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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:52:21 -0200
From: Fabiano Ramos <fabiano.ramos@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: help with access_process_vm
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> 
> The access_process_vm() call is doing down_read(), which could sleep,
> with irqs disabled.  That's what's wrong.
> 



Is it possible to put the process that caused the trap to sleep, call
schedule and
defer this access_process_vm to later on with irqs enabled and only than resume
the faulty process?

I want to write the the faulty process image.

Thanks
Fabiano