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KTHREAD_STOP(9) | Driver Basics | KTHREAD_STOP(9) |
NAME¶
kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create.
SYNOPSIS¶
int kthread_stop(struct task_struct * k);
ARGUMENTS¶
k
thread created by kthread_create.
DESCRIPTION¶
Sets kthread_should_stop for k to return true, wakes it, and waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create instead of calling wake_up_process: the thread will exit without calling threadfn.
If threadfn may call do_exit itself, the caller must ensure task_struct can´t go away.
Returns the result of threadfn, or -EINTR if wake_up_process was never called.
COPYRIGHT¶
May 2024 | Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. |