kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread
authorEric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:10:09 +0000 (22:10 -0600)
committerEric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Sat, 8 Jan 2022 15:39:49 +0000 (09:39 -0600)
commite32cf5dfbe227b355776948b2c9b5691b84d1cbd
treec00df29e5a3bf47010fbdf5e5dbaa20325b7d1a6
parent00580f03af5eb2a527875b4a80a5effd95bda2fa
kthread: Generalize pf_io_worker so it can point to struct kthread

The point of using set_child_tid to hold the kthread pointer was that
it already did what is necessary.  There are now restrictions on when
set_child_tid can be initialized and when set_child_tid can be used in
schedule_tail.  Which indicates that continuing to use set_child_tid
to hold the kthread pointer is a bad idea.

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.

Rename pf_io_worker (which is a void * pointer) to worker_private so
it can be used to store kthreads struct kthread pointer.  Update the
kthread code to store the kthread pointer in the worker_private field.
Remove the places where set_child_tid had to be dealt with carefully
because kthreads also used it.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgtFAA9SbVYg0gR1tqPMC17-NYcs0GQkaYg1bGhh1uJQQ@mail.gmail.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/87a6grvqy8.fsf_-_@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org
Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
fs/io-wq.c
fs/io-wq.h
include/linux/sched.h
kernel/fork.c
kernel/kthread.c
kernel/sched/core.c