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Describe atomic context in spinlock section #254

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Aquiring a spinlock makes the holder enter atomic context. Extra attention is needed in atomic context. In particular, functions that may sleep must not be used. Add this detail to the spinlock section.

Aquiring a spinlock makes the holder enter atomic context. Extra
attention is needed in atomic context. In particular, functions
that may sleep must not be used. Add this detail to the spinlock
section.
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@jserv jserv merged commit 3e472c8 into sysprog21:master Apr 16, 2024
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jserv commented Apr 16, 2024

Thank @0xff07 for contributing!

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