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 08, 2023 at 11:22:27AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> 
> > Peter, how can you say we can get rid of cond_resched() in NONE when you  
> 
> Because that would fix none to actually be none. Who cares.

Well, that would lead to regressions with PREEMPT_NONE and the watchdog
timer.

> 
> > > Look at my PoC: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87jzshhexi.ffs@tglx/  
> > 
> > And I've been saying that many times already ;-)  
> 
> Why should I look at random patches on the interweb to make sense of
> these patches here?

I actually said it to others, this wasn't really supposed to be addressed
to you.

> 
> That just underlines these here patches are not making sense.

It's a complex series, and there's a lot of room for improvement. I'm happy
to help out here.

-- Steve