Re: Kernel thread and signal
Re: Kernel thread and signal
- Subject: Re: Kernel thread and signal
- From: Jim Magee <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 08:57:19 -0400
On Jun 4, 2004, at 10:55 AM, Justin Walker wrote:
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On Jun 3, 2004, at 22:43, Ramble Leon wrote:
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> Can I send signal to a pure kernel thread (created by
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> kernel_thread()(), or can kernel thread handle signal?
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> I found uthread of a kernel_thread almost contain
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> nothing inside.
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>
AFAIK, the answer is 'no' to both questions.
Justin is correct. Signal recognition and handling occur in ASTs on
the way back to user-space. Since a kernel thread never returns to
user-space, it never executes the ASTs.
--Jim
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