linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Asynchronous Messaging

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Message-ID: <20070122144433.68598359@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:44:33 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Wink Saville" <wink@...ille.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Asynchronous Messaging

> This is accomplished by allocating a page (or more) of memory which
> is executable and mapped into every threads address space. Also, all
> ISR entry points are modified to detect if the code that was interrupted
> was executing within the ACE page. If it was then the ACE code is
> allowed to complete before the ISR continues. This then provides
> the guarantee of atomic execution.

What if you enter the ISR, pass the point of the check and then another
CPU core hits the ACE space ?

Also how do you handle the case where the code gets stuck in your atomic
pages ?

Alan
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