> Hi, we modified the block checker and run it again on linux 2.4.1. (The
> block checker flags an error when blocking functions are called with
> either interrupts disabled or a spin lock held. )
lock_kernel() isnt a spinlock as such.
> 2. Can functions like kmem_cache_create, kmem_cache_alloc, alloc_page
> block?
They may block unless GFP_ATOMIC is specified in the arguments.
Alan
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