/design/trunk/src/ch_hardware.xml |
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72,7 → 72,7 |
<para>It might be desirable for a device driver to temporarily disable |
preemption. Tasks that can do this are required to have the |
CAP_PREEMPT_CONTROL capability. Preemption could be theoretically disabled |
<constant>CAP_PREEMPT_CONTROL</constant> capability. Preemption could be theoretically disabled |
by disabling interrupts on the current processor, but disabling preemption |
is more lightweight as interrupt processing remains enabled.</para> |
</section> |