Re: [PATCH v3 1/9] vhost: Add a new parameter to allow user select kthread

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On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 3:27 PM Cindy Lu <lulu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The vhost now uses vhost_task and workers as a child of the owner thread.
> While this aligns with containerization principles,it confuses some legacy
> userspace app, Therefore, we are reintroducing kthread API support.
>
> Introduce a new parameter to enable users to choose between
> kthread and task mode. This will be exposed by module_param() later.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 2 ++
>  drivers/vhost/vhost.h | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> index 9ac25d08f473..eff6acbbb63b 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static int max_iotlb_entries = 2048;
>  module_param(max_iotlb_entries, int, 0444);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_iotlb_entries,
>         "Maximum number of iotlb entries. (default: 2048)");
> +static bool inherit_owner_default = true;

I wonder how management can make a decision for this value.

Thanks






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