| To: | Netdev <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | dev_kfree_skb{,irq,any} |
| From: | Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2004@xxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:50:29 +0200 |
| Sender: | netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx |
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Hi, what are the possible implications of calling dev_kfree_skb_irq from non-interrupt context or calling dev_kfree_skb from interrupt context? Looking at drivers/net, it seems dev_kfree_skb_irq is often called outside an interrupt handler. IIRC, dev_kfree_skb_any is the way to go if a certain routine can be called both from interrupt context and outside it. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/ |
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