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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: + kthread-numa-aware-kthread_create_on_cpu.patch added to -mm
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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:21:55 +0100
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Le mercredi 19 janvier 2011 =C3=A0 12:17 -0800, Andi Kleen a =C3=A9crit=
 :
> >=20
> > I wont discuss about a function _name_ Andrew.
> >=20
> > If nobody can chose one better than the one I chosed, what can I do=
 ?
>=20
> kthread_create_node() would seem logical (with a node parameter)
>=20
> -Andi

I already explained why I dont like this suggestion.

1) My plan was to later add cpu affinity.

2) All users I converted want to create one kthread per cpu, not per
node.