kernel threads

Christian Widmer (cwidmer@iiic.ethz.ch)
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 00:23:35 +0200


i'm new to in developing kernel software under linux and what to
know if i'm write when i create kernel_threads like this:

variant I
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1) call kernel_thread
2) in the thread function
a) get the big kernel lock
b) call daemonize
c) release big kernel lock

variant II
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schedule the call to kernel_thread using tq_schedule

- is there no need to call daemonize in the second variant - if yes why?
- can i do both variants during interupt time (when there is no valid
current)?

chris
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