Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 3 Oct 2001 11:06:29 +0200 | From | Jan Hudec <> | Subject | Re: wait_event() :( |
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> I have a doubt regarding wait_event. > In the macro __wait_event, the calling process changes its state to > TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and calls schedule. > And does this in infinite loop. > After the loop, it itself changes its state to TASK_RUNNING. > > Once it calls schedule(), the scheduler will remove it from task list as > it is in uninterruptible mode. > Then when does it come again into running state to check the condition. > > kindly cc the reply to me as i'm not subscribed to the list > thanks
It inserts itself in a wait queue. The schedule returns when wakeup is called on the wait queue.
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