Re: [PATCH] [IMPORTANT] Re: 2.4.7 softirq incorrectness.

kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:02:07 +0400 (MSK DST)


Hello!

> cpu_raise_softirq is valid in any context. calling cpu_raise_softirq
> there was correct (__cpu_raise_softirq would been too weak).

I see now, the picture clears.

> fix the tasklet problem (only tasklets had a problem in 2.4.7).

I said the problem was not in code. In understanding this.
I am still not 100% sure what is legal, what is not. :-)

F.e. Andrea, teach me how to make the following thing (not for released
kernel, for me): I want to schedule softirq, but I do not want that
this softirq eat all the cpu. It looks natural to use ksoftirqd for this.

Alexey
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