Re: Question: schedule()
albcamus wrote: your kthread IS preemptible unless you call preempt_disable or some locking functions explicitly . I think he's trying to go the other way, make his thread the highest priority to blow anything else in the system out of the water. See his previous post "how to make kernel thread more faster?" -- Bill Davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot - 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/
Re: Question: schedule()
albcamus wrote: your kthread IS preemptible unless you call preempt_disable or some locking functions explicitly . I think he's trying to go the other way, make his thread the highest priority to blow anything else in the system out of the water. See his previous post how to make kernel thread more faster? -- Bill Davidsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked. - from Slashdot - 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/
Re: Question: schedule()
Mockern wrote: Hi, What does schedule() function do? I want to make my kthread preemptive. It makes a scheduling decision, i.e. it assigns the CPU time to a suitable runnable task. If called with the current task's state set to TASK_(UN)INTERRUPTIBLE, it puts the task to sleep. Kernel threads are preemptible if the kernel is configured with CONFIG_PREEMPT. What exactly are you trying to do? If you're new to Linux kernel programming, I suggest you read Robert Love's book "Linux Kernel Development". "Linux Device Drivers" by J.Corbet, A.Rubini and G.Kroah-Hartman will be very helpful too and it is available online: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ Michal - 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/
RE: Question: schedule()
your kthread IS preemptible unless you call preempt_disable or some locking functions explicitly . Regards, albcamus 2007/3/6, Mockern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi, What does schedule() function do? I want to make my kthread preemptive. Thanks - 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/ - 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/
Question: schedule()
Hi, What does schedule() function do? I want to make my kthread preemptive. Thanks - 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/
Question: schedule()
Hi, What does schedule() function do? I want to make my kthread preemptive. Thanks - 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/
RE: Question: schedule()
your kthread IS preemptible unless you call preempt_disable or some locking functions explicitly . Regards, albcamus 2007/3/6, Mockern [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, What does schedule() function do? I want to make my kthread preemptive. Thanks - 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/ - 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/
Re: Question: schedule()
Mockern wrote: Hi, What does schedule() function do? I want to make my kthread preemptive. It makes a scheduling decision, i.e. it assigns the CPU time to a suitable runnable task. If called with the current task's state set to TASK_(UN)INTERRUPTIBLE, it puts the task to sleep. Kernel threads are preemptible if the kernel is configured with CONFIG_PREEMPT. What exactly are you trying to do? If you're new to Linux kernel programming, I suggest you read Robert Love's book Linux Kernel Development. Linux Device Drivers by J.Corbet, A.Rubini and G.Kroah-Hartman will be very helpful too and it is available online: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ Michal - 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/
