linux-kernel - [PATCH 23/32] powerpc: copy_thread(): rename 'arg' argument to 'kthread

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Date:	Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:14:46 +0200
From:	Alex Dowad <alexinbeijing@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>,
	Vineeth Vijayan <vvijayan@...sta.com>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org (open list:LINUX FOR POWERPC...)
Subject: [PATCH 23/32] powerpc: copy_thread(): rename 'arg' argument to 'kthread_arg'

The 'arg' argument to copy_thread() is only ever used when forking a new
kernel thread. Hence, rename it to 'kthread_arg' for clarity (and consistency
with do_fork() and other arch-specific implementations of copy_thread()).

Signed-off-by: Alex Dowad <alexinbeijing@...il.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index b4cc7be..febb50d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1114,8 +1114,11 @@ static void setup_ksp_vsid(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long sp)
  */
 extern unsigned long dscr_default; /* defined in arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c */
 
+/*
+ * Copy architecture-specific thread state
+ */
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long arg, struct task_struct *p)
+		unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *childregs, *kregs;
 	extern void ret_from_fork(void);
@@ -1127,6 +1130,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	sp -= sizeof(struct pt_regs);
 	childregs = (struct pt_regs *) sp;
 	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+		/* kernel thread */
 		struct thread_info *ti = (void *)task_stack_page(p);
 		memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 		childregs->gpr[1] = sp + sizeof(struct pt_regs);
@@ -1137,11 +1141,12 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_32BIT);
 		childregs->softe = 1;
 #endif
-		childregs->gpr[15] = arg;
+		childregs->gpr[15] = kthread_arg;
 		p->thread.regs = NULL;	/* no user register state */
 		ti->flags |= _TIF_RESTOREALL;
 		f = ret_from_kernel_thread;
 	} else {
+		/* user thread */
 		struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
 		CHECK_FULL_REGS(regs);
 		*childregs = *regs;
-- 
2.0.0.GIT

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