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Re: pthread in kernel modules?

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Subject: Re: pthread in kernel modules?
From: John Levon <levon@movementarian.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 23:13:59 +0000
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On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 04:09:11PM -0500, Kashif Shaikh wrote:

> Of course, I've never really understood why kernel_thread() would call a
> system call from kernel space...

Just convenience. In fact, in 2.5, it doesn't any more.

regards
john

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References:
- pthread in kernel modules?
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- Re: pthread in kernel modules?
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- Re: pthread in kernel modules?
  - From: Kashif Shaikh <kshaikh@consensys.com>

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