linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] vhost: Add a new parameter in vhost

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Message-ID: <CACGkMEtRQguy5dg9X_8AYj=88DC_yn+HXPx0Lu_=e1JK02PhtA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:36:22 +0800
From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To: Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com>
Cc: mst@...hat.com, michael.christie@...cle.com, sgarzare@...hat.com, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, 
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] vhost: Add a new parameter in vhost_dev to allow
 user select kthread

On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> The vhost now uses vhost_task and workers as a child of the owner thread.
> While this aligns with containerization principles,it confuses some legacy
> userspace app, Therefore, we are reintroducing kthread API support.
>
> Introduce a new parameter to enable users to choose between
> kthread and task mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>

Thanks