Hi! On 00:08 Fri 14 Aug , Mohammed Gamal wrote: ... > As far as I understood, Michi's answer explains why and when the > kernel *can* get preempted, however what I really want to know is when > and where kernel preemption is *triggered*. Please correct me if I did > misunderstand anything. It is triggered by the timer interrupt. This is an interrupt which fires periodically on configureable intervals. It does not only preempt the kernel, but user space processes as well. If it fires, the kernel will enter the scheduler and decide what to run next. -Michi -- programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
