kthread_run(9) create and wake a thread.

SYNOPSIS

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

ARGUMENTS

threadfn

the function to run until signal_pending(current).

data

data ptr for threadfn.

namefmt

printf-style name for the thread.

...

variable arguments

DESCRIPTION

Convenient wrapper for kthread_create followed by wake_up_process. Returns the kthread or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).

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