linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] loop: Add PF_LESS_THROTTLE to block/loop device thread.

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Message-ID: <20170616073658.GA20514@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:36:58 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     NeilBrown <neilb@...e.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] loop: Add PF_LESS_THROTTLE to block/loop device
 thread.

why isn't loop using kthread_create_worker()?  Why isn't the less
throttle a flag to kthread_create_worker()?  I hate all this open
coding..