Hello.
> > Then local_bh_enable() has a small preemptible window between
>
> i dont think getting a preemption before softirqs are processed is a big
> problem. Such type of preemption comes in form of an interrupt, which
Ah, yes...
> > But in irq_exit() case interrupt context may be preempted
>
> okay - i've fixed irq_exit() once more in -G4
found G5, your forgot to add preempt_disable() in irq_exit()
#define irq_exit()
do {
+ preempt_disable();
preempt_count() -= IRQ_EXIT_OFFSET;
if (!in_interrupt() && softirq_pending(smp_processor_id()))
Oleg.
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