1KTHREAD_STOP(9)                  Driver Basics                 KTHREAD_STOP(9)
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NAME

6       kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create.
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SYNOPSIS

9       int kthread_stop(struct task_struct * k);
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ARGUMENTS

12       k
13           thread created by kthread_create.
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DESCRIPTION

16       Sets kthread_should_stop for k to return true, wakes it, and waits for
17       it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create instead of
18       calling wake_up_process: the thread will exit without calling threadfn.
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20       If threadfn may call do_exit itself, the caller must ensure task_struct
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23       Returns the result of threadfn, or -EINTR if wake_up_process was never
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27Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011                 KTHREAD_STOP(9)
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