> > 2) so is disable interrupts twice is a problem, or just > enabling them after they are disabled (which sounds like > how it should be) a problem. > > both are a problem. the non-state saving version cannot be > used > recursively nor in parallel to the state-saving version. Much clear now, Thanks Mike! here's a follow up question. what about Non maskable interrupts ? disabling interrupt won't have any effect on that right ? thanks Fundu. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html