Re: [PATCH] kthread_should_stop_check_freeze

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Monday, 12 March 2007 14:24, Cedric Le Goater wrote:
> Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > On 03/12, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> >> On Monday, 12 March 2007 09:14, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >>> Can we get better name for this function?
> >> Well, I took the name from the Oleg's message.  Can you please suggest
> >> something?
> > 
> > Well, kthread_should_stop_check_freeze() is really awful, I agree :)
> > We need something better, but I can't suggest anything.
> 
> not much better, but what about kthread_should_stop_or_freeze() ?

IMO this suggests that the thread will either stop or freeze itself, but the
freezing part is not unconditional.

I was thinking of kthread_should_stop_freezable() .

Greetings,
Rafael
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