> -----Original Message----- > From: kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kernelnewbies- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hiren Panchasara > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:08 PM > To: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: A question > > Process context is schedulable but interrupt context is not. Why and > how? Interrupt line can be shared by multiple interrupts or to avoid delay in handling subsequent interrupts on single line - the handler has to be quick enough. So we avoid scheduling out or sleeping inside the interrupt handlers. > Any examples I can look at? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
