[RESEND PATCH v1 1/7] vhost: Add a new module_param for enable kthread

Cindy Lu
2024-09-09T02:02:02Z

Add a new module parameter to enable kthread while loading modules.
This parameter will identify if the vhost will use kthread or a task.
The default value will be true.

Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@redhat.com>
---
drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 9ac25d08f473..be43181af659 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static int max_iotlb_entries = 2048;
module_param(max_iotlb_entries, int, 0444);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_iotlb_entries,
"Maximum number of iotlb entries. (default: 2048)");
+bool enforce_kthread = true;
+module_param(enforce_kthread, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enforce_kthread, "enable vhost to use kthread (default: Y)");

enum {
VHOST_MEMORY_F_LOG = 0x1,
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2.45.0