linux-kernel - Re: regarding kernel preemption

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Message-Id: <1175201669.4599.36.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:54:29 -0300
From:	Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rrbranco@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: regarding kernel preemption

I recommend this link for more info:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/comment/reply/5600

Sent me a mail if you need any other explanation into this.

Cya,


Rodrigo (BSDaemon).

On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 11:21 -0500, Scott Wood wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 09:35:13PM +0530, Rick Brown wrote:
> > When we preempt_enable() / preempt_disable(), is the kernel preemption
> > enabled or disabled for ALL the processors or just the local
> > processor?
> 
> Just the local processor.
> 
> -Scott
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Rodrigo Rubira Branco
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