An Interview with Preemptible Kernel Patch Maintainer Rober  In
this interview, Linux Journal chats with Robert Love, the
principal maintainer of an increasingly popular kernel-
preemption patch that improves the real-time responsiveness of
the Linux kernel. Robert describes his role in the project,
explains why the preemption enhancement is important to a broad
range of Linux applications beyond just embedded/real-time
(including end-users' desktops) and shares his vision of the
future of Linux in the embedded and desktop markets.  Robert
Love, Principal Maintainer of the Preemptible Kernel Patch  Rick
You have been becoming well known as the maintainer of a
preemptible kernel patch for the Linux kernel. How did that
situation come about?  Robert I am interested in innovative
ideas, and the preemptible kernel is a very neat concept. The
idea was first talked about during 2.3 (we finally had a kernel
that had fine-grained enough locking that it was doable)--Linus
actually outlined the first design. MontaVista