Subject: Re: hard_start_xmit conext

From: Jeff Garzik <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:36:48 -0400

Herbert Xu wrote:
> kiran kandi <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> In what context hard_start_xmit  function is called. Is it called in soft 
>> irq or a  processes context.
> 
> softirq
> 
>> Also can you call kfree_skb in  soft irq context.
> 
> Yes.  Don't do it in hard irq context though.

FWIW there is also Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt where this 
sort of stuff is documented.

	Jeff