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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:36:01 -0700
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Subject: How to check whether executing in atomic context?
From: "Leonidas ." <leonidas137@gmail.com>
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Hi List,

I am working on a profiler kind of module, the exported apis of my
module can be
called from process context and interrupt context as well. Depending on the
context I am called in, I need to call sleepable/nonsleepable variants
of my internal
bookkeeping functions.

I am aware of in_interrupt() call which can be used to check current
context and take action
accordingly.

Is there any api which can help figure out whether we are executing
while hold a spinlock? I.e
an api which can help figure out sleepable/nonsleepable context? If it
is not there, what can
be done for writing the same? Any pointers will be helpful.

-Leo.
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