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KTHREAD_RUN(9)							   Driver Basics						    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).

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							    KTHREAD_RUN(9)