Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:11:05 -0700 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Re: valid task structure and wake_up_process |
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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:36:42 -0500 "Shirish Pargaonkar" <shirishpargaonkar@gmail.com> wrote:
> How do I check whether a task is valid before calling > wake_up_process() with that task structure pointer?
Hi,
how did you get the pointer you got?
That part (the guy who gave you the pointer) should have taken a reference on the task basically, or otherwise locked against the task going away.
In giving you advice it would help tremendously if you actually posted your code...
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