--- tousanjay <tousanjay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi all > In LKD book on page 67 under heading "Top Halves > Versus Bottom Halves" > it is written that: > "The bottom half runs later, at a more > convenient time, with all > interrupts disabled-..." yes > > Is the above statement correct? I guess the > bottome halves run with > all interrupts enabled. but in the same paragraph, it is also mentioned **The interrupt handler is top half--it is run immediately upon receiving the interrupt and performs only the work that is time critical, such as acknowledging receipt of interrupt or resetting the hardware.**. i suggest you provide support for your guess. that should help us get a clearer understanding of the issue > Please correct me. > > Thanks and Regards > Sanjay > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > lkg_india-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page ? Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lkg_india/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: lkg_india-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
