> > Secondly, a thread can be preempted in kernel mode from kernel 2.5.x and > onward, but only in certain areas of the kernel where preemption is not > enabled. > > I meant where preemption IS enabled. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/