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From: Fundu <fundu_1999@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: local_save_flags(flags)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:15:41 -0700 (PDT)
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To: Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
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> >
> > what about Non maskable interrupts ? disabling
> interrupt won't have any effect on that right ?
> 
> that really doesnt make sense by definition huh. 
> non-maskable means
> they cant be masked.
> -mike

yeah thats the point. i should have elaborated more. 
then there's no guarantee that your code wont be interrupted ?
typically what NMI interrupt does a embedded system have ? 

fundu