On Saturday 29 March 2003 00:14, J S wrote:
> I'm trying to defer some processing to a later point. I'm in a softirq,
> so in_interrupt() returns true. I need to schedule some work for later,
> in process context. I have read in the O'Reilly linux device drivers
> book that tasklets always run in interrupt time. Also, I guess the only
> task_queue that is in process context is the scheduler task queue. I've
> seen in a few places that task queues are on their way out and tasklets
> are being used instead. Is this completely true? Should I consider
> task queues as a deprecated method of deferred processing?` What other
> deferred processing methods can I use that will run in process context?
In 2.5, use a workqueue.
Duncan.
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