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).