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).