Re: PREEMPT_RT: 2.6.20-rt8 patch tweaked for 2.6.20.7

[John Sigler <linux.kernel@free.fr>]

Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-04-20 at 15:15 +0200, John Sigler wrote:
>
>> I've tweaked patch-2.6.20-rt8(*) so that it applies to 2.6.20.7
>> (*) http://rt.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
>>
>> The original patch can be found here:
>> http://people.redhat.com/mingo/realtime-preempt/older/patch-2.6.20-rt8
>> http://linux.kernel.free.fr/patch-2.6.20-rt8
>>
>> diff to the original patch to show what was tweaked:
>> http://linux.kernel.free.fr/patch-2.6.20-rt8.diff
>>
>> New patch that applies cleanly to 2.6.20.7:
>> http://linux.kernel.free.fr/patch-2.6.20.7-rt8
>>
>> As always, if someone spots something I've done wrong,
>> I'd be happy to fix it in a hurry :-)
>>
>> Ingo, Thomas, are there any fixes that were included in the 2.6.21-rt
>> branch only that need to be back-ported to the 2.6.20-rt branch?
> 
> I've been busy with mainline merge of highres timers lately, so I have
> no good overview of the -rt state at the moment, but I will check on
> this later that week.
> 
> Can you create an entry in the rt-wiki, so people can find your
> patches ?

Sure.

Should I add a link to my patch on the "CONFIG PREEMPT RT Patch" page?
http://rt.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_Patch#Download

e.g. in the "Download" section, something along the lines of:

"An updated version of the CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT patch (cleanly applies to
kernel 2.6.20.7) is also available."

I should probably mention that is not an officially sanctioned version,
and that it has not received the same scrutiny as other patches?

Regards.