> If I try to launch (in kernel land) a kernel thread as follows:
>
> pid_kthread = kernel_thread(mythread, ...);
>
> how can I stop/kill it afterwards (from another process but
> also in kernel
> land)
AFAIK you won't get action from any process over kernel
threads.
> and wait for it having finished? sys_waitpid isn't a
> good solution
> as it expects to be the kernel thread a child of the current
> process..
Maybe you could explain the exact domain concerned as
in many cases you'd get lost in synchronisation using
those controls.
Regards, Fabian
> thanks,
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