Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:06:10 +0530 | From | "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC patch 1/5] kthread: Implement park/unpark facility |
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On 06/13/2012 04:30 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> To avoid the full teardown/setup of per cpu kthreads in the case of > cpu hot(un)plug, provide a facility which allows to put the kthread > into a park position and unpark it when the cpu comes online again. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> > --- > > /** > + * kthread_should_park - should this kthread return now? > + * > + * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken > + * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return > + * value will be passed through to kthread_park(). > + * > + * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive > + * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restart" the thread and
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> + * calls the thread function again. > + */
Regards, Srivatsa S. Bhat
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