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1 /* Kernel thread helper functions.
2 * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corporation, Rusty Russell.
4 * Creation is done via kthreadd, so that we get a clean environment
5 * even if we're invoked from userspace (think modprobe, hotplug cpu,
6 * etc.).
7 */
8 #include <linux/sched.h>
9 #include <linux/kthread.h>
10 #include <linux/completion.h>
11 #include <linux/err.h>
12 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
13 #include <linux/unistd.h>
14 #include <linux/file.h>
15 #include <linux/export.h>
16 #include <linux/mutex.h>
17 #include <linux/slab.h>
18 #include <linux/freezer.h>
19 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
20 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
21 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
23 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
24 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list);
25 struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
27 struct kthread_create_info
29 /* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */
30 int (*threadfn)(void *data);
31 void *data;
32 int node;
34 /* Result passed back to kthread_create() from kthreadd. */
35 struct task_struct *result;
36 struct completion *done;
38 struct list_head list;
41 struct kthread {
42 unsigned long flags;
43 unsigned int cpu;
44 void *data;
45 struct completion parked;
46 struct completion exited;
49 enum KTHREAD_BITS {
50 KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU = 0,
51 KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP,
52 KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK,
53 KTHREAD_IS_PARKED,
56 #define __to_kthread(vfork) \
57 container_of(vfork, struct kthread, exited)
59 static inline struct kthread *to_kthread(struct task_struct *k)
61 return __to_kthread(k->vfork_done);
64 static struct kthread *to_live_kthread(struct task_struct *k)
66 struct completion *vfork = ACCESS_ONCE(k->vfork_done);
67 if (likely(vfork))
68 return __to_kthread(vfork);
69 return NULL;
72 /**
73 * kthread_should_stop - should this kthread return now?
75 * When someone calls kthread_stop() on your kthread, it will be woken
76 * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return
77 * value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
79 bool kthread_should_stop(void)
81 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
83 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
85 /**
86 * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now?
88 * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
89 * and this will return true. You should then do the necessary
90 * cleanup and call kthread_parkme()
92 * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
93 * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and
94 * calls the thread function again.
96 bool kthread_should_park(void)
98 return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
102 * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
103 * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
105 * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
106 * refrigerator if necessary. This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
107 * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
108 * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
110 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen)
112 bool frozen = false;
114 might_sleep();
116 if (unlikely(freezing(current)))
117 frozen = __refrigerator(true);
119 if (was_frozen)
120 *was_frozen = frozen;
122 return kthread_should_stop();
124 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop);
127 * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
128 * @task: kthread task in question
130 * Return the data value specified when kthread @task was created.
131 * The caller is responsible for ensuring the validity of @task when
132 * calling this function.
134 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
136 return to_kthread(task)->data;
140 * probe_kthread_data - speculative version of kthread_data()
141 * @task: possible kthread task in question
143 * @task could be a kthread task. Return the data value specified when it
144 * was created if accessible. If @task isn't a kthread task or its data is
145 * inaccessible for any reason, %NULL is returned. This function requires
146 * that @task itself is safe to dereference.
148 void *probe_kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
150 struct kthread *kthread = to_kthread(task);
151 void *data = NULL;
153 probe_kernel_read(&data, &kthread->data, sizeof(data));
154 return data;
157 static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread *self)
159 __set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
160 while (test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags)) {
161 if (!test_and_set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags))
162 complete(&self->parked);
163 schedule();
164 __set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
166 clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags);
167 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
170 void kthread_parkme(void)
172 __kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current));
175 static int kthread(void *_create)
177 /* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
178 struct kthread_create_info *create = _create;
179 int (*threadfn)(void *data) = create->threadfn;
180 void *data = create->data;
181 struct completion *done;
182 struct kthread self;
183 int ret;
185 self.flags = 0;
186 self.data = data;
187 init_completion(&self.exited);
188 init_completion(&self.parked);
189 current->vfork_done = &self.exited;
191 /* If user was SIGKILLed, I release the structure. */
192 done = xchg(&create->done, NULL);
193 if (!done) {
194 kfree(create);
195 do_exit(-EINTR);
197 /* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
198 __set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
199 create->result = current;
200 complete(done);
201 schedule();
203 ret = -EINTR;
205 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &self.flags)) {
206 __kthread_parkme(&self);
207 ret = threadfn(data);
209 /* we can't just return, we must preserve "self" on stack */
210 do_exit(ret);
213 /* called from do_fork() to get node information for about to be created task */
214 int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct *tsk)
216 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
217 if (tsk == kthreadd_task)
218 return tsk->pref_node_fork;
219 #endif
220 return numa_node_id();
223 static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info *create)
225 int pid;
227 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
228 current->pref_node_fork = create->node;
229 #endif
230 /* We want our own signal handler (we take no signals by default). */
231 pid = kernel_thread(kthread, create, CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
232 if (pid < 0) {
233 /* If user was SIGKILLed, I release the structure. */
234 struct completion *done = xchg(&create->done, NULL);
236 if (!done) {
237 kfree(create);
238 return;
240 create->result = ERR_PTR(pid);
241 complete(done);
246 * kthread_create_on_node - create a kthread.
247 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
248 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
249 * @node: memory node number.
250 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
252 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel
253 * thread. The thread will be stopped: use wake_up_process() to start
254 * it. See also kthread_run().
256 * If thread is going to be bound on a particular cpu, give its node
257 * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give -1.
258 * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
259 * argument. @threadfn() can either call do_exit() directly if it is a
260 * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
261 * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
262 * kthread_stop() has been called). The return value should be zero
263 * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
265 * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
267 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
268 void *data, int node,
269 const char namefmt[],
270 ...)
272 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
273 struct task_struct *task;
274 struct kthread_create_info *create = kmalloc(sizeof(*create),
275 GFP_KERNEL);
277 if (!create)
278 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
279 create->threadfn = threadfn;
280 create->data = data;
281 create->node = node;
282 create->done = &done;
284 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
285 list_add_tail(&create->list, &kthread_create_list);
286 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
288 wake_up_process(kthreadd_task);
290 * Wait for completion in killable state, for I might be chosen by
291 * the OOM killer while kthreadd is trying to allocate memory for
292 * new kernel thread.
294 if (unlikely(wait_for_completion_killable(&done))) {
296 * If I was SIGKILLed before kthreadd (or new kernel thread)
297 * calls complete(), leave the cleanup of this structure to
298 * that thread.
300 if (xchg(&create->done, NULL))
301 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
303 * kthreadd (or new kernel thread) will call complete()
304 * shortly.
306 wait_for_completion(&done);
308 task = create->result;
309 if (!IS_ERR(task)) {
310 static const struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = 0 };
311 va_list args;
313 va_start(args, namefmt);
314 vsnprintf(task->comm, sizeof(task->comm), namefmt, args);
315 va_end(args);
317 * root may have changed our (kthreadd's) priority or CPU mask.
318 * The kernel thread should not inherit these properties.
320 sched_setscheduler_nocheck(task, SCHED_NORMAL, &param);
321 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, cpu_all_mask);
323 kfree(create);
324 return task;
326 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node);
328 static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu, long state)
330 /* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
331 if (!wait_task_inactive(p, state)) {
332 WARN_ON(1);
333 return;
335 /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
336 do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu));
337 p->flags |= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
341 * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
342 * @p: thread created by kthread_create().
343 * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
345 * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
346 * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
347 * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
349 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
351 __kthread_bind(p, cpu, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
353 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
356 * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread
357 * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
358 * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
359 * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
360 * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
361 * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
363 * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread
364 * The thread will be woken and put into park mode.
366 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
367 void *data, unsigned int cpu,
368 const char *namefmt)
370 struct task_struct *p;
372 p = kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, cpu_to_node(cpu), namefmt,
373 cpu);
374 if (IS_ERR(p))
375 return p;
376 set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &to_kthread(p)->flags);
377 to_kthread(p)->cpu = cpu;
378 /* Park the thread to get it out of TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state */
379 kthread_park(p);
380 return p;
383 static void __kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k, struct kthread *kthread)
385 clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
387 * We clear the IS_PARKED bit here as we don't wait
388 * until the task has left the park code. So if we'd
389 * park before that happens we'd see the IS_PARKED bit
390 * which might be about to be cleared.
392 if (test_and_clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
393 if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &kthread->flags))
394 __kthread_bind(k, kthread->cpu, TASK_PARKED);
395 wake_up_state(k, TASK_PARKED);
400 * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create().
401 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
403 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and
404 * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its
405 * bound to the cpu again.
407 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k)
409 struct kthread *kthread = to_live_kthread(k);
411 if (kthread)
412 __kthread_unpark(k, kthread);
416 * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create().
417 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
419 * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
420 * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create()
421 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without
422 * calling threadfn().
424 * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited.
425 * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set.
427 int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k)
429 struct kthread *kthread = to_live_kthread(k);
430 int ret = -ENOSYS;
432 if (kthread) {
433 if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
434 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
435 if (k != current) {
436 wake_up_process(k);
437 wait_for_completion(&kthread->parked);
440 ret = 0;
442 return ret;
446 * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
447 * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
449 * Sets kthread_should_stop() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
450 * waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create()
451 * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will exit without
452 * calling threadfn().
454 * If threadfn() may call do_exit() itself, the caller must ensure
455 * task_struct can't go away.
457 * Returns the result of threadfn(), or %-EINTR if wake_up_process()
458 * was never called.
460 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k)
462 struct kthread *kthread;
463 int ret;
465 trace_sched_kthread_stop(k);
467 get_task_struct(k);
468 kthread = to_live_kthread(k);
469 if (kthread) {
470 set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &kthread->flags);
471 __kthread_unpark(k, kthread);
472 wake_up_process(k);
473 wait_for_completion(&kthread->exited);
475 ret = k->exit_code;
476 put_task_struct(k);
478 trace_sched_kthread_stop_ret(ret);
479 return ret;
481 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop);
483 int kthreadd(void *unused)
485 struct task_struct *tsk = current;
487 /* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
488 set_task_comm(tsk, "kthreadd");
489 ignore_signals(tsk);
490 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpu_all_mask);
491 set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_MEMORY]);
493 current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
495 for (;;) {
496 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
497 if (list_empty(&kthread_create_list))
498 schedule();
499 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
501 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
502 while (!list_empty(&kthread_create_list)) {
503 struct kthread_create_info *create;
505 create = list_entry(kthread_create_list.next,
506 struct kthread_create_info, list);
507 list_del_init(&create->list);
508 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
510 create_kthread(create);
512 spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
514 spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
517 return 0;
520 void __init_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker,
521 const char *name,
522 struct lock_class_key *key)
524 spin_lock_init(&worker->lock);
525 lockdep_set_class_and_name(&worker->lock, key, name);
526 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker->work_list);
527 worker->task = NULL;
529 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_kthread_worker);
532 * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
533 * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
535 * This function can be used as @threadfn to kthread_create() or
536 * kthread_run() with @worker_ptr argument pointing to an initialized
537 * kthread_worker. The started kthread will process work_list until
538 * the it is stopped with kthread_stop(). A kthread can also call
539 * this function directly after extra initialization.
541 * Different kthreads can be used for the same kthread_worker as long
542 * as there's only one kthread attached to it at any given time. A
543 * kthread_worker without an attached kthread simply collects queued
544 * kthread_works.
546 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
548 struct kthread_worker *worker = worker_ptr;
549 struct kthread_work *work;
551 WARN_ON(worker->task);
552 worker->task = current;
553 repeat:
554 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); /* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
556 if (kthread_should_stop()) {
557 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
558 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
559 worker->task = NULL;
560 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
561 return 0;
564 work = NULL;
565 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
566 if (!list_empty(&worker->work_list)) {
567 work = list_first_entry(&worker->work_list,
568 struct kthread_work, node);
569 list_del_init(&work->node);
571 worker->current_work = work;
572 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
574 if (work) {
575 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
576 work->func(work);
577 } else if (!freezing(current))
578 schedule();
580 try_to_freeze();
581 goto repeat;
583 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);
585 /* insert @work before @pos in @worker */
586 static void insert_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
587 struct kthread_work *work,
588 struct list_head *pos)
590 lockdep_assert_held(&worker->lock);
592 list_add_tail(&work->node, pos);
593 work->worker = worker;
594 if (likely(worker->task))
595 wake_up_process(worker->task);
599 * queue_kthread_work - queue a kthread_work
600 * @worker: target kthread_worker
601 * @work: kthread_work to queue
603 * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution. @task
604 * must have been created with kthread_worker_create(). Returns %true
605 * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
607 bool queue_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
608 struct kthread_work *work)
610 bool ret = false;
611 unsigned long flags;
613 spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
614 if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
615 insert_kthread_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
616 ret = true;
618 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
619 return ret;
621 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(queue_kthread_work);
623 struct kthread_flush_work {
624 struct kthread_work work;
625 struct completion done;
628 static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work *work)
630 struct kthread_flush_work *fwork =
631 container_of(work, struct kthread_flush_work, work);
632 complete(&fwork->done);
636 * flush_kthread_work - flush a kthread_work
637 * @work: work to flush
639 * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
641 void flush_kthread_work(struct kthread_work *work)
643 struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
644 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
645 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
647 struct kthread_worker *worker;
648 bool noop = false;
650 retry:
651 worker = work->worker;
652 if (!worker)
653 return;
655 spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
656 if (work->worker != worker) {
657 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
658 goto retry;
661 if (!list_empty(&work->node))
662 insert_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work, work->node.next);
663 else if (worker->current_work == work)
664 insert_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work, worker->work_list.next);
665 else
666 noop = true;
668 spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
670 if (!noop)
671 wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
673 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_work);
676 * flush_kthread_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
677 * @worker: worker to flush
679 * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
680 * finished.
682 void flush_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
684 struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
685 KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
686 COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
689 queue_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work);
690 wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
692 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_worker);