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SubjectRe: fbcon + scrolling = irq timeouts?
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benno@gardena.net (Benno Senoner) writes:
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> 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
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This is like TV. I don't like TV.

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