Hi, Le Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:32:34 -0700, "Arun Srinivasan" <arunlkml@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > I have a short question about locking/preemption. On a Uni-proc, I > understand we have to implement locking for global data structures, > when kernel preemption is enabled (as in 2.6) and its not neccessary > when kernel preemption is disabled.And in SMP locking always has to > be implemented. I've added a FAQ entry concerning Preemption on the Wiki: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/Preemption. Do not hesitate to fix it or add more informations if needed. Sincerly, Thomas -- PETAZZONI Thomas - thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxx http://{thomas,sos,kos}.enix.org - Jabber: thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxxx http://{agenda,livret}dulibre.org - http://www.toulibre.org Fingerprint : 0BE1 4CF3 CEA4 AC9D CC6E 1624 F653 CB30 98D3 F7A7
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