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    procfs: allow threads to rename siblings via /proc/pid/tasks/tid/comm · 4614a696
    john stultz authored
    Setting a thread's comm to be something unique is a very useful ability
    and is helpful for debugging complicated threaded applications.  However
    currently the only way to set a thread name is for the thread to name
    itself via the PR_SET_NAME prctl.
    
    However, there may be situations where it would be advantageous for a
    thread dispatcher to be naming the threads its managing, rather then
    having the threads self-describe themselves.  This sort of behavior is
    available on other systems via the pthread_setname_np() interface.
    
    This patch exports a task's comm via proc/pid/comm and
    proc/pid/task/tid/comm interfaces, and allows thread siblings to write to
    these values.
    
    [akpm@linux-foundation.org: cleanups]
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJohn Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
    Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
    Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
    Cc: Mike Fulton <fultonm@ca.ibm.com>
    Cc: Sean Foley <Sean_Foley@ca.ibm.com>
    Cc: Darren Hart <dvhltc@us.ibm.com>
    Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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