linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] macintosh/therm_windtunnel.c: Convert to kthread API.

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Message-Id: <20070419163740.9035654d.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:37:40 -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>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] macintosh/therm_windtunnel.c: Convert to kthread API.

On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:58:48 -0600
"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:

> Start the g4fand using kthread_run not a combination
> of kernel_thread and deamonize.  This makes the code
> a little simpler and more maintainable.

I had a bit of trouble reviewing this one because I was laughing so hard at
the attempted coding-style in that driver.  Oh well.

I continue creeping into Christoph's camp - there's quite a bit of
open-coded gunk which would go away if we were to teach this driver about
kthread_should_stop() and kthread_stop(), and the conversion looks awfully
easy to do.  It's a shame to stop here.

Oh well, I guess at least this is some forward progress.
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