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Re: TASK_UN/INTERRUPTIBLE
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 08:56:48PM +0200, Frank A. Uepping wrote:
> set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE):
> Does this mean that the process is going to sleep,
> but can be awaken by delivery of a signal?
>
> set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE):
> Does this mean that the process is going to sleep,
> but can NOT be awaken by delivery of a signal?
Exactly.
(note: the process will actualy go to sleep when schedule() is called
- that allows wait_queues to work without locking).
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