1KTHREAD_RUN(9)                   Driver Basics                  KTHREAD_RUN(9)
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NAME

6       kthread_run - create and wake a thread.
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SYNOPSIS

9       kthread_run(threadfn, data, namefmt, ...);
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ARGUMENTS

12       threadfn
13           the function to run until signal_pending(current).
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15       data
16           data ptr for threadfn.
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18       namefmt
19           printf-style name for the thread.
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DESCRIPTION

25       Convenient wrapper for kthread_create followed by wake_up_process.
26       Returns the kthread or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
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29Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10         June 2019                    KTHREAD_RUN(9)
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