linux-kernel - [PATCH 31/32] x86: copy_thread(): rename 'arg' argument to 'kthread

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Date:	Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:14:54 +0200
From:	Alex Dowad <alexinbeijing@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	x86@...nel.org (maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE...),
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Suresh Siddha <sbsiddha@...il.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 31/32] x86: 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/x86/kernel/process_32.c | 9 +++++++--
 arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 603c4f9..efb4a6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 	release_vm86_irqs(dead_task);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Copy architecture-specific thread state
+ */
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
-	unsigned long arg, struct task_struct *p)
+	unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
@@ -149,13 +152,15 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		childregs->es = __USER_DS;
 		childregs->fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
 		childregs->bx = sp;	/* function */
-		childregs->bp = arg;
+		childregs->bp = kthread_arg;
 		childregs->orig_ax = -1;
 		childregs->cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
 		childregs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = NULL;
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	/* user thread */
 	*childregs = *current_pt_regs();
 	childregs->ax = 0;
 	if (sp)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 67fcc43..a27abb6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -151,8 +151,11 @@ static inline u32 read_32bit_tls(struct task_struct *t, int tls)
 	return get_desc_base(&t->thread.tls_array[tls]);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Copy architecture-specific thread state
+ */
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
-		unsigned long arg, struct task_struct *p)
+		unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
@@ -179,12 +182,14 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		childregs->sp = (unsigned long)childregs;
 		childregs->ss = __KERNEL_DS;
 		childregs->bx = sp; /* function */
-		childregs->bp = arg;
+		childregs->bp = kthread_arg;
 		childregs->orig_ax = -1;
 		childregs->cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
 		childregs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	/* user thread */
 	*childregs = *current_pt_regs();
 
 	childregs->ax = 0;
-- 
2.0.0.GIT

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