linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] s390/scsi/zfcp_erp: Convert to use the kthread API

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Date:	Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:17:09 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	"<Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>, containers@...ts.osdl.org,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Swen Schillig <swen@...t.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] s390/scsi/zfcp_erp: Convert to use the kthread API

On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 01:58:42AM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> 
> Modify zfcperp%s to be started with kthread_run not
> a combination of kernel_thread, daemonize and siginitsetinv
> making the code slightly simpler and more maintainable.

This driver would also benefit from a full kthread conversion.
Unfortunately it has a strange dual-use semaphore (->erp_ready_sem)
that hinders a straight conversion.  Maybe the maintainer can take
a look whether there's a nice way to get rid of that one?

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