Module task

Tasks (threads and processes).

C header: include/linux/sched.h.

Structs

CurrentTask

Represents the Task in the current global.

Kuid

The type of user identifiers (UIDs).

Task

Wraps the kernel’s struct task_struct.

Constants

MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT

A sentinel value used for infinite timeouts.

TASK_FREEZABLE

Bitmask for tasks that are sleeping in a freezable state.

TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE

Bitmask for tasks that are sleeping in an interruptible state.

TASK_NORMAL

Convenience constant for waking up tasks regardless of whether they are in interruptible or uninterruptible sleep.

TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE

Bitmask for tasks that are sleeping in an uninterruptible state.

Functions

might_sleep

Annotation for functions that can sleep.

Type Aliases

Pid

The type of process identifiers (PIDs).