Re: 2.4 Kernel thread start/stop

[Richard B. Johnson]

On Thu, 19 May 2005, linux wrote:

> Hi all,
> i am starting from inside a module a kernel thread*,but in some time later
> i
> want to remove that module and stop the thread.
> What is the process while unloading a module to release a kernel thread in
> 2.4.x kernel series.?????
>
> Thanks in advance.

Look at code that uses kernel threads. You send the task a signal
and synchronize its exit with a semaphore.



Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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