linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v1 0/7]vhost: Add support of kthread API

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Message-ID: <20240911150013-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:02:04 -0400
From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To: Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>
Cc: Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com>, jasowang@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v1 0/7]vhost: Add support of kthread API

On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 11:20:30AM -0500, Mike Christie wrote:
> If people are ok with something similar as in this patchset where
> we have both vhost_tasks and kthreads, then I can send something.

It would be better, as you say, to modify the vhost_task code so it can
emulate the kthread behavior. However, given that apparently some users
are unhappy, what you describe would be a good stopgap solution
until we have that.

The main difficulty seems to be to describe what the
behaviour is, exactly, so userspace can make informed
decisions on what to use.

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MST