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Re: Problem with schedule_timeout..

To: avyas@cse.iitk.ac.in (Avinash vyas)
Subject: Re: Problem with schedule_timeout..
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:38:22 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org, ak@cse.iitk.ac.in ("Atul Kumar (9721171)"), rajiva@cse.iitk.ac.in (Rajiv A.R)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10102081745140.758-100000@csews5.cse.iitk.ac.in> from "Avinash vyas" at Feb 08, 2001 05:55:56 PM
Sender: owner-kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org

> 	I am a relatively newb in the kenel programming. I am using the
> function "schedule_timeout" for sleeping for some time. But in some cases
> the function returns after the specified timeout but in some instance it
> returns immediately, without decrementing the timeout value passed as the
> argument. 

Make sure you have the task set to be in interruptible or uninterrutible
sleep before you do the schedule_timeout

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