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From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: McEnroe <mcensamuel@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: interrupt ?
Date: 29 Nov 2001 12:07:37 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1007053658.813.17.camel@phantasy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <001601c17873$c664ee00$8b64a8c0@PREM>
In-Reply-To: <3C043B11.2FA17A19@pobox.com> <3C05B561.75F210C7@pobox.com>  <001601c17873$c664ee00$8b64a8c0@PREM>

On Wed, 2001-11-28 at 20:18, McEnroe wrote:

> what is fast and slow interrupt ?
> what is the difference between this ?

fast interrupts occur with interrupts disabled, and are expected to be
completed quickly -- they are performed by the interrupt handlers
themselves.

a slow interrupt occurs with interrupts enabled, such as bottom half
tasks.

	Robert Love


  parent reply	other threads:[~2001-11-29 17:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-28  1:17 heads-up: preempt kernel and tux NO-GO J Sloan
2001-11-28  2:12 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-11-28  2:23   ` J Sloan
2001-11-28  2:30   ` Andrew Morton
2001-11-28  4:27 ` Robert Love
2001-11-29  4:11 ` data point: tux and low-latency patches OK J Sloan
2001-11-29  1:18   ` interrupt ? McEnroe
2001-11-29 17:07   ` Robert Love [this message]
2001-11-29 21:03     ` Mike Fedyk

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