Re: audio power code tsleep()s from interrupt context

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Subject: Re: audio power code tsleep()s from interrupt context
From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:18:35 +0000

On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 08:13:35PM +0100, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:

> I am not sure if the assertion in that form is still warranted, Andrew
> should be able to comment on that. But I guess for drivers like USB we
> really have to do the idle processing from a kernel thread.

The assertion is there because in most cases tsleep will mean a mid to long
term wait. It could be make OK to use but the assertion seems more valuable.

Andrew

References:
- audio power code tsleep()s from interrupt context
  - From: Matthias Drochner
- Re: audio power code tsleep()s from interrupt context
  - From: Joerg Sonnenberger

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