Re: Function of check_irq_off()

"Daniel Rodrick" <daniel.rodrick@xxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:06:22 +0530

On 1/22/07, Vikram Auradkar <vickyaur@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What purpose does the routine check_irq_off defined in mm/slab serves?

-----SNIP------
/* About to mess with non-constant members - lock. */
       check_irq_off();
       spin_lock(&cachep->spinlock);
----SNIP------

Please mention the kernel version. Couldn't find the above lines in 2.6.19

Thanks,

Dan.

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