linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] loop.c: kernel_thread() retval check

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Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:03:46 -0300
From:	"Julio Auto" <mindvortex@...il.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	"Solar Designer" <solar@...nwall.com>, "Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] loop.c: kernel_thread() retval check - 2.6.17.9

On 8/28/06, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org> wrote:
> The plan is to stop using the deprecated kernel_thread() in loop altogether.
>
> Please review
>
> >ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.18-rc4/2.6.18-rc4-mm3/broken-out/kthread-convert-loopc-to-kthread.patch
>

Well, the reason behind this patch is just adding a little bit of
cleanup code (ie., cleaning the 'lo' object) to the case when the
kernel thread creation fails, regardless of what implementation
loop_set_fd() uses to accomplish this.
In fact, I think the concept it's still usable after applying the
patch you mentioned, since after changing kernel_thread() for
kthread_create(), the only cleanup code added is setting lo->lo_thread
to NULL.

Cheers,

    Julio Auto
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