linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sparc64/power.c: Convert to use the kthread API

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:30:21 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	<containers@...ts.osdl.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sparc64/power.c: Convert to use the kthread API

On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:58:39 -0600
"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:

> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> 
> This starts the sparc64 powerd using kthread_run
> instead of kernel_thread and daemonize.  Making the
> code slightly simpler and more maintainable.
> 
> In addition the unnecessary flush_signals is removed.

Looks OK.  This code could perhaps be switched to call_usermodehelper().

> +		task = kthread_urn(powerd, NULL, "powerd");

I'll fix that up before Dave notices ;)
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