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SubjectRe: RFC: i386: kill !4KSTACKS
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On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 18:36 -0400, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> But then how would thread_info->task on the irq stack ever get initialized?
>
> My "what for" question was re why interrupt routines even need a valid
> current. I see one answer out there on the web: statistical profiling. Is
> that it?

scheduler_tick - This is called from the timer interrupt, and it
definitely needs a valid current.

-- Steve


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