linux-kernel - Re: Sleeping thread not receive signal until it wakes up

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <75b66ecd0703071303k24799f10ibc5c49dc69c5ee86@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2007 16:03:36 -0500
From:	"Lee Revell" <rlrevell@...-job.com>
To:	"linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@...logic.com>
Cc:	"Luong Ngo" <luong.ngo@...il.com>,
	"Linux kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Sleeping thread not receive signal until it wakes up

On 3/7/07, linux-os (Dick Johnson) <linux-os@...logic.com> wrote:
> Interruptible_sleep_on is interruptible, but for your task to
> actually be awakened and your alarm handler to get some CPU,
> it needs to be scheduled. If the BKL (big kernel lock) is
> held, it won't be scheduled until it is released.

You can schedule while holding the BKL and it will be dropped and reacquired.

Lee
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/