On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 09:22:13PM +0100, Frank A. Uepping wrote: > Is it safe/wise to use kmalloc inside interrupt context? > If, have I to stick to GFP_ATOMIC or is the use of GFP_ATOMIC is your only choice. I think interrupts should run quickly, so if you can figure out some way to run without memory allocation in interrupt context, that might be best, but I'm certainly no expert on this. (Don't go re-inventing the kmalloc wheel, whatever you do.) -- "Nothing says, 'Superpower' like bombing a country that is poor and hungry." -- Ken Brush
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