KTHREAD_RUN(9)                            Driver Basics                            KTHREAD_RUN(9)



NAME
       kthread_run - 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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Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                            KTHREAD_RUN(9)