smp_call_function() friends and irq/bottom_half context

From: 류호은
Date: Thu May 10 2018 - 01:08:20 EST


Hi, all.

I'm reading kernel/smp.c code and I found comments on smp_call_function()
and smp_call_function_[single/many]
saying that these functions are cannot be called in interrupt disabled
context or irq/bottom half handlers.

I understand that there is a potential deadlock issue when caller CPU of
the functions is waiting for the completion of the callback of other CPUs.
But I was wondering if this is the case even when the caller CPU doesn't
wait for the completion (wait == 0).

Thank you.