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SubjectRe: sleep_on, wake_up question
On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Manfred Spraul wrote:

> "Richard B. Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > Mark,
> > I checked a later kernel and it can get stuck. However, you can
> > use sleep_on_timeout() to make sure you do get awakened.
>
> Ha? Do you really suggest adding a timeout to recover from the lock-up?
> You should _remove_ the lock-up instead of hiding it.
>
[SNIPPED reasonable code]

Well it's usually not a 'lockup' it's usually what hardware __does__,
i.e., fail to interrupt, etc. So my proposal will allow you to work-around
the hardware which usually has to be done anyway. It's either 'you missed
the interrupt` or 'the interrupt never happened`. Both cases allow you
to get control.


Cheers,
Dick Johnson

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