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SubjectRe: [patch] IRQ threads

* Scott Wood <scott@timesys.com> wrote:

> I have attached a patch for implementing IRQ handlers in threads, for
> latency-reduction purposes. [...]

i'm wondering about a couple of details. Why were the changes to
note_interrupt() necessary? Also, why the enable_irq() change? What do
you think about the simpler approach in my patch which keeps the irq
masked until the thread runs?

Ingo
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