* ytse <javaguest@libero.it> [2003-02-18 19:05]: > On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 06:42:08PM +0100, Lukas Ruf wrote: > > * ytse <javaguest@libero.it> [2003-02-18 18:36]: > > > > > What means non preemptive? > > > > > > > preemptive: interruptible > > non-preemptive: non-interruptible > > > > this means that a task running in kernel space can not be interrupted > > by another task in kernel space, i.e. the scheduler, if run, returns > > always to the same process/task on return. > > Can you tell me where this is done in the scheduling algorithm > (2.4.xx)? > kernel/sched.c -- however, this is related totally to entry.S and all the remaining interrupt/exception handling. wbr, Lukas -- Lukas Ruf http://www.lpr.ch Wanna know anything about raw ip? Join rawip@rawip.org on http://www.rawip.org -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
