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Commit e32cf5df authored by Eric W. Biederman's avatar Eric W. Biederman
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kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread



The point of using set_child_tid to hold the kthread pointer was that
it already did what is necessary.  There are now restrictions on when
set_child_tid can be initialized and when set_child_tid can be used in
schedule_tail.  Which indicates that continuing to use set_child_tid
to hold the kthread pointer is a bad idea.

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.

Rename pf_io_worker (which is a void * pointer) to worker_private so
it can be used to store kthreads struct kthread pointer.  Update the
kthread code to store the kthread pointer in the worker_private field.
Remove the places where set_child_tid had to be dealt with carefully
because kthreads also used it.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgtFAA9SbVYg0gR1tqPMC17-NYcs0GQkaYg1bGhh1uJQQ@mail.gmail.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/87a6grvqy8.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org
Suggested-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatar"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
parent 00580f03
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