1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 /* Kernel thread helper functions.
3 * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corporation, Rusty Russell.
4 * Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
6 * Creation is done via kthreadd, so that we get a clean environment
7 * even if we're invoked from userspace (think modprobe, hotplug cpu,
10 #include <uapi/linux/sched/types.h>
12 #include <linux/mmu_context.h>
13 #include <linux/sched.h>
14 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
15 #include <linux/sched/task.h>
16 #include <linux/kthread.h>
17 #include <linux/completion.h>
18 #include <linux/err.h>
19 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
20 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
21 #include <linux/unistd.h>
22 #include <linux/file.h>
23 #include <linux/export.h>
24 #include <linux/mutex.h>
25 #include <linux/slab.h>
26 #include <linux/freezer.h>
27 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
28 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
29 #include <linux/numa.h>
30 #include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
31 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
34 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock
);
35 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list
);
36 struct task_struct
*kthreadd_task
;
38 struct kthread_create_info
40 /* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */
41 int (*threadfn
)(void *data
);
45 /* Result passed back to kthread_create() from kthreadd. */
46 struct task_struct
*result
;
47 struct completion
*done
;
49 struct list_head list
;
56 int (*threadfn
)(void *);
59 struct completion parked
;
60 struct completion exited
;
61 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
62 struct cgroup_subsys_state
*blkcg_css
;
64 /* To store the full name if task comm is truncated. */
69 KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
= 0,
74 static inline struct kthread
*to_kthread(struct task_struct
*k
)
76 WARN_ON(!(k
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
));
77 return k
->worker_private
;
81 * Variant of to_kthread() that doesn't assume @p is a kthread.
83 * Per construction; when:
85 * (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) && p->worker_private
87 * the task is both a kthread and struct kthread is persistent. However
88 * PF_KTHREAD on it's own is not, kernel_thread() can exec() (See umh.c and
91 static inline struct kthread
*__to_kthread(struct task_struct
*p
)
93 void *kthread
= p
->worker_private
;
94 if (kthread
&& !(p
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
))
99 void get_kthread_comm(char *buf
, size_t buf_size
, struct task_struct
*tsk
)
101 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(tsk
);
103 if (!kthread
|| !kthread
->full_name
) {
104 __get_task_comm(buf
, buf_size
, tsk
);
108 strscpy_pad(buf
, kthread
->full_name
, buf_size
);
111 bool set_kthread_struct(struct task_struct
*p
)
113 struct kthread
*kthread
;
115 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(to_kthread(p
)))
118 kthread
= kzalloc(sizeof(*kthread
), GFP_KERNEL
);
122 init_completion(&kthread
->exited
);
123 init_completion(&kthread
->parked
);
124 p
->vfork_done
= &kthread
->exited
;
126 p
->worker_private
= kthread
;
130 void free_kthread_struct(struct task_struct
*k
)
132 struct kthread
*kthread
;
135 * Can be NULL if kmalloc() in set_kthread_struct() failed.
137 kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
141 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
142 WARN_ON_ONCE(kthread
->blkcg_css
);
144 k
->worker_private
= NULL
;
145 kfree(kthread
->full_name
);
150 * kthread_should_stop - should this kthread return now?
152 * When someone calls kthread_stop() on your kthread, it will be woken
153 * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return
154 * value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
156 bool kthread_should_stop(void)
158 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
, &to_kthread(current
)->flags
);
160 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop
);
162 bool __kthread_should_park(struct task_struct
*k
)
164 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &to_kthread(k
)->flags
);
166 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kthread_should_park
);
169 * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now?
171 * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
172 * and this will return true. You should then do the necessary
173 * cleanup and call kthread_parkme()
175 * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
176 * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and
177 * calls the thread function again.
179 bool kthread_should_park(void)
181 return __kthread_should_park(current
);
183 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_should_park
);
186 * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
187 * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
189 * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
190 * refrigerator if necessary. This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
191 * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
192 * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
194 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen
)
200 if (unlikely(freezing(current
)))
201 frozen
= __refrigerator(true);
204 *was_frozen
= frozen
;
206 return kthread_should_stop();
208 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop
);
211 * kthread_func - return the function specified on kthread creation
212 * @task: kthread task in question
214 * Returns NULL if the task is not a kthread.
216 void *kthread_func(struct task_struct
*task
)
218 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(task
);
220 return kthread
->threadfn
;
223 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_func
);
226 * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
227 * @task: kthread task in question
229 * Return the data value specified when kthread @task was created.
230 * The caller is responsible for ensuring the validity of @task when
231 * calling this function.
233 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct
*task
)
235 return to_kthread(task
)->data
;
237 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_data
);
240 * kthread_probe_data - speculative version of kthread_data()
241 * @task: possible kthread task in question
243 * @task could be a kthread task. Return the data value specified when it
244 * was created if accessible. If @task isn't a kthread task or its data is
245 * inaccessible for any reason, %NULL is returned. This function requires
246 * that @task itself is safe to dereference.
248 void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct
*task
)
250 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(task
);
254 copy_from_kernel_nofault(&data
, &kthread
->data
, sizeof(data
));
258 static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread
*self
)
262 * TASK_PARKED is a special state; we must serialize against
263 * possible pending wakeups to avoid store-store collisions on
266 * Such a collision might possibly result in the task state
267 * changin from TASK_PARKED and us failing the
268 * wait_task_inactive() in kthread_park().
270 set_special_state(TASK_PARKED
);
271 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &self
->flags
))
275 * Thread is going to call schedule(), do not preempt it,
276 * or the caller of kthread_park() may spend more time in
277 * wait_task_inactive().
280 complete(&self
->parked
);
281 schedule_preempt_disabled();
284 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
287 void kthread_parkme(void)
289 __kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current
));
291 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_parkme
);
294 * kthread_exit - Cause the current kthread return @result to kthread_stop().
295 * @result: The integer value to return to kthread_stop().
297 * While kthread_exit can be called directly, it exists so that
298 * functions which do some additional work in non-modular code such as
299 * module_put_and_kthread_exit can be implemented.
303 void __noreturn
kthread_exit(long result
)
305 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(current
);
306 kthread
->result
= result
;
311 * kthread_complete_and_exit - Exit the current kthread.
312 * @comp: Completion to complete
313 * @code: The integer value to return to kthread_stop().
315 * If present complete @comp and the reuturn code to kthread_stop().
317 * A kernel thread whose module may be removed after the completion of
318 * @comp can use this function exit safely.
322 void __noreturn
kthread_complete_and_exit(struct completion
*comp
, long code
)
329 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_complete_and_exit
);
331 static int kthread(void *_create
)
333 static const struct sched_param param
= { .sched_priority
= 0 };
334 /* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
335 struct kthread_create_info
*create
= _create
;
336 int (*threadfn
)(void *data
) = create
->threadfn
;
337 void *data
= create
->data
;
338 struct completion
*done
;
339 struct kthread
*self
;
342 self
= to_kthread(current
);
344 /* If user was SIGKILLed, I release the structure. */
345 done
= xchg(&create
->done
, NULL
);
348 kthread_exit(-EINTR
);
351 self
->threadfn
= threadfn
;
355 * The new thread inherited kthreadd's priority and CPU mask. Reset
356 * back to default in case they have been changed.
358 sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current
, SCHED_NORMAL
, ¶m
);
359 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current
, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_FLAG_KTHREAD
));
361 /* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
362 __set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
);
363 create
->result
= current
;
365 * Thread is going to call schedule(), do not preempt it,
366 * or the creator may spend more time in wait_task_inactive().
370 schedule_preempt_disabled();
374 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
, &self
->flags
)) {
375 cgroup_kthread_ready();
376 __kthread_parkme(self
);
377 ret
= threadfn(data
);
382 /* called from kernel_clone() to get node information for about to be created task */
383 int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct
*tsk
)
386 if (tsk
== kthreadd_task
)
387 return tsk
->pref_node_fork
;
392 static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info
*create
)
397 current
->pref_node_fork
= create
->node
;
399 /* We want our own signal handler (we take no signals by default). */
400 pid
= kernel_thread(kthread
, create
, CLONE_FS
| CLONE_FILES
| SIGCHLD
);
402 /* If user was SIGKILLed, I release the structure. */
403 struct completion
*done
= xchg(&create
->done
, NULL
);
409 create
->result
= ERR_PTR(pid
);
414 static __printf(4, 0)
415 struct task_struct
*__kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn
)(void *data
),
416 void *data
, int node
,
417 const char namefmt
[],
420 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done
);
421 struct task_struct
*task
;
422 struct kthread_create_info
*create
= kmalloc(sizeof(*create
),
426 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
427 create
->threadfn
= threadfn
;
430 create
->done
= &done
;
432 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock
);
433 list_add_tail(&create
->list
, &kthread_create_list
);
434 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock
);
436 wake_up_process(kthreadd_task
);
438 * Wait for completion in killable state, for I might be chosen by
439 * the OOM killer while kthreadd is trying to allocate memory for
442 if (unlikely(wait_for_completion_killable(&done
))) {
444 * If I was SIGKILLed before kthreadd (or new kernel thread)
445 * calls complete(), leave the cleanup of this structure to
448 if (xchg(&create
->done
, NULL
))
449 return ERR_PTR(-EINTR
);
451 * kthreadd (or new kernel thread) will call complete()
454 wait_for_completion(&done
);
456 task
= create
->result
;
458 char name
[TASK_COMM_LEN
];
463 * task is already visible to other tasks, so updating
464 * COMM must be protected.
467 len
= vsnprintf(name
, sizeof(name
), namefmt
, aq
);
469 if (len
>= TASK_COMM_LEN
) {
470 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(task
);
472 /* leave it truncated when out of memory. */
473 kthread
->full_name
= kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL
, namefmt
, args
);
475 set_task_comm(task
, name
);
482 * kthread_create_on_node - create a kthread.
483 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
484 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
485 * @node: task and thread structures for the thread are allocated on this node
486 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
488 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel
489 * thread. The thread will be stopped: use wake_up_process() to start
490 * it. See also kthread_run(). The new thread has SCHED_NORMAL policy and
491 * is affine to all CPUs.
493 * If thread is going to be bound on a particular cpu, give its node
494 * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give NUMA_NO_NODE.
495 * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
496 * argument. @threadfn() can either return directly if it is a
497 * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
498 * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
499 * kthread_stop() has been called). The return value should be zero
500 * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
502 * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) or ERR_PTR(-EINTR).
504 struct task_struct
*kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn
)(void *data
),
505 void *data
, int node
,
506 const char namefmt
[],
509 struct task_struct
*task
;
512 va_start(args
, namefmt
);
513 task
= __kthread_create_on_node(threadfn
, data
, node
, namefmt
, args
);
518 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node
);
520 static void __kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct
*p
, const struct cpumask
*mask
, unsigned int state
)
524 if (!wait_task_inactive(p
, state
)) {
529 /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
530 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&p
->pi_lock
, flags
);
531 do_set_cpus_allowed(p
, mask
);
532 p
->flags
|= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY
;
533 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p
->pi_lock
, flags
);
536 static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct
*p
, unsigned int cpu
, unsigned int state
)
538 __kthread_bind_mask(p
, cpumask_of(cpu
), state
);
541 void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct
*p
, const struct cpumask
*mask
)
543 __kthread_bind_mask(p
, mask
, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
);
547 * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
548 * @p: thread created by kthread_create().
549 * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
551 * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
552 * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
553 * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
555 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct
*p
, unsigned int cpu
)
557 __kthread_bind(p
, cpu
, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
);
559 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind
);
562 * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread
563 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
564 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
565 * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
566 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
567 * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
569 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread
571 struct task_struct
*kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn
)(void *data
),
572 void *data
, unsigned int cpu
,
575 struct task_struct
*p
;
577 p
= kthread_create_on_node(threadfn
, data
, cpu_to_node(cpu
), namefmt
,
581 kthread_bind(p
, cpu
);
582 /* CPU hotplug need to bind once again when unparking the thread. */
583 to_kthread(p
)->cpu
= cpu
;
586 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_cpu
);
588 void kthread_set_per_cpu(struct task_struct
*k
, int cpu
)
590 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
594 WARN_ON_ONCE(!(k
->flags
& PF_NO_SETAFFINITY
));
597 clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
);
602 set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
);
605 bool kthread_is_per_cpu(struct task_struct
*p
)
607 struct kthread
*kthread
= __to_kthread(p
);
611 return test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
);
615 * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create().
616 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
618 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and
619 * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its
620 * bound to the cpu again.
622 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct
*k
)
624 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
627 * Newly created kthread was parked when the CPU was offline.
628 * The binding was lost and we need to set it again.
630 if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU
, &kthread
->flags
))
631 __kthread_bind(k
, kthread
->cpu
, TASK_PARKED
);
633 clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
);
635 * __kthread_parkme() will either see !SHOULD_PARK or get the wakeup.
637 wake_up_state(k
, TASK_PARKED
);
639 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_unpark
);
642 * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create().
643 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
645 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
646 * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create()
647 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without
648 * calling threadfn().
650 * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited.
651 * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set.
653 int kthread_park(struct task_struct
*k
)
655 struct kthread
*kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
657 if (WARN_ON(k
->flags
& PF_EXITING
))
660 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
)))
663 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK
, &kthread
->flags
);
667 * Wait for __kthread_parkme() to complete(), this means we
668 * _will_ have TASK_PARKED and are about to call schedule().
670 wait_for_completion(&kthread
->parked
);
672 * Now wait for that schedule() to complete and the task to
675 WARN_ON_ONCE(!wait_task_inactive(k
, TASK_PARKED
));
680 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_park
);
683 * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
684 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
686 * Sets kthread_should_stop() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
687 * waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create()
688 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will exit without
689 * calling threadfn().
691 * If threadfn() may call kthread_exit() itself, the caller must ensure
692 * task_struct can't go away.
694 * Returns the result of threadfn(), or %-EINTR if wake_up_process()
697 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct
*k
)
699 struct kthread
*kthread
;
702 trace_sched_kthread_stop(k
);
705 kthread
= to_kthread(k
);
706 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP
, &kthread
->flags
);
709 wait_for_completion(&kthread
->exited
);
710 ret
= kthread
->result
;
713 trace_sched_kthread_stop_ret(ret
);
716 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop
);
718 int kthreadd(void *unused
)
720 struct task_struct
*tsk
= current
;
722 /* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
723 set_task_comm(tsk
, "kthreadd");
725 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk
, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_FLAG_KTHREAD
));
726 set_mems_allowed(node_states
[N_MEMORY
]);
728 current
->flags
|= PF_NOFREEZE
;
729 cgroup_init_kthreadd();
732 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE
);
733 if (list_empty(&kthread_create_list
))
735 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
737 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock
);
738 while (!list_empty(&kthread_create_list
)) {
739 struct kthread_create_info
*create
;
741 create
= list_entry(kthread_create_list
.next
,
742 struct kthread_create_info
, list
);
743 list_del_init(&create
->list
);
744 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock
);
746 create_kthread(create
);
748 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock
);
750 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock
);
756 void __kthread_init_worker(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
758 struct lock_class_key
*key
)
760 memset(worker
, 0, sizeof(struct kthread_worker
));
761 raw_spin_lock_init(&worker
->lock
);
762 lockdep_set_class_and_name(&worker
->lock
, key
, name
);
763 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker
->work_list
);
764 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker
->delayed_work_list
);
766 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kthread_init_worker
);
769 * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
770 * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
772 * This function implements the main cycle of kthread worker. It processes
773 * work_list until it is stopped with kthread_stop(). It sleeps when the queue
776 * The works are not allowed to keep any locks, disable preemption or interrupts
777 * when they finish. There is defined a safe point for freezing when one work
778 * finishes and before a new one is started.
780 * Also the works must not be handled by more than one worker at the same time,
781 * see also kthread_queue_work().
783 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr
)
785 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= worker_ptr
;
786 struct kthread_work
*work
;
789 * FIXME: Update the check and remove the assignment when all kthread
790 * worker users are created using kthread_create_worker*() functions.
792 WARN_ON(worker
->task
&& worker
->task
!= current
);
793 worker
->task
= current
;
795 if (worker
->flags
& KTW_FREEZABLE
)
799 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE
); /* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
801 if (kthread_should_stop()) {
802 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
803 raw_spin_lock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
805 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
810 raw_spin_lock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
811 if (!list_empty(&worker
->work_list
)) {
812 work
= list_first_entry(&worker
->work_list
,
813 struct kthread_work
, node
);
814 list_del_init(&work
->node
);
816 worker
->current_work
= work
;
817 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
820 kthread_work_func_t func
= work
->func
;
821 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING
);
822 trace_sched_kthread_work_execute_start(work
);
825 * Avoid dereferencing work after this point. The trace
826 * event only cares about the address.
828 trace_sched_kthread_work_execute_end(work
, func
);
829 } else if (!freezing(current
))
836 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn
);
838 static __printf(3, 0) struct kthread_worker
*
839 __kthread_create_worker(int cpu
, unsigned int flags
,
840 const char namefmt
[], va_list args
)
842 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
843 struct task_struct
*task
;
844 int node
= NUMA_NO_NODE
;
846 worker
= kzalloc(sizeof(*worker
), GFP_KERNEL
);
848 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
850 kthread_init_worker(worker
);
853 node
= cpu_to_node(cpu
);
855 task
= __kthread_create_on_node(kthread_worker_fn
, worker
,
856 node
, namefmt
, args
);
861 kthread_bind(task
, cpu
);
863 worker
->flags
= flags
;
865 wake_up_process(task
);
870 return ERR_CAST(task
);
874 * kthread_create_worker - create a kthread worker
875 * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
876 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
878 * Returns a pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
879 * when the needed structures could not get allocated, and ERR_PTR(-EINTR)
880 * when the worker was SIGKILLed.
882 struct kthread_worker
*
883 kthread_create_worker(unsigned int flags
, const char namefmt
[], ...)
885 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
888 va_start(args
, namefmt
);
889 worker
= __kthread_create_worker(-1, flags
, namefmt
, args
);
894 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker
);
897 * kthread_create_worker_on_cpu - create a kthread worker and bind it
898 * to a given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
900 * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
901 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
903 * Use a valid CPU number if you want to bind the kthread worker
904 * to the given CPU and the associated NUMA node.
906 * A good practice is to add the cpu number also into the worker name.
907 * For example, use kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, "helper/%d", cpu).
910 * The kthread worker API is simple and generic. It just provides a way
911 * to create, use, and destroy workers.
913 * It is up to the API user how to handle CPU hotplug. They have to decide
914 * how to handle pending work items, prevent queuing new ones, and
915 * restore the functionality when the CPU goes off and on. There are a
918 * - CPU affinity gets lost when it is scheduled on an offline CPU.
920 * - The worker might not exist when the CPU was off when the user
921 * created the workers.
923 * Good practice is to implement two CPU hotplug callbacks and to
924 * destroy/create the worker when the CPU goes down/up.
927 * The pointer to the allocated worker on success, ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)
928 * when the needed structures could not get allocated, and ERR_PTR(-EINTR)
929 * when the worker was SIGKILLed.
931 struct kthread_worker
*
932 kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu
, unsigned int flags
,
933 const char namefmt
[], ...)
935 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
938 va_start(args
, namefmt
);
939 worker
= __kthread_create_worker(cpu
, flags
, namefmt
, args
);
944 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_cpu
);
947 * Returns true when the work could not be queued at the moment.
948 * It happens when it is already pending in a worker list
949 * or when it is being cancelled.
951 static inline bool queuing_blocked(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
952 struct kthread_work
*work
)
954 lockdep_assert_held(&worker
->lock
);
956 return !list_empty(&work
->node
) || work
->canceling
;
959 static void kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
960 struct kthread_work
*work
)
962 lockdep_assert_held(&worker
->lock
);
963 WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&work
->node
));
964 /* Do not use a work with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work() */
965 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
&& work
->worker
!= worker
);
968 /* insert @work before @pos in @worker */
969 static void kthread_insert_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
970 struct kthread_work
*work
,
971 struct list_head
*pos
)
973 kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(worker
, work
);
975 trace_sched_kthread_work_queue_work(worker
, work
);
977 list_add_tail(&work
->node
, pos
);
978 work
->worker
= worker
;
979 if (!worker
->current_work
&& likely(worker
->task
))
980 wake_up_process(worker
->task
);
984 * kthread_queue_work - queue a kthread_work
985 * @worker: target kthread_worker
986 * @work: kthread_work to queue
988 * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution. @task
989 * must have been created with kthread_worker_create(). Returns %true
990 * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
992 * Reinitialize the work if it needs to be used by another worker.
993 * For example, when the worker was stopped and started again.
995 bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
996 struct kthread_work
*work
)
1001 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1002 if (!queuing_blocked(worker
, work
)) {
1003 kthread_insert_work(worker
, work
, &worker
->work_list
);
1006 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1009 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_queue_work
);
1012 * kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn - callback that queues the associated kthread
1013 * delayed work when the timer expires.
1014 * @t: pointer to the expired timer
1016 * The format of the function is defined by struct timer_list.
1017 * It should have been called from irqsafe timer with irq already off.
1019 void kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn(struct timer_list
*t
)
1021 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
= from_timer(dwork
, t
, timer
);
1022 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1023 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= work
->worker
;
1024 unsigned long flags
;
1027 * This might happen when a pending work is reinitialized.
1028 * It means that it is used a wrong way.
1030 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!worker
))
1033 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1034 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1035 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1037 /* Move the work from worker->delayed_work_list. */
1038 WARN_ON_ONCE(list_empty(&work
->node
));
1039 list_del_init(&work
->node
);
1040 if (!work
->canceling
)
1041 kthread_insert_work(worker
, work
, &worker
->work_list
);
1043 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1045 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn
);
1047 static void __kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1048 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
,
1049 unsigned long delay
)
1051 struct timer_list
*timer
= &dwork
->timer
;
1052 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1054 WARN_ON_FUNCTION_MISMATCH(timer
->function
,
1055 kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn
);
1058 * If @delay is 0, queue @dwork->work immediately. This is for
1059 * both optimization and correctness. The earliest @timer can
1060 * expire is on the closest next tick and delayed_work users depend
1061 * on that there's no such delay when @delay is 0.
1064 kthread_insert_work(worker
, work
, &worker
->work_list
);
1068 /* Be paranoid and try to detect possible races already now. */
1069 kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(worker
, work
);
1071 list_add(&work
->node
, &worker
->delayed_work_list
);
1072 work
->worker
= worker
;
1073 timer
->expires
= jiffies
+ delay
;
1078 * kthread_queue_delayed_work - queue the associated kthread work
1080 * @worker: target kthread_worker
1081 * @dwork: kthread_delayed_work to queue
1082 * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queuing
1084 * If the work has not been pending it starts a timer that will queue
1085 * the work after the given @delay. If @delay is zero, it queues the
1088 * Return: %false if the @work has already been pending. It means that
1089 * either the timer was running or the work was queued. It returns %true
1092 bool kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1093 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
,
1094 unsigned long delay
)
1096 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1097 unsigned long flags
;
1100 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1102 if (!queuing_blocked(worker
, work
)) {
1103 __kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker
, dwork
, delay
);
1107 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1110 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_queue_delayed_work
);
1112 struct kthread_flush_work
{
1113 struct kthread_work work
;
1114 struct completion done
;
1117 static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1119 struct kthread_flush_work
*fwork
=
1120 container_of(work
, struct kthread_flush_work
, work
);
1121 complete(&fwork
->done
);
1125 * kthread_flush_work - flush a kthread_work
1126 * @work: work to flush
1128 * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
1130 void kthread_flush_work(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1132 struct kthread_flush_work fwork
= {
1133 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork
.work
, kthread_flush_work_fn
),
1134 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork
.done
),
1136 struct kthread_worker
*worker
;
1139 worker
= work
->worker
;
1143 raw_spin_lock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
1144 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1145 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1147 if (!list_empty(&work
->node
))
1148 kthread_insert_work(worker
, &fwork
.work
, work
->node
.next
);
1149 else if (worker
->current_work
== work
)
1150 kthread_insert_work(worker
, &fwork
.work
,
1151 worker
->work_list
.next
);
1155 raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker
->lock
);
1158 wait_for_completion(&fwork
.done
);
1160 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_work
);
1163 * Make sure that the timer is neither set nor running and could
1164 * not manipulate the work list_head any longer.
1166 * The function is called under worker->lock. The lock is temporary
1167 * released but the timer can't be set again in the meantime.
1169 static void kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(struct kthread_work
*work
,
1170 unsigned long *flags
)
1172 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
=
1173 container_of(work
, struct kthread_delayed_work
, work
);
1174 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= work
->worker
;
1177 * del_timer_sync() must be called to make sure that the timer
1178 * callback is not running. The lock must be temporary released
1179 * to avoid a deadlock with the callback. In the meantime,
1180 * any queuing is blocked by setting the canceling counter.
1183 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, *flags
);
1184 del_timer_sync(&dwork
->timer
);
1185 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, *flags
);
1190 * This function removes the work from the worker queue.
1192 * It is called under worker->lock. The caller must make sure that
1193 * the timer used by delayed work is not running, e.g. by calling
1194 * kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer().
1196 * The work might still be in use when this function finishes. See the
1197 * current_work proceed by the worker.
1199 * Return: %true if @work was pending and successfully canceled,
1200 * %false if @work was not pending
1202 static bool __kthread_cancel_work(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1205 * Try to remove the work from a worker list. It might either
1206 * be from worker->work_list or from worker->delayed_work_list.
1208 if (!list_empty(&work
->node
)) {
1209 list_del_init(&work
->node
);
1217 * kthread_mod_delayed_work - modify delay of or queue a kthread delayed work
1218 * @worker: kthread worker to use
1219 * @dwork: kthread delayed work to queue
1220 * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queuing
1222 * If @dwork is idle, equivalent to kthread_queue_delayed_work(). Otherwise,
1223 * modify @dwork's timer so that it expires after @delay. If @delay is zero,
1224 * @work is guaranteed to be queued immediately.
1226 * Return: %false if @dwork was idle and queued, %true otherwise.
1228 * A special case is when the work is being canceled in parallel.
1229 * It might be caused either by the real kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync()
1230 * or yet another kthread_mod_delayed_work() call. We let the other command
1231 * win and return %true here. The return value can be used for reference
1232 * counting and the number of queued works stays the same. Anyway, the caller
1233 * is supposed to synchronize these operations a reasonable way.
1235 * This function is safe to call from any context including IRQ handler.
1236 * See __kthread_cancel_work() and kthread_delayed_work_timer_fn()
1239 bool kthread_mod_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker
*worker
,
1240 struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
,
1241 unsigned long delay
)
1243 struct kthread_work
*work
= &dwork
->work
;
1244 unsigned long flags
;
1247 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1249 /* Do not bother with canceling when never queued. */
1250 if (!work
->worker
) {
1255 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work() */
1256 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1259 * Temporary cancel the work but do not fight with another command
1260 * that is canceling the work as well.
1262 * It is a bit tricky because of possible races with another
1263 * mod_delayed_work() and cancel_delayed_work() callers.
1265 * The timer must be canceled first because worker->lock is released
1266 * when doing so. But the work can be removed from the queue (list)
1267 * only when it can be queued again so that the return value can
1268 * be used for reference counting.
1270 kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(work
, &flags
);
1271 if (work
->canceling
) {
1272 /* The number of works in the queue does not change. */
1276 ret
= __kthread_cancel_work(work
);
1279 __kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker
, dwork
, delay
);
1281 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1284 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_mod_delayed_work
);
1286 static bool __kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work
*work
, bool is_dwork
)
1288 struct kthread_worker
*worker
= work
->worker
;
1289 unsigned long flags
;
1295 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1296 /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
1297 WARN_ON_ONCE(work
->worker
!= worker
);
1300 kthread_cancel_delayed_work_timer(work
, &flags
);
1302 ret
= __kthread_cancel_work(work
);
1304 if (worker
->current_work
!= work
)
1308 * The work is in progress and we need to wait with the lock released.
1309 * In the meantime, block any queuing by setting the canceling counter.
1312 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1313 kthread_flush_work(work
);
1314 raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1318 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker
->lock
, flags
);
1324 * kthread_cancel_work_sync - cancel a kthread work and wait for it to finish
1325 * @work: the kthread work to cancel
1327 * Cancel @work and wait for its execution to finish. This function
1328 * can be used even if the work re-queues itself. On return from this
1329 * function, @work is guaranteed to be not pending or executing on any CPU.
1331 * kthread_cancel_work_sync(&delayed_work->work) must not be used for
1332 * delayed_work's. Use kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync() instead.
1334 * The caller must ensure that the worker on which @work was last
1335 * queued can't be destroyed before this function returns.
1337 * Return: %true if @work was pending, %false otherwise.
1339 bool kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work
*work
)
1341 return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(work
, false);
1343 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_work_sync
);
1346 * kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync - cancel a kthread delayed work and
1347 * wait for it to finish.
1348 * @dwork: the kthread delayed work to cancel
1350 * This is kthread_cancel_work_sync() for delayed works.
1352 * Return: %true if @dwork was pending, %false otherwise.
1354 bool kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct kthread_delayed_work
*dwork
)
1356 return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(&dwork
->work
, true);
1358 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync
);
1361 * kthread_flush_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
1362 * @worker: worker to flush
1364 * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
1367 void kthread_flush_worker(struct kthread_worker
*worker
)
1369 struct kthread_flush_work fwork
= {
1370 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork
.work
, kthread_flush_work_fn
),
1371 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork
.done
),
1374 kthread_queue_work(worker
, &fwork
.work
);
1375 wait_for_completion(&fwork
.done
);
1377 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_worker
);
1380 * kthread_destroy_worker - destroy a kthread worker
1381 * @worker: worker to be destroyed
1383 * Flush and destroy @worker. The simple flush is enough because the kthread
1384 * worker API is used only in trivial scenarios. There are no multi-step state
1387 void kthread_destroy_worker(struct kthread_worker
*worker
)
1389 struct task_struct
*task
;
1391 task
= worker
->task
;
1395 kthread_flush_worker(worker
);
1397 WARN_ON(!list_empty(&worker
->work_list
));
1400 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_destroy_worker
);
1403 * kthread_use_mm - make the calling kthread operate on an address space
1404 * @mm: address space to operate on
1406 void kthread_use_mm(struct mm_struct
*mm
)
1408 struct mm_struct
*active_mm
;
1409 struct task_struct
*tsk
= current
;
1411 WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tsk
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
));
1412 WARN_ON_ONCE(tsk
->mm
);
1415 /* Hold off tlb flush IPIs while switching mm's */
1416 local_irq_disable();
1417 active_mm
= tsk
->active_mm
;
1418 if (active_mm
!= mm
) {
1420 tsk
->active_mm
= mm
;
1423 membarrier_update_current_mm(mm
);
1424 switch_mm_irqs_off(active_mm
, mm
, tsk
);
1427 #ifdef finish_arch_post_lock_switch
1428 finish_arch_post_lock_switch();
1432 * When a kthread starts operating on an address space, the loop
1433 * in membarrier_{private,global}_expedited() may not observe
1434 * that tsk->mm, and not issue an IPI. Membarrier requires a
1435 * memory barrier after storing to tsk->mm, before accessing
1436 * user-space memory. A full memory barrier for membarrier
1437 * {PRIVATE,GLOBAL}_EXPEDITED is implicitly provided by
1438 * mmdrop(), or explicitly with smp_mb().
1440 if (active_mm
!= mm
)
1445 to_kthread(tsk
)->oldfs
= force_uaccess_begin();
1447 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_use_mm
);
1450 * kthread_unuse_mm - reverse the effect of kthread_use_mm()
1451 * @mm: address space to operate on
1453 void kthread_unuse_mm(struct mm_struct
*mm
)
1455 struct task_struct
*tsk
= current
;
1457 WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tsk
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
));
1458 WARN_ON_ONCE(!tsk
->mm
);
1460 force_uaccess_end(to_kthread(tsk
)->oldfs
);
1464 * When a kthread stops operating on an address space, the loop
1465 * in membarrier_{private,global}_expedited() may not observe
1466 * that tsk->mm, and not issue an IPI. Membarrier requires a
1467 * memory barrier after accessing user-space memory, before
1470 smp_mb__after_spinlock();
1472 local_irq_disable();
1474 membarrier_update_current_mm(NULL
);
1475 /* active_mm is still 'mm' */
1476 enter_lazy_tlb(mm
, tsk
);
1480 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_unuse_mm
);
1482 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
1484 * kthread_associate_blkcg - associate blkcg to current kthread
1485 * @css: the cgroup info
1487 * Current thread must be a kthread. The thread is running jobs on behalf of
1488 * other threads. In some cases, we expect the jobs attach cgroup info of
1489 * original threads instead of that of current thread. This function stores
1490 * original thread's cgroup info in current kthread context for later
1493 void kthread_associate_blkcg(struct cgroup_subsys_state
*css
)
1495 struct kthread
*kthread
;
1497 if (!(current
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
))
1499 kthread
= to_kthread(current
);
1503 if (kthread
->blkcg_css
) {
1504 css_put(kthread
->blkcg_css
);
1505 kthread
->blkcg_css
= NULL
;
1509 kthread
->blkcg_css
= css
;
1512 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_associate_blkcg
);
1515 * kthread_blkcg - get associated blkcg css of current kthread
1517 * Current thread must be a kthread.
1519 struct cgroup_subsys_state
*kthread_blkcg(void)
1521 struct kthread
*kthread
;
1523 if (current
->flags
& PF_KTHREAD
) {
1524 kthread
= to_kthread(current
);
1526 return kthread
->blkcg_css
;
1530 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_blkcg
);