From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: hard_start_xmit  conext
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:36:48 -0400
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Herbert Xu wrote:
> kiran kandi <kkiran78@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> In what context hard_start_xmit  function is called. Is it called in soft 
>> irq or a  processes context.
> 
> softirq
> 
>> Also can you call kfree_skb in  soft irq context.
> 
> Yes.  Don't do it in hard irq context though.

FWIW there is also Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt where this 
sort of stuff is documented.

	Jeff