linux-kernel - mutex_unlock() in interrupt context

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Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:14:56 -0500
From:	Jerry Cooperstein <jerry.cooperstein@...rter.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: mutex_unlock() in interrupt context

kernel/mutex.c says about mutex_unlock():

  * This function must not be used in interrupt context.

However I have done some simple test cases that show
it works without complaint.  Now I understand that one
shouldn't do this for good reasons.  So is this a
good coding practice rule, but something that
could appear in sloppy or poorly designed code?

Jerry Cooperstein
  Axian, Inc., Software Consulting and Training

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