Re: Irq handler reentrancy ?

From: Jean Tourrilhes (jt@bougret.hpl.hp.com)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 17:32:47 EST


On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 06:29:28PM -0400, Robert Love wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 18:18, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
>
> > Just a quick question : can an interrupt handler be preempted
> > or reenter itself ?
>
> It is not supposed to.
>
> There is a bug in 2.5, with a fix from Linus currently in bitkeeper. I
> have attached the patch.
>
> Robert Love

        You saved my life ! I was beggining to get crazy.
        I just need to check the patch ;-)

        Jean
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