KTHREAD_BIND

Section: Driver Basics (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.  

SYNOPSIS

void kthread_bind(struct task_struct * p, unsigned int cpu);
 

ARGUMENTS

p

thread created by kthread_create.

cpu

cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for k to run on.
 

DESCRIPTION

This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed, except that cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create).  

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