Re: [DOCUMENTATION] Revised Unreliable Kernel Locking Guide

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Mon Dec 15 2003 - 01:12:42 EST


In message <Pine.LNX.4.58.0312122203090.23752@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you write:
> I think he could also add that local_irq_disable() also disables
> preemption implicitely.

True, but I don't actually mention preemption very much at all, except
in RCU. That belongs more in the Unreliable Guide To Kernel Hacking,
IMHO.

Revising which is next weeks' job.

> Small nit, it's 'current'

Thanks fixed!
Rusty.
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