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.TH "KTHREAD_STOP" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
kthread_stop \- stop a thread created by \fBkthread_create\fR\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'int\ kthread_stop('u
.BI "int kthread_stop(struct\ task_struct\ *\ " "k" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIk\fR
.RS 4
thread created by
\fBkthread_create\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Sets
\fBkthread_should_stop\fR
for
\fIk\fR
to return true, wakes it, and waits for it to exit\&. This can also be called after
\fBkthread_create\fR
instead of calling
\fBwake_up_process\fR: the thread will exit without calling
\fBthreadfn\fR\&.
.PP
If
\fBthreadfn\fR
may call
\fBdo_exit\fR
itself, the caller must ensure task_struct can\*(Aqt go away\&.
.PP
Returns the result of
\fBthreadfn\fR, or
\fB\-EINTR\fR
if
\fBwake_up_process\fR
was never called\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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