Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: fbcon + scrolling = irq timeouts? | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 01 Dec 1999 11:58:35 +0100 |
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benno@gardena.net (Benno Senoner) writes: > > An update kernel thread could work as well, but it might be more complicated to > implement this, plus you get async updates instead of sync updates which is not > really desired. > > correct me if I'm wrong.
Only processes in user mode get preemptive scheduling, so even a kernel thread won't safe you from inserting the required schedule()s in the kernel code (except when you go rtlinux)
-Andi -- This is like TV. I don't like TV.
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