Re: [PATCH] kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread

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To: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:20:26 -0800
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On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 9:19 PM Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Instead of continuing to use the set_child_tid field of task_struct
> generalize the pf_io_worker field of task_struct and use it to hold
> the kthread pointer.

Well that patch certainly looks like a nice cleanup to me. Thanks.

                Linus

References:
- [PATCH 00/10] Removal of most do_exit calls
  - From: Eric W. Biederman
- [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Eric W. Biederman
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Nathan Chancellor
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Eric W. Biederman
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Nathan Chancellor
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Eric W. Biederman
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Linus Torvalds
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for all kthreads
  - From: Eric W. Biederman
- [PATCH] kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread
  - From: Eric W. Biederman

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