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* how is TIMER_BH called
@ 2001-09-20 14:17 Nirranjan.K
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From: Nirranjan.K @ 2001-09-20 14:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
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I read that Bottom halves are called only at the end of slow interrupts not
after fast interrupts. Timer tick is a fast interrupt(SA_INTERRUPT - set).
Then how is TIMER_BH called ? Please clarify.

Thanks in advance,
Nirranjan.K




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