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Re: Working with user space file descriptor in kernel thread

To: Peter Skvarka <ps%softinengines.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: Working with user space file descriptor in kernel thread
From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:18:15 +0100

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 03:08:15PM +0100, Peter Skvarka wrote:
> > ... You can then use the socket directly in the kernel...
> 
> Is this valid also when this socket is used by separate kernel thread ?
> It is different than thread which runs in ioctl and provides socket.

There is nothing thread-local involved in this scenario.

Martin

References:
- Working with user space file descriptor in kernel thread
  - From: Peter Skvarka
- Re: Working with user space file descriptor in kernel thread
  - From: Jason Thorpe
- Re: Working with user space file descriptor in kernel thread
  - From: Peter Skvarka

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