Re: keventd_create_kthread

[Srivatsa Vaddagiri]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 08:12:19AM +0000, Andrew Morton wrote:
> However, if that wake_up_process() comes too early we'll just flip the new
> thread out of TASK_INTERUPTIBLE into TASK_RUNNING and the schedule() in
> kthread() will fall straight through.  So perhaps we can simply remove the
> wait_task_inactive()?

If wake_up_process() comes too early (when the target task is still
in TASK_RUNNING state), then won't wake_up_process() be a no-op?
In which case, the target kthread will miss a wake-up event 
(kthread_start/kthread_stop)?

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Thanks and Regards,
Srivatsa Vaddagiri,
Linux Technology Center,
IBM Software Labs,
Bangalore, INDIA - 560017
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