1 /* Kernel thread helper functions.
2 * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corporation, Rusty Russell.
4 * Creation is done via kthreadd, so that we get a clean environment
5 * even if we're invoked from userspace (think modprobe, hotplug cpu,
8 #include <linux/sched.h>
9 #include <linux/kthread.h>
10 #include <linux/completion.h>
11 #include <linux/err.h>
12 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
13 #include <linux/unistd.h>
14 #include <linux/file.h>
15 #include <linux/export.h>
16 #include <linux/mutex.h>
17 #include <linux/slab.h>
18 #include <linux/freezer.h>
19 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
21 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
22 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list);
23 struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
25 struct kthread_create_info
27 /* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */
28 int (*threadfn)(void *data);
32 /* Result passed back to kthread_create() from kthreadd. */
33 struct task_struct *result;
34 struct completion done;
36 struct list_head list;
42 struct completion exited;
45 #define to_kthread(tsk) \
46 container_of((tsk)->vfork_done, struct kthread, exited)
49 * kthread_should_stop - should this kthread return now?
51 * When someone calls kthread_stop() on your kthread, it will be woken
52 * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return
53 * value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
55 int kthread_should_stop(void)
57 return to_kthread(current)->should_stop;
59 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
62 * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
63 * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
65 * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
66 * refrigerator if necessary. This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
67 * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
68 * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
70 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen)
76 if (unlikely(freezing(current)))
77 frozen = __refrigerator(true);
82 return kthread_should_stop();
84 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop);
87 * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
88 * @task: kthread task in question
90 * Return the data value specified when kthread @task was created.
91 * The caller is responsible for ensuring the validity of @task when
92 * calling this function.
94 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
96 return to_kthread(task)->data;
99 static int kthread(void *_create)
101 /* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
102 struct kthread_create_info *create = _create;
103 int (*threadfn)(void *data) = create->threadfn;
104 void *data = create->data;
108 self.should_stop = 0;
110 init_completion(&self.exited);
111 current->vfork_done = &self.exited;
113 /* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
114 __set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
115 create->result = current;
116 complete(&create->done);
120 if (!self.should_stop)
121 ret = threadfn(data);
123 /* we can't just return, we must preserve "self" on stack */
127 /* called from do_fork() to get node information for about to be created task */
128 int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct *tsk)
131 if (tsk == kthreadd_task)
132 return tsk->pref_node_fork;
134 return numa_node_id();
137 static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info *create)
142 current->pref_node_fork = create->node;
144 /* We want our own signal handler (we take no signals by default). */
145 pid = kernel_thread(kthread, create, CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
147 create->result = ERR_PTR(pid);
148 complete(&create->done);
153 * kthread_create_on_node - create a kthread.
154 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
155 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
156 * @node: memory node number.
157 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
159 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel
160 * thread. The thread will be stopped: use wake_up_process() to start
161 * it. See also kthread_run().
163 * If thread is going to be bound on a particular cpu, give its node
164 * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give -1.
165 * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
166 * argument. @threadfn() can either call do_exit() directly if it is a
167 * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
168 * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
169 * kthread_stop() has been called). The return value should be zero
170 * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
172 * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
174 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
177 const char namefmt[],
180 struct kthread_create_info create;
182 create.threadfn = threadfn;
185 init_completion(&create.done);
187 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
188 list_add_tail(&create.list, &kthread_create_list);
189 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
191 wake_up_process(kthreadd_task);
192 wait_for_completion(&create.done);
194 if (!IS_ERR(create.result)) {
195 static const struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = 0 };
198 va_start(args, namefmt);
199 vsnprintf(create.result->comm, sizeof(create.result->comm),
203 * root may have changed our (kthreadd's) priority or CPU mask.
204 * The kernel thread should not inherit these properties.
206 sched_setscheduler_nocheck(create.result, SCHED_NORMAL, ¶m);
207 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(create.result, cpu_all_mask);
209 return create.result;
211 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node);
214 * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
215 * @p: thread created by kthread_create().
216 * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
218 * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
219 * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
220 * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
222 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
224 /* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
225 if (!wait_task_inactive(p, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE)) {
230 /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
231 do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu));
232 p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
234 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
237 * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
238 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
240 * Sets kthread_should_stop() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
241 * waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create()
242 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will exit without
243 * calling threadfn().
245 * If threadfn() may call do_exit() itself, the caller must ensure
246 * task_struct can't go away.
248 * Returns the result of threadfn(), or %-EINTR if wake_up_process()
251 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k)
253 struct kthread *kthread;
256 trace_sched_kthread_stop(k);
259 kthread = to_kthread(k);
260 barrier(); /* it might have exited */
261 if (k->vfork_done != NULL) {
262 kthread->should_stop = 1;
264 wait_for_completion(&kthread->exited);
269 trace_sched_kthread_stop_ret(ret);
273 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop);
275 int kthreadd(void *unused)
277 struct task_struct *tsk = current;
279 /* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
280 set_task_comm(tsk, "kthreadd");
282 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpu_all_mask);
283 set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_HIGH_MEMORY]);
285 current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
288 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
289 if (list_empty(&kthread_create_list))
291 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
293 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
294 while (!list_empty(&kthread_create_list)) {
295 struct kthread_create_info *create;
297 create = list_entry(kthread_create_list.next,
298 struct kthread_create_info, list);
299 list_del_init(&create->list);
300 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
302 create_kthread(create);
304 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
306 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
312 void __init_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker,
314 struct lock_class_key *key)
316 spin_lock_init(&worker->lock);
317 lockdep_set_class_and_name(&worker->lock, key, name);
318 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker->work_list);
321 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_kthread_worker);
324 * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
325 * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
327 * This function can be used as @threadfn to kthread_create() or
328 * kthread_run() with @worker_ptr argument pointing to an initialized
329 * kthread_worker. The started kthread will process work_list until
330 * the it is stopped with kthread_stop(). A kthread can also call
331 * this function directly after extra initialization.
333 * Different kthreads can be used for the same kthread_worker as long
334 * as there's only one kthread attached to it at any given time. A
335 * kthread_worker without an attached kthread simply collects queued
338 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
340 struct kthread_worker *worker = worker_ptr;
341 struct kthread_work *work;
343 WARN_ON(worker->task);
344 worker->task = current;
346 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); /* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
348 if (kthread_should_stop()) {
349 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
350 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
352 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
357 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
358 if (!list_empty(&worker->work_list)) {
359 work = list_first_entry(&worker->work_list,
360 struct kthread_work, node);
361 list_del_init(&work->node);
363 worker->current_work = work;
364 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
367 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
369 } else if (!freezing(current))
375 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);
377 /* insert @work before @pos in @worker */
378 static void insert_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
379 struct kthread_work *work,
380 struct list_head *pos)
382 lockdep_assert_held(&worker->lock);
384 list_add_tail(&work->node, pos);
385 work->worker = worker;
386 if (likely(worker->task))
387 wake_up_process(worker->task);
391 * queue_kthread_work - queue a kthread_work
392 * @worker: target kthread_worker
393 * @work: kthread_work to queue
395 * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution. @task
396 * must have been created with kthread_worker_create(). Returns %true
397 * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
399 bool queue_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
400 struct kthread_work *work)
405 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
406 if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
407 insert_kthread_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
410 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
413 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(queue_kthread_work);
415 struct kthread_flush_work {
416 struct kthread_work work;
417 struct completion done;
420 static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work *work)
422 struct kthread_flush_work *fwork =
423 container_of(work, struct kthread_flush_work, work);
424 complete(&fwork->done);
428 * flush_kthread_work - flush a kthread_work
429 * @work: work to flush
431 * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
433 void flush_kthread_work(struct kthread_work *work)
435 struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
436 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
437 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
439 struct kthread_worker *worker;
443 worker = work->worker;
447 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
448 if (work->worker != worker) {
449 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
453 if (!list_empty(&work->node))
454 insert_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work, work->node.next);
455 else if (worker->current_work == work)
456 insert_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work, worker->work_list.next);
460 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
463 wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
465 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_work);
468 * flush_kthread_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
469 * @worker: worker to flush
471 * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
474 void flush_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
476 struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
477 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
478 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
481 queue_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work);
482 wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
484 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_worker);