linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched: don't take a mutex from interrupt context

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Message-ID: <20080122172359.GA801@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:53:59 +0530
From:	Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched: don't take a mutex from interrupt context

On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 05:47:34PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> It should not, that would be another bug, but from a quick glance at the
> code it doesn't do that.

Hmm I had it in my back of mind that printk() could sleep. Looks like
that has changed and so the patch you sent should be fine. 

Thanks!

- vatsa
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