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+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
+
+class RtTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+    @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
+    def test_is_rt(self):
+        """
+        Check that the kernel has CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT enabled.
+        """
+        status, output = self.target.run("uname -a")
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=output)
+        # Split so we don't get a substring false-positive
+        self.assertIn("PREEMPT_RT", output.split())