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am kara wrote:
> hello,
>
> If kernel does kmap_atomic(temporary kernel mapping)
> on behalf of a process by a cpu, does the process will
> continue to run and no other process can be scheduled
> to switch it off?(till kunmap_atomic is done)

Effectively, kmap_atomic implementations call pagefault_disable
and that in turn is equivalent to preempt_disable()
so the answer to your question seems to be "yes".

Benny



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