> > Are all processors ables to take advantage of a preemptible > > kernel? or there are any (old) processor which give the same > > results with the new feature activated and deactivated?. > > > > Is the preemptible feature a question of kernel only? or > > play too others parameters?. > > All processes on the system may take advantage of kernel preemption. > > I think your question is basically "does the preemptible kernel require > any API changes" and the answer is no. When the preempt-kernel patch is > applied, all processes automatically benefit. The API is the same but you still need to recompile all your modules with the patched kernel. (It is a good idea to bump the exta version information in the Makefile for the same reason.) Old modules may not load correctly with a preemptive patched kernel. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
