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what is to be 'preemptable' in the linux kernel?
$ grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-$(uname -r)
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This command will check if the Linux kernel is configured to be preemptable. If the output is 'CONFIG_PREEMPT=y', it means that the kernel is preemptable, allowing the scheduler to switch tasks in the middle of execution.

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