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H A Dproc-uptime.hb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A Dread.cb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A Dfd-002-posix-eq.cb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A Dfd-001-lookup.cb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A Dfd-003-kthread.cb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A Dproc.hb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A D.gitignoreb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
H A DMakefileb2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
b2f5de03 Thu Jun 07 19:10:20 CDT 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> tools/testing/selftests/proc: test /proc/*/fd a bit (+ PF_KTHREAD is ABI!)

* Test lookup in /proc/self/fd.
"map_files" lookup story showed that lookup is not that simple.

* Test that all those symlinks open the same file.
Check with (st_dev, st_info).

* Test that kernel threads do not have anything in their /proc/*/fd/
directory.

Now this is where things get interesting.

First, kernel threads aren't pinned by /proc/self or equivalent,
thus some "atomicity" is required.

Second, ->comm can contain whitespace and ')'.
No, they are not escaped.

Third, the only reliable way to check if process is kernel thread
appears to be field #9 in /proc/*/stat.

This field is struct task_struct::flags in decimal!
Check is done by testing PF_KTHREAD flags like we do in kernel.

PF_KTREAD value is a part of userspace ABI !!!

Other methods for determining kernel threadness are not reliable:
* RSS can be 0 if everything is swapped, even while reading
from /proc/self.

* ->total_vm CAN BE ZERO if process is finishing

munmap(NULL, whole address space);

* /proc/*/maps and similar files can be empty because unmapping
everything works. Read returning 0 can't distinguish between
kernel thread and such suicide process.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180505000414.GA15090@avx2
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>