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From: "Richard B. Johnson" <linux-os@analogic.com>
To: linux <kernel@wired-net.gr>
Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6 Kernel Threads
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 09:58:25 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0505160956570.18329@chaos.analogic.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <002f01c55a1a$7c2cfda0$0101010a@dioxide>

On Mon, 16 May 2005, linux wrote:

> Hi all,
> can u tell how i can start/stop a kernel thread in 2.6.x series kernel???
>
>
> Thanks in advance.

You send it a signal. There are several drivers that use kernel threads.
You can see how they synchronize shut-down for module removal by
using a semaphone and a signal.


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2005-05-16 13:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-05-16 13:23 linux
2005-05-16 13:40 ` Sean Neakums
2005-05-16 13:45 ` Lars Roland
2005-05-16 13:58 ` Richard B. Johnson [this message]

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