On 12/30/24 6:43 AM, Cindy Lu wrote:
> In commit 6e890c5d5021 ("vhost: use vhost_tasks for worker threads"),
> the vhost now uses vhost_task and operates as a child of the
> owner thread. This aligns with containerization principles.
> However, this change has caused confusion for some legacy
> userspace applications. Therefore, we are reintroducing
> support for the kthread API.
>
> In this series, a new UAPI is implemented to allow
> userspace applications to configure their thread mode.
>
Tested the patches with a hacked up QEMU that can toggle the
inherit owner bit so I could test both modes.
Tested-by: Mike Christie <michael.christie@xxxxxxxxxx>
