From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1792431650; b=L3RG/s9hDwZ7OYwCGNmEiEpWXuiPgV9lFYuwHnm56IIELHUarLn+WsajlAkWSFQgzrKu N1wlt5YFjUplnF/ExBDND9C08Phxp7iOpD1BGTamvjsQriypb7pcWYWHvGFRlQ7qWfiZd eX66W9BhTahiR5pGfK227cStWF8QZzpa24ObyFp8jGRUXKEA3492SB3kjIHc27+DbGdAd qae+JDCT7z3Y89VHF0jdStS7nm6kP9jPCJ2yzslsLNSZKLp2Uix/3elw7rfgEBZZWkCm8 L2H3UKVkth1kiB3tq1cLpLfs46XqsGaMm9sTbg0qIeIPDadif5LfZoKc55KY1PTTXzg== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1792431650; h=Received:DKIM-Signature:Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID: References:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; bh=fGwMgISYpdxpEJEgn7RaNQa2CvlfTo+sUsj3D3A+Feo=; b=U5v0vupx4IBT5o+fk3Ev9u9u02bnRknV5hc7rpy29Tj8rpoa01W7a1wGTpDutsdq6xLz QmNHmpJO95KtuY6XVD2JbTBwCu65tyUt5bE82e3KHBuyKZolXfwuW5PlSX82U9waKJ64L LMDRWMJbCov8vCLDqXj08TAtQNtuJwBKs+s1rFX1+Vc2lVJGfNyPKdPWJrgy44gJcdtj7 UjHqJtE6Ao0qJZRh0cCcFUd221ctbpTlNivWZBKRqpdYoP2s4HYYr/Agp55xxqcRY4evy 2ICl3u4LcY2WSl59JrVTOTyFXq/KauzVxNwnxKRI9OwS1IytGhtaLZDWO2+bo8Og6Hw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=D5acmoDP; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B1506606A31F for ; Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:40:49 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=D5acmoDP Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5818A1F000C4; Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:40:49 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1792431649; bh=fGwMgISYpdxpEJEgn7RaNQa2CvlfTo+sUsj3D3A+Feo=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=D5acmoDPrm7eViP6lEF9r+wHZGmqMH+5U/H7DSyZK5Xtbt/wG+nGY0IfUteIqjVEI cyKNXdZn954ismEo4MkwJHIzsaU74rLsxYnWMDVF9HERf0I4NPjuqLhw75AIbsGP9J IB6zFLMaIpp9uoCb1U1U6QUGTu/E69u0Uy+P8DNLtsZY2pJj81TE2izMEY9NyRRP0q VN68wpxB7CrpyMSz4GcJZpUVujg+/N0fXh/+SUEXUmIIPMGWjAYqs3DsaUhudp1G8D Q95dHqW09hmZacxDBtPCdrokKNQgXFGaY5x+FZKTPkU+dLPIhgu6T/azx2F9OhAvSt Oy0uHM/SaKEfw== Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:40:48 -0500 From: Clark Williams To: Wen Yang Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior , Steven Rostedt , linux-rt-devel@lists.linux.dev Subject: Re: [PATCH 6.6-rt 0/5] net: Backport backlog-NAPI threads to resolve PREEMPT_RT softirq warning in SMP flush Message-ID: References: X-Mailing-List: linux-rt-devel@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: On Tue, Oct 20, 2026 at 01:18:06AM +0800, Wen Yang wrote: > > > Hi, > > Thanks for pushing the rc, and for giving it time to soak before release. > On your question about the v6.1 series - you're right, it is larger: > 15 patches. That is mostly because 6.1.y does not carry the ten NAPI/RPS/ > defer_list prerequisites from v6.4-v6.9 that v6.6 already has, so they have > to come along: > 10 prerequisite NAPI/RPS/defer_list patches > 4 the backlog-NAPI changes (the same set as the v6.6 series) > 1 revert of the RT defer_work workaround > > Only one of the 14 upstream patches needed a change beyond context: patch 06 > keeps raise_softirq_irqoff() instead of __raise_softirq_irqoff(), since > 6.1-rt already carries 533824e6a0fb and the 2023 upstream text predates it. > The other 13 are line-for-line identical, and patch 13's five hand-placed > hunks are context only. > > The code is unchanged since I posted it, so there is nothing new to send; > please feel free to apply and test the series as posted. > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1791912669.git.wen.yang@linux.dev/ > > > Thanks, > Wen > Meh, 15 patches doesn't suck. I'll try and get to that tonight or tomorrow and see if we can have both v6.6-rt-next and v6.1-rt-next soaking. Clark -- The United States Coast Guard Ruining Natural Selection since 1790