PREEMPT_RT - How Not to Break It

Explore the challenges and future considerations of the PREEMPT_RT patch set in this informative conference talk. Delve into the remaining steps for enabling PREEMPT_RT on the X86 Architecture and understand the potential pitfalls in future development. Learn about the importance of avoiding assumptions that may lead to incompatibilities or increased latencies. Examine the limitations of PREEMPT_RT, such as the big softirq/bottom halves lock, and discover strategies to address these issues for improved real-time performance in Linux systems.

PREEMPT_RT - How Not to Break It. - Sebastian Siewior, Linutronix