Re: process switch...
- From: Bob Hauck <postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:47:14 -0500
On 28 Dec 2005 06:43:30 -0800, Mozis <chokshi.jaydeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I read in Understanding Linux kernel that process switch only happens
> in kernel mode. Now I confuses how come a process like having following
> code being switched out.
>
> /*process.c*/
> main()
> {
> for(;;) ;
> }
Timer interrupts are handled in kernel mode. At that time the kernel
can suspend that process and run another one.
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