Re: [RFC PATCH 02/18] kthread: Add API for iterant kthreads

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Petr Mladek <hidden>
Date
2015-06-15 12:46:57
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Tejun Heo, 2015-06-09
On Tue 2015-06-09 15:23:49, Tejun Heo wrote:
Hello, Petr.

On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 05:01:01PM +0200, Petr Mladek wrote:
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+static int kthread_iterant_fn(void *kti_ptr)
+{
+	struct kthread_iterant *kti = kti_ptr;
+	void *data = kti->data;
+
+	if (kti->init)
+		kti->init(data);
+
+	do {
+		if (kti->func)
+			kti->func(data);
Is supporting kthread_iterant w/o the body function intentional?  If
so, did you have anything specific on mind for it?  I don't think it
matters either way.  Just curious how this came to be.
Good question. It might make sense to add a warning for kthreads
with empty main function.

Best Regards,
Petr
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