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

[Andrew Morton]

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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