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SubjectRe: kmod: avoid propagating PF_NO_SETAFFINITY into userspace child
Hello,

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 09:51:47AM +0800, zhang.yi20@zte.com.cn wrote:
> The kernel worker thread has the PF_NO_SETAFFINITY flag, and it is propagated
> into the userspace child. Clearing this flag in usersapce child to enable its
> migrating capability.
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Yi <zhang.yi20@zte.com.cn>
>
> --- linux3-12/kernel/kmod.c 2013-11-14 09:06:58.991781656 +0000
> +++ linux3-12/kernel/kmod.c 2013-11-14 09:08:47.511781621 +0000
> @@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void
> * Avoid propagating that into the userspace child.
> */
> set_user_nice(current, 0);
> + current->flags &= ~PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;

I'm a bit confused. kernel_thread() doesn't use workqueue or
kthread_bind(), so the thread shouldn't have PF_NO_SETAFFINITY set.
Have you actually observed this happening?

Thanks.

--
tejun


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