On Tue, 11 May 2010 22:32:46 +0200, Fundu <fundu_1999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
what happen when you call wake_up_interruptible and there are no task waiting on that wait queue right then. But say after some time a task comes along and start waiting (after the wake_up_interruptible is called). Would that task be not wait at all because there was a pending wake up
It will be waiting for another wake up.
What i'm looking for is a mechanism where by any old wake if not acted upon are lost.
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