linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 2/8] fork: move PF_IO_WORKER's kernel frame setup to new flag

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXy1-jCSTNw8A7ZyvNja5P31kXp=uV2cN-CHrKaaQgCag@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 8 Oct 2021 10:21:01 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>
Cc:     vverma@...italocean.com, hdanton@...a.com,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "Stefano Garzarella --cc virtualization @ lists . linux-foundation . org" 
        <sgarzare@...hat.com>, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 2/8] fork: move PF_IO_WORKER's kernel frame setup to
 new flag

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 11:45 PM Mike Christie
<michael.christie@...cle.com> wrote:
> The vhost worker threads need the same frame setup as io_uring's worker
> threads, but handle signals differently and do not need the same
> scheduling behavior. This patch separate's the frame setup parts of
> PF_IO_WORKER into a new PF flag PF_USER_WORKER.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>

>  arch/m68k/kernel/process.c       | 2 +-

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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