The Linux kernel is non-preemptive, but I just read that there could be context-switches in different control paths. Doesn't that contradict the non-preemptive nature on the Linux kernel?
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2http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=101760&seqNum=3 It says that since 2.6 context switches are preemptive. – vava May 23 '10 at 13:02
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No, it does not contradict this, because the latest Linux kernels are pre-emptive.
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There were / are several different preemption models used by the Linux kernel, which included the old "non-preemptable" model - which means, in general, that kernel code cannot be preempted (I mean when not calling schedule(), sleep_on() etc)
There are also several other degrees of preemptability. Look at the kernel documentation for more information.
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