> +/**
> + * execute_in_process_context - reliably execute the routine with user context
> + * @fn: the function to execute
> + * @data: data to pass to the function
> + *
> + * Executes the function immediately if process context is available,
> + * otherwise schedules the function for delayed execution.
> + *
> + * Returns: 0 - function was executed
> + * 1 - function was scheduled for execution
> + */
> +int execute_in_process_context(void (*fn)(void *data), void *data,
> + struct execute_work *ew)
> +{
> + if (!in_interrupt()) {
> + fn(data);
> + return 0;
> + }
Is testing in_interrupt() really sufficient to make this work? I seem
to remember that (at least) with CONFIG_PREEMPT disabled, there are
contexts where it is not safe to sleep but where both in_interrupt()
and in_atomic() still return 0.
- R.
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