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The Printk Blocker For Upstreaming Real-Time "PREEMPT_RT" Has Been Merged


The printk changes to finish the NBCON consoles work has been merged for Linux 6.12! This is the last remaining blocker on real-time 'PREEMPT_RT' support from being upstreamed

We're now tantalizing close to seeing the real-time kernel support merged after many years of being out-of-tree patches. Now that the necessary printk changes are merged, it clears what was the last remaining blocker on the PREEMPT_RT code from being upstreamed. Now to see if the final merge request is submitted and no last minute issues raised by Linus Torvalds or other Linux kernel stakeholders...

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