On Wed, 15 May 2002 at 15:14, Dean Michael Berris wrote: > i am interested in both using the preemptible 2.4.x kernel and hacking > at the patch/sources. hehehe...
Cool. Good luck with your attempts at Linux kernel hackerdom. :) > i read though in the Linux Journal May 2002 issue that the patch for > preemptible kernel is available in the 2.5 kernel tree and that the 2.4 > patch is still to come. and if i get it right, the kernel you're using > right now is already preemtible - and its a 2.4 kernel. I'm using rml's preempt patches on a 2.4.18-xfs kernel. > and btw, i believe that patches that come out on the 2.4 kernel tree can > be *trusted* because basically it means that it can be considered > *stable* since it is already in the *stable* tree? -- this is just a > query though... Well, no. They're unofficial patches. If kernel preemption was part of the kernel, I wouldn't have to patch anymore. --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : <http://jijo.free.net.ph/> Network Administrator : The Leather Collection, Inc. GnuPG Key Fingerprint : 0x93B746BE _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
