Re: [PATCH] kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2021-12-23 17:20:51
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On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 9:19 PM Eric W. Biederman [off-list ref] wrote:
Instead of continuing to use the set_child_tid field of task_struct generalize the pf_io_worker field of task_struct and use it to hold the kthread pointer.
Well that patch certainly looks like a nice cleanup to me. Thanks.
Linus