kthread_run(9)
NAME
kthread_run - create and wake a thread.
SYNOPSIS
kthread_run(threadfn, data, namefmt, ...);
ARGUMENTS
- threadfn
- the function to run until signal_pending(current).
- data
- data ptr for threadfn.
- namefmt
- printf-style name for the thread.
- ...
- variable arguments
DESCRIPTION
Convenient wrapper for kthread_create followed by wake_up_process.
Returns the kthread or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).