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I want to know if there is any Linux distribution with PREEMPT_RT kernel patch?

If not, is there any good tutorial on how to patch and compile a kernel with RT patch and how can I create kind of a dual boot of default Arch Linux kernel and my own kernel to boot into the same Linux instalation?

By the way, checking on my Android phone, I noticed that my Linux is Linux localhost 2.6.32.9-FXP #1 PREEMPT Sat Apr 6 01:32:41 EEST 2013 armv7l GNU/Linux, but I have a custom ROM installed on my phone, but I was wondering, are all Android phones patched with Linux PREEMPT kernel installed?

Edit: so, I have found a distribution with real time kernel called AP-Linux. Haven't tested it yet.

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Debian provides the Linux kernel with an applied PREEMPT_RT patch. For example, to install the amd64 version:

# aptitude install linux-image-rt-amd64

Similarly, Ubuntu also provides a respective package in its Ubuntu Lucid repository:

# apt-get install linux-image-rt

Update: It looks like Ubuntu is no longer developing linux-image-rt packages.

The -preempt and -rt kernels are no longer being developed due to lack of support. Focus has instead turned to the -lowlatency and -realtime kernels, particularly for the the release of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. The long-term goal is to have -lowlatency in the official Ubuntu repositories, while maintaining -realtime in a dedicated PPA.

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  • thanks :D I didn't know that, sadly I don't have any of those distros.. Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 7:22
  • Unfortunately, Ubuntu doesn't seem to have linux-image-rt-* in its repositories anymore. Do you know if there is a PPA that contains these Debian packages, or even a way to download the package off of the Debian repositories for manual installation? Commented Apr 15, 2016 at 15:20
  • @Shahbaz It looks like Ubuntu has dropped the linux-image-rt package in new versions due to lack of support. Commented Apr 15, 2016 at 16:08
  • @Shahbaz It's possible to manually build and install a PREEMPT_RT patched kernel. You can find information on the PREEMPT_RT wiki: rt.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page Commented Apr 15, 2016 at 16:14
  • @VilhelmGray, I know. I have one already, and it's as best configured as I my knowledge allows. I see a jitter of ~15us (which is fine) and occasional spikes of couple-hundreds of us. I wanted to try an already configured kernel in the hopes that people more experienced than me have come up with a better configuration. Commented Apr 15, 2016 at 17:10

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