Re: [1/1] CBUS: new very fast (for insert operations) message busbased on kenel connector.

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Apr 01 2005 - 02:28:17 EST


Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > +static int cbus_event_thread(void *data)
> > > +{
> > > + int i, non_empty = 0, empty = 0;
> > > + struct cbus_event_container *c;
> > > +
> > > + daemonize(cbus_name);
> > > + allow_signal(SIGTERM);
> > > + set_user_nice(current, 19);
> >
> > Please use the kthread api for managing this thread.
> >
> > Is a new kernel thread needed?
>
> Logic behind cbus is following:
> 1. make insert operation return as soon as possible,
> 2. deferring actual message delivering to the safe time
>
> That thread does second point.

But does it need a new thread rather than using the existing keventd?
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