Andrew Morton writes: > Maybe, but we can usually work around it pretty comfortably. > > If smu_set_fan() is only ever called by a kernel thread then we can simply > flip it over to using wait_for_completion_interruptible(). > > If smu_set_fan() is also called from user processes then things aren't so > easy...
I believe most of the time spent waiting is actually spent inside the i2c layer in uninterruptible sleeps. Robin, what does the "motherboard" line in /proc/cpuinfo say on your machine? Paul. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
