Re: regarding kernel preemption

2007-03-29 Thread Rodrigo Rubira Branco
I recommend this link for more info: http://www.linuxjournal.com/comment/reply/5600 Sent me a mail if you need any other explanation into this. Cya, Rodrigo (BSDaemon). On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 11:21 -0500, Scott Wood wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 09:35:13PM +0530, Rick Brown wrote: > > When w

Re: regarding kernel preemption

2007-03-29 Thread Scott Wood
On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 09:35:13PM +0530, Rick Brown wrote: > When we preempt_enable() / preempt_disable(), is the kernel preemption > enabled or disabled for ALL the processors or just the local > processor? Just the local processor. -Scott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubsc

regarding kernel preemption

2007-03-29 Thread Rick Brown
Hi list, I had posted this on kernelnewbies, but did not get much response, and hence trying here. When we preempt_enable() / preempt_disable(), is the kernel preemption enabled or disabled for ALL the processors or just the local processor? TIA, Rick - To unsubscribe from this list: send the