Re: Difference between atomic context and interrupt context.

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On Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:00:32 +0530, Madhu K said:
> what is the difference between atomic context and interrupt context.
> are they both same?

Interrupt context means we're dealing with an interrupt.

Atomic context means we're doing something that *itself* should not be
interrupted.


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