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Re: General Question on Scheduler

> ...
>         /*
>          * This just switches the register state and the
>          * stack.
>          */
>         switch_to(prev, next, prev);
>         __schedule_tail(prev);
>
> same_process:


same_process ??? is this prev that we had previously used (ie before calling 
switch_to) and if u see the __schedule_tail code ..it also refers to 
'current'. Now what is the difference between prev and current on return from 
switch_to in schedule().


-Anurekh
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