am kara wrote: > hello, > > If kernel does kmap_atomic(temporary kernel mapping) > on behalf of a process by a cpu, does the process will > continue to run and no other process can be scheduled > to switch it off?(till kunmap_atomic is done)
Effectively, kmap_atomic implementations call pagefault_disable and that in turn is equivalent to preempt_disable() so the answer to your question seems to be "yes". Benny -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
