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.TH "PREPARE_TASK_SWITCH" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
prepare_task_switch \- prepare to switch tasks
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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void prepare_task_switch  (runqueue_t * \fIrq\fB, task_t * \fInext\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIrq\fB\fR
the runqueue preparing to switch
.TP
\fB\fInext\fB\fR
the task we are going to switch to.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This is called with the rq lock held and interrupts off. It must
be paired with a subsequent finish_task_switch after the context
switch.
.PP
prepare_task_switch sets up locking and calls architecture specific
hooks.