Re: [PATCH] kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Thu Dec 23 2021 - 12:20:51 EST


On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 9:19 PM Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Instead of continuing to use the set_child_tid field of task_struct
> generalize the pf_io_worker field of task_struct and use it to hold
> the kthread pointer.

Well that patch certainly looks like a nice cleanup to me. Thanks.

Linus