Re: linux rt priority thread corrupt global variable?

[Bill Huey \]

On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 02:52:38AM -0700, Bill Huey wrote:
> No, it's not a fully preemptive kernel, but spreads preemption points
> throughout the source tree, both directly and indirectly, instead. Spinlocks
> are the primary mutex of choice in Linux and create atomic critical sections
> that can't be preempted with respect to the normal Linux scheduler. Fully

Geez, this isn't exactly right either, my brain is failing me at the moment.

> preemptive systems tend to use sleepable locks with relaxed preemptability
> within critical sections and add the possible option of priority inheritance
> depending on the system.

/me thinks

bill