Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:58:51 -0600 > "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> This patch starts kbenpd using kthread_run replacing >> a combination of kernel_thread and daemonize. Making >> the code a little simpler and more maintainable. >> >> > > while (!atomic_read(&s->killed)) { > > ho hum. yes. we need something like : - while (!atomic_read(&s->killed)) { + while (1) { try_to_freeze(); set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); + if (atomic_read(&s->killed)) + break; + I have an old patch for this driver. I'll refresh it. >> + task = kthread_run(bnep_session, s, "kbnepd %s", dev->name); > > It's unusual to have a kernel thread which has a space in its name. That > could trip up infufficient-defensive userspace tools. but we can't just change it, can we ? i could be used by a user space tool to check if the thread is running. C. _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers