Re: [PATCH/RFC] sched: Remove SYSTEM_RUNNING checks fromcond_resched*()

[Andrew Morton]

> On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:12:30 -0700 (PDT) Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That said, I do agree that maybe SYSTEM_RUNNING isn't the right check. 
> Testing that the scheduler is initialized may be the more correct one. I 
> think the SYSTEM_RUNNING one just comes from that being used for other 
> debug issues.

Agreed.  system_state is too general.

If we specifically want to know whether it is safe to call schedule() then
let's create a global boolean it_is_safe_to_call_schedule and test that,
rather than testing something which indirectly and unreliably implies "it
is safe to call schedule".  If that boolean already exists then no-brainer.

All that being said, I wonder if the netconsole code should be using
msleep(1) instead.  Spinning on cond_resched() is a bit rude.  But one
would have to verify that it is safe to call schedule() at this time, and
for the netconsole caller, this is dubious.
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