[linux-cifs-client] Re: cifs and kthread_run / kernel_thread

[Steve French (smfltc)]

Q (Igor Mammedov) wrote:

> Steve French (smfltc) wrote:
>
>> No - IIRC the original patch (for the switch of cifs from 
>> kernel_thread to kthread) had a
>> minor implementation problem in handling the cifs_demultiplex thread, 
>> so this one small
>> area was left with the old style.
>>
>>> iii) Is it difficult to switch to the new interface?
>>>  
>>>
>> No, I don't think so, but I have not investigated it.  We would be happy
>> to review and test a patch for this though.
>>
>>> ***************************
>>
>
> It seems to me that I rewrote cifs_demultiplex_thread to use 
> kthread_run in DFS patch.
>
Yes - Q's  patch has the final change to kthread (as part of a larger 
DFS change).  The original
patch which switched to kthread was done long before this.

I have not broken all the large dfs patch into small pieces but will 
look to see if just this part
can be done easily