Netlink send from the interrupt context
Robert Iakobashvili
coroberti at gmail.com
Wed Nov 23 09:04:06 CET 2005
Thanks you for your response.
I am not so confident, that it will not go sleep on broadcast.
Sincerely,
Robert
On 11/23/05, Yu Zhiguo <yuzg at nanjing-fnst.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> I just called netlink_unicast() in bh, but I think it also can be used in HW interrupt.
>
> regards,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Dear Yu Zhiguo,
> >
> > Have you called for send_broadcast from a driver HW interrupt?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Robert
> >
> > On 11/21/05, Yu Zhiguo <yuzg at nanjing-fnst.com> wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Don't worry, netlink socket can be used in interrupt context very well.
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>
> >> >A bit offline question.
> >> >
> >> > Are there netlink socket netlink_unicast () and netlink_broadcast ()
> >> > interrupt safe?
> >> >
> >> > If not, where is the problem and the direction to make them safe?
> >> >
> >> > If it is not easy, what could be a workaroud?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you in advance.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Sincerely,
> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >> > Robert Iakobashvili - NAVIGARE NECESSE EST
> >> > coroberti at gmail dot com
> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely,
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Robert Iakobashvili - NAVIGARE NECESSE EST
> > coroberti at gmail dot com
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
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