linux-kernel - Re: [RFC patch 1/5] kthread: Implement park/unpark facility

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:06:10 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC patch 1/5] kthread: Implement park/unpark facility

On 06/13/2012 04:30 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> To avoid the full teardown/setup of per cpu kthreads in the case of
> cpu hot(un)plug, provide a facility which allows to put the kthread
> into a park position and unpark it when the cpu comes online again.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---
> 
>  /**
> + * kthread_should_park - should this kthread return now?
> + *
> + * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
> + * and this will return true.  You should then return, and your return
> + * value will be passed through to kthread_park().
> + *
> + * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
> + * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restart" the thread and


s/restart/restarts

> + * calls the thread function again.
> + */


Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

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