Re: TASK_UN/INTERRUPTIBLE

[Frank.Uepping@t-online.de (Frank A. Uepping)]

On Tuesday 01 July 2003 22:18, Jan Hudec wrote:
> 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).
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>---- Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb@ucw.cz>
How can I notice that a signal has been delivered in the case of
set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); schedule()/_timeout();
??

/FAU

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