kernel thread and Softirq

From: Surya Santosh (suryasantu_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/23/05

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    This query is mainly regarding context switch between a kernel thread
    and softirq.
    At what places can a context switch happen between a kernel thread and
    softirq. If a softirq is running(bottom halves are disabled in this
    softirq) and not yet completed it's processing, can the CPU be given to
    the kernel thread.

    If a kernel thread crashes, will the entire system crash or only the
    kernel thread becomes unusable?

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