kthread: add kerneldoc for kthread_create()
[deliverable/linux.git] / include / linux / kthread.h
1 #ifndef _LINUX_KTHREAD_H
2 #define _LINUX_KTHREAD_H
3 /* Simple interface for creating and stopping kernel threads without mess. */
4 #include <linux/err.h>
5 #include <linux/sched.h>
6
7 __printf(4, 5)
8 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
9 void *data,
10 int node,
11 const char namefmt[], ...);
12
13 /**
14 * kthread_create - create a kthread on the current node
15 * @threadfn: the function to run in the thread
16 * @data: data pointer for @threadfn()
17 * @namefmt: printf-style format string for the thread name
18 * @...: arguments for @namefmt.
19 *
20 * This macro will create a kthread on the current node, leaving it in
21 * the stopped state. This is just a helper for kthread_create_on_node();
22 * see the documentation there for more details.
23 */
24 #define kthread_create(threadfn, data, namefmt, arg...) \
25 kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, NUMA_NO_NODE, namefmt, ##arg)
26
27
28 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
29 void *data,
30 unsigned int cpu,
31 const char *namefmt);
32
33 /**
34 * kthread_run - create and wake a thread.
35 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
36 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
37 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
38 *
39 * Description: Convenient wrapper for kthread_create() followed by
40 * wake_up_process(). Returns the kthread or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
41 */
42 #define kthread_run(threadfn, data, namefmt, ...) \
43 ({ \
44 struct task_struct *__k \
45 = kthread_create(threadfn, data, namefmt, ## __VA_ARGS__); \
46 if (!IS_ERR(__k)) \
47 wake_up_process(__k); \
48 __k; \
49 })
50
51 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *k, unsigned int cpu);
52 void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct *k, const struct cpumask *mask);
53 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k);
54 bool kthread_should_stop(void);
55 bool kthread_should_park(void);
56 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen);
57 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *k);
58 void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct *k);
59 int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k);
60 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k);
61 void kthread_parkme(void);
62
63 int kthreadd(void *unused);
64 extern struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
65 extern int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct *tsk);
66
67 /*
68 * Simple work processor based on kthread.
69 *
70 * This provides easier way to make use of kthreads. A kthread_work
71 * can be queued and flushed using queue/kthread_flush_work()
72 * respectively. Queued kthread_works are processed by a kthread
73 * running kthread_worker_fn().
74 */
75 struct kthread_work;
76 typedef void (*kthread_work_func_t)(struct kthread_work *work);
77 void kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn(unsigned long __data);
78
79 enum {
80 KTW_FREEZABLE = 1 << 0, /* freeze during suspend */
81 };
82
83 struct kthread_worker {
84 unsigned int flags;
85 spinlock_t lock;
86 struct list_head work_list;
87 struct list_head delayed_work_list;
88 struct task_struct *task;
89 struct kthread_work *current_work;
90 };
91
92 struct kthread_work {
93 struct list_head node;
94 kthread_work_func_t func;
95 struct kthread_worker *worker;
96 /* Number of canceling calls that are running at the moment. */
97 int canceling;
98 };
99
100 struct kthread_delayed_work {
101 struct kthread_work work;
102 struct timer_list timer;
103 };
104
105 #define KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT(worker) { \
106 .lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((worker).lock), \
107 .work_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((worker).work_list), \
108 .delayed_work_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((worker).delayed_work_list),\
109 }
110
111 #define KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(work, fn) { \
112 .node = LIST_HEAD_INIT((work).node), \
113 .func = (fn), \
114 }
115
116 #define KTHREAD_DELAYED_WORK_INIT(dwork, fn) { \
117 .work = KTHREAD_WORK_INIT((dwork).work, (fn)), \
118 .timer = __TIMER_INITIALIZER(kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn, \
119 0, (unsigned long)&(dwork), \
120 TIMER_IRQSAFE), \
121 }
122
123 #define DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORKER(worker) \
124 struct kthread_worker worker = KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT(worker)
125
126 #define DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORK(work, fn) \
127 struct kthread_work work = KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(work, fn)
128
129 #define DEFINE_KTHREAD_DELAYED_WORK(dwork, fn) \
130 struct kthread_delayed_work dwork = \
131 KTHREAD_DELAYED_WORK_INIT(dwork, fn)
132
133 /*
134 * kthread_worker.lock needs its own lockdep class key when defined on
135 * stack with lockdep enabled. Use the following macros in such cases.
136 */
137 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
138 # define KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT_ONSTACK(worker) \
139 ({ kthread_init_worker(&worker); worker; })
140 # define DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORKER_ONSTACK(worker) \
141 struct kthread_worker worker = KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT_ONSTACK(worker)
142 #else
143 # define DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORKER_ONSTACK(worker) DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORKER(worker)
144 #endif
145
146 extern void __kthread_init_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker,
147 const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key);
148
149 #define kthread_init_worker(worker) \
150 do { \
151 static struct lock_class_key __key; \
152 __kthread_init_worker((worker), "("#worker")->lock", &__key); \
153 } while (0)
154
155 #define kthread_init_work(work, fn) \
156 do { \
157 memset((work), 0, sizeof(struct kthread_work)); \
158 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(work)->node); \
159 (work)->func = (fn); \
160 } while (0)
161
162 #define kthread_init_delayed_work(dwork, fn) \
163 do { \
164 kthread_init_work(&(dwork)->work, (fn)); \
165 __setup_timer(&(dwork)->timer, \
166 kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn, \
167 (unsigned long)(dwork), \
168 TIMER_IRQSAFE); \
169 } while (0)
170
171 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr);
172
173 __printf(2, 3)
174 struct kthread_worker *
175 kthread_create_worker(unsigned int flags, const char namefmt[], ...);
176
177 struct kthread_worker *
178 kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int flags,
179 const char namefmt[], ...);
180
181 bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
182 struct kthread_work *work);
183
184 bool kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
185 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork,
186 unsigned long delay);
187
188 bool kthread_mod_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
189 struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork,
190 unsigned long delay);
191
192 void kthread_flush_work(struct kthread_work *work);
193 void kthread_flush_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker);
194
195 bool kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work *work);
196 bool kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct kthread_delayed_work *work);
197
198 void kthread_destroy_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker);
199
200 #endif /* _LINUX_KTHREAD_H */
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