Can we use semaphore or mutex or spin lock in interrupt context in linux kernel

Can we use semaphore or mutex or spin lock in interrupt
context in linux kernel ?

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Can we use semaphore or mutex or spin lock in interrupt context in linux kernel ?..

Answer / achilles

We cannot sleep in interrupt context so semaphores and mutex
can't be used.
Spinlocks can be used for locking in interrupt context.

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Can we use semaphore or mutex or spin lock in interrupt context in linux kernel ?..

Answer / jagannath

spinlock with irq saved is the best choice in interrupt
handler.

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Can we use semaphore or mutex or spin lock in interrupt context in linux kernel ?..

Answer / baazicha

You can give a binary semaphore from ISR.

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