linux-kernel - Re: [help] Bottom half scheduling

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Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:15:39 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	"G SR" <gsr.lkml@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [help] Bottom half scheduling

Am Monday 31 July 2006 14:36 schrieb G SR:
> The question is: Which tasklet will come into execution when the
> interrupt task completes?. In other words whether the pre-empted
> tasklet will resume its exec-
> ution or the newly scheduled tasklet will execute?

The one that was interrupted will complete first, then the other
one executes. Note that softirqs that are scheduled from other
softirqs may get deferred to execute from ksoftirqd, at a later
point in time.

	Arnd <><
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