29ef536da3
- Kthread functions return an error status, they don't set errno to an error status. - Remove the BUGS section as all the bugs listed have been fixed now.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd October 24, 2000
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.Dt KTHREAD 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm kproc_start ,
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.Nm kproc_shutdown ,
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.Nm kthread_create ,
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.Nm kthread_exit ,
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.Nm kthread_resume ,
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.Nm kthread_suspend ,
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.Nm kthread_suspend_check
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.Nd kernel threads
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/kthread.h>
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.Ft void
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.Fn kproc_start "const void *udata"
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.Ft void
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.Fn kproc_shutdown "void *arg" "int howto"
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.Ft int
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.Fn kthread_create "void (*func)(void *)" "void *arg" "struct proc **newpp" "int flags" "const char *fmt" "..."
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.Ft void
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.Fn kthread_exit "int ecode"
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.Ft int
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.Fn kthread_resume "struct proc *p"
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.Ft int
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.Fn kthread_suspend "struct proc *p" "int timo"
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.Ft void
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.Fn kthread_suspend_check "struct proc *p"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Pp
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The function
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.Fn kproc_start
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is used to start
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.Dq internal
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daemons such as bufdaemon, pagedaemon, vmdaemon, and the syncer and is intended
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to be called from
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.Xr SYSINIT 9 .
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The
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.Fa udata
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argument is actually a pointer to a
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.Li struct kproc_desc
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which describes the kernel thread that should be created:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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struct kproc_desc {
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char *arg0;
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void (*func) __P((void));
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struct proc **global_procpp;
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};
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The structure members are used by
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.Fn kproc_start
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as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width "global_procpp" -offset indent
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.It Va arg0
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String to be used for the name of the process.
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This string will be copied into the
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.Va p_comm
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member of the new process'
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.Li struct proc .
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.It Va func
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The main function for this kernel process to run.
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.It Va global_procpp
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A pointer to a
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.Li struct proc
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pointer that should be updated to point to the newly created process' process
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structure.
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If this variable is
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.Dv NULL ,
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then it is ignored.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn kthread_create
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function is used to create a kernel thread.
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The new thread shares its address space with process 0, the swapper process,
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and runs in kernel mode only.
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The
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.Fa func
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argument specifies the function that the thread should execute.
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The
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.Fa arg
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argument is an arbitrary pointer that is passed in as the only argument to
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.Fa func
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when it is called by the new process.
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The
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.Fa newpp
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pointer points to a
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.Li struct proc
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pointer that is to be updated to point to the newly created process.
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If this argument is
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.Dv NULL ,
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then it is ignored.
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The
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.Fa flags
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argument specifies a set of flags as described in
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.Xr rfork 2 .
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The rest of the arguments form a
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.Xr printf 9
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argument list that is used to build the name of the new thread and is stored
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in the
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.Va p_comm
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member of the new thread's
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.Li struct proc .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn kthread_exit
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function is used to terminate kernel threads.
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It should be called by the main function of the kernel thread rather than
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letting the main function return to its caller.
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The
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.Fa ecode
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argument specifies the exit status of the thread.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn kthread_resume ,
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.Fn kthread_suspend ,
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and
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.Fn kthread_suspend_check
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functions are used to suspend and resume a kernel thread.
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During the main loop of its execution, a kernel thread that wishes to allow
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itself to be suspended should call
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.Fn kthread_suspend_check
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passing in
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.Va curproc
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as the only argument.
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This function checks to see if the kernel thread has been asked to suspend.
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If it has, it will
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.Xr tsleep 9
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until it is told to resume.
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Once it has been told to resume it will return allowing execution of the
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kernel thread to continue.
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The other two functions are used to notify a kernel thread of a suspend or
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resume request.
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The
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.Fa p
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argument points to the
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.Li struct proc
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of the kernel thread to suspend or resume.
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For
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.Fn kthread_suspend ,
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the
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.Fa timo
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argument specifies a timeout to wait for the kernel thread to acknowledge the
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suspend request and suspend itself.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn kproc_shutdown
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function is meant to be registered as a shutdown event for kernel threads that
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need to be suspended voluntarily during system shutdown so as not to interfere
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with system shutdown activities.
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The actual suspension of the kernel thread is done with
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.Fn kthread_suspend .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn kthread_create ,
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.Fn kthread_resume ,
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and
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.Fn kthread_suspend
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functions return zero on success and non-zero on failure.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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This example demonstrates the use of a
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.Li struct kproc_desc
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and the functions
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.Fn kproc_start ,
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.Fn kproc_shutdown ,
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and
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.Fn kthread_suspend_check
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to run the
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.Dq bufdaemon
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process.
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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static struct proc *bufdaemonproc;
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static struct kproc_desc buf_kp = {
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"bufdaemon",
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buf_daemon,
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&bufdaemonproc
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};
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SYSINIT(bufdaemon, SI_SUB_KTHREAD_BUF, SI_ORDER_FIRST, kproc_start,
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&buf_kp)
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static void
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buf_daemon()
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{
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...
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/*
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* This process needs to be suspended prior to shutdown sync.
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*/
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EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_pre_sync, kproc_shutdown,
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bufdaemonproc, SHUTDOWN_PRI_LAST);
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...
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for (;;) {
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kthread_suspend_check(bufdaemonproc);
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...
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}
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}
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.Ed
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn kthread_resume
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and
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.Fn kthread_suspend
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functions will fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The
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.Fa p
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argument does not reference a kernel thread.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn kthread_create
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function will fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EAGAIN
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The system-imposed limit on the total
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number of processes under execution would be exceeded.
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The limit is given by the
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.Xr sysctl 3
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MIB variable
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.Dv KERN_MAXPROC .
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The
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.Dv RFCFDG
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flag was specified in the
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.Fa flags
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parameter.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr SYSINIT 9 ,
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.Xr rfork 2
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn kproc_start
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function first appeared in
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.Fx 2.2 .
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The
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.Fn kproc_shutdown ,
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.Fn kthread_create ,
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.Fn kthread_exit ,
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.Fn kthread_resume ,
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.Fn kthread_suspend ,
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and
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.Fn kthread_suspend_check
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functions were introducted in
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.Fx 4.0 .
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Prior to
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.Fx 5.0 ,
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the
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.Fn kproc_shutdown ,
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.Fn kthread_resume ,
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.Fn kthread_suspend ,
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and
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.Fn kthread_suspend_check
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functions were named
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.Fn shutdown_kproc ,
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.Fn resume_kproc ,
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.Fn shutdown_kproc ,
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and
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.Fn kproc_suspend_loop ,
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respectively.
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