Discussion
Making a critical section longer than necessary is harmful because it
Answer: B
Correct answer: adds directly to the worst-case latency of every other activity
Nothing can preempt a critical section, so the highest priority task in the system waits behind it if the interrupt happens to arrive at the wrong moment. The worst-case response is therefore the longest critical section anywhere in the code, in the kernel, the drivers or the application alike.
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