From: Nithurshen <nithurshen.dev@gmail.com>
To: linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: xiang@kernel.org, hsiangkao@linux.alibaba.com,
Nithurshen <nithurshen.dev@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] erofs-utils: lib: name worker threads erofs_compress
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:43:52 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260316151352.59423-1-nithurshen.dev@gmail.com> (raw)
Set a specific thread name for the multi-threaded workqueue workers
to make debugging, profiling, and process monitoring significantly
easier.
Previously, worker threads inherited the name of the parent process
(e.g., mkfs.erofs), making it difficult to distinguish them from the
main thread in tools like \`top\`, \`htop\`, or \`ps\`.
This utilizes \`prctl(PR_SET_NAME)\` on Linux and \`pthread_setname_np\`
on macOS to explicitly label these threads as \"erofs_compress\" upon
initialization.
Signed-off-by: Nithurshen <nithurshen.dev@gmail.com>
---
lib/workqueue.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/workqueue.c b/lib/workqueue.c
index 18ee0f9..860e403 100644
--- a/lib/workqueue.c
+++ b/lib/workqueue.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "erofs/workqueue.h"
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
static void *worker_thread(void *arg)
{
@@ -9,6 +12,12 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *arg)
struct erofs_work *work;
void *tlsp = NULL;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+ prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "erofs_compress");
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+ pthread_setname_np("erofs_compress");
+#endif
+
if (wq->on_start)
tlsp = (wq->on_start)(wq, NULL);
--
2.51.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-16 15:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-16 15:13 Nithurshen [this message]
2026-03-16 16:49 ` [PATCH] erofs-utils: lib: name worker threads erofs_compress Gao Xiang
2026-03-16 16:54 ` [PATCH v2] " Nithurshen
2026-03-16 17:00 ` Gao Xiang
2026-03-16 17:02 ` [PATCH v3] " Nithurshen
2026-03-16 17:05 ` Gao Xiang
2026-03-16 17:11 ` [PATCH] " Nithurshen Karthikeyan
2026-03-16 17:15 ` Gao Xiang
2026-03-16 17:25 ` [PATCH v4] erofs-utils: lib: name worker threads erofscompressor Nithurshen
2026-03-16 17:58 ` Gao Xiang
2026-03-16 18:01 ` [PATCH v5] " Nithurshen
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