linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] powerpc: enable to run posix cpu timers in task context

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Message-ID: <20250421102837.78515-3-sshegde@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:58:37 +0530
From: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@...ux.ibm.com>
To: maddy@...ux.ibm.com, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc: npiggin@...il.com, christophe.leroy@...roup.eu, sshegde@...ux.ibm.com,
        gautam@...ux.ibm.com, vaibhav@...ux.ibm.com, bigeasy@...utronix.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc: enable to run posix cpu timers in task context

Now that all kvm entry to guest paths handle the task work
using the generic framework, enable HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
which allows running posix cpu timers in task context instead of running
them in hardirq. This would is a necessary step towards enabling
PREEMPT_RT on powerNV systems.

Signed-off-by: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 83807ae44..f42fa4181 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI		if PPC64
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
+	select HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
 	select HAVE_RETHOOK			if KPROBES
 	select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
 	select HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE
-- 
2.48.1