Hello Mr McKinney... > set_task_state() ensures that no later memory references will be reordered, > either by the CPU or by the compiler, to occur before the assignment > to task_struct->state. > > A simple assignment does -not- make this guarantee. In this case, AFAIK HT is also considered as SMP....if it is, then set_task_state() is the correct way to go? regards Mulyadi -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
