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NAME

6       might_sleep - annotation for functions that can sleep
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SYNOPSIS

9       might_sleep(void);
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ARGUMENTS

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DESCRIPTION

15       this macro will print a stack trace if it is executed in an atomic
16       context (spinlock, irq-handler, ...).
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18       This is a useful debugging help to be able to catch problems early and
19       not be bitten later when the calling function happens to sleep when it
20       is not supposed to.
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23Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                  MIGHT_SLEEP(9)
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