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Kernel created user threads start similarly to kernel threads in that they call a kernel function after first returning from _switch, so they share ret_from_kernel_thread for this. Kernel threads never return from that function though, whereas user threads often do (although some don't, e.g., IO threads). Split these startup functions in two, and catch kernel threads that improperly return from their function. This is intended to make the complicated code a little bit easier to understand. Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://msgid.link/20230325122904.2375060-7-npiggin@gmail.com
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.