Top "Softirq" questions

Softirqs are software interrupts, which does not interrupt the processor like normal irqs.

Difference between SoftIRQs and Tasklets

While studying Linux interrupt handling I found that Tasklets and SoftIRQs are two different methods of performing "bottom half" (lesser …

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Why softirq is used for highly threaded and high frequency uses?

What makes the softirq so special that we use it for high frequency uses., like in network drivers and block …

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Which context are softirq and tasklet in?

I know that there are process context and interrupt context but I don't understand when executing softirq or tasklet, which …

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