linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] aio: aio_complete() will never be called in interrupt context

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:43:26 -0700
From:	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>
CC:	linux-aio@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>,
	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] aio: aio_complete() will never be called in interrupt
 context

Nikanth Karthikesan wrote:
> aio_complete() is never called from interrupt context. It is called from user 
> context or worker threads. Remove disabling interrupts and for kmap_atomic use 
> KM_USER slots instead of KM_IRQ slots.

How are you testing these patches?

- z
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