Cheng> thread_info is embeded in kernel stack, so we can easily get Cheng> the task_struct using kernel stack. That is a fine workaround for the structs being separate. But why not keep all the data in one struct on the kernel stack, like it was done in 2.4? -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/