> On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Linux Lists wrote:
>
> > Once this event occurs, the bottom-half will then "sleep" (using
> > current->timeout / schedule) for one jiffy and then generate the
>
> You may _never_ under any circumstances sleep outside of process context
> (when int_count is non-zero on 2.0 or in_interrupt() returns true in 2.2).
> Sleeping includes the forceful act of sleeping (ex. schedule()) and
> anything that has the potential to sleep, such as non-atomic memory
> allocation.
Thanks for the very good info.
> You will need to find a different way to accomplish what you are trying to
> do. If you need to perform an action at a later point, you can try a
> kernel timer. If you only need to wait for a minute amount of time, you
> can busy wait (such as udelay).
I don't feel comfortable with busy waiting ... Where can I find more info
about how to use kernel timers ??
Thanks again for your help.
Regards,
Ivan
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