Preempt patch

[Tim Wunder]

David A. Bandel wrote:
> Well, I tried out the preempt patch.  Things do seem to be a bit faster. 
> However, it appear this patch does not allow pcmcia to run correctly. 
> That is, only slot0 is seen, but slot 1 is ignored.  Almost guaranteed
> it's a timing thing the preempt patch hoses (first time both slots haven't
> been seen).
> 
> Wonder what other surprises this patch has in store?
> 

Good question. Did you try the lock breaking patch for the preemptable 
kernel to see if that clears up your problem?
Check here: http://www.tech9.net/rml/linux/

It wouldn't be a bad question to pose to the kernel developer himself...

Regards,
Tim