Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 May 2023 16:53:09 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] kthread: Unify kernel_thread() and user_mode_thread() |
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On Tue, 9 May 2023 18:41:27 +0800 Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@loongson.cn> wrote:
> Commit 343f4c49f2438d8 ("kthread: Don't allocate kthread_struct for init > and umh") introduces a new function user_mode_thread() for init and umh. > But the name is a bit confusing because init and umh are indeed kernel > threads at creation time, the real difference is "they will become user > processes". So let's unify the kernel_thread() and user_mode_thread() to > kernel_thread() again, and add a new 'user' parameter for init and umh. > > ... > > 5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) >
Less code is nice.
> -extern pid_t user_mode_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags); > + unsigned long flags, int user);
`bool user'?
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