/****************************************************************************
 * include/nuttx/kthread.h
 * Non-standard, NuttX-specific kernel thread-related declarations.
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2013 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
 *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
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#ifndef __INCLUDE_NUTTX_KTHREAD_H
#define __INCLUDE_NUTTX_KTHREAD_H

/****************************************************************************
 * Included Files
 ****************************************************************************/

#include <nuttx/config.h>
#include <sched.h>

/****************************************************************************
 * Pre-processor Definitions
 ****************************************************************************/

/****************************************************************************
 * Public Data
 ****************************************************************************/

#ifdef __cplusplus
#define EXTERN extern "C"
extern "C"
{
#else
#define EXTERN extern
#endif

/****************************************************************************
 * Public Function Prototypes
 ****************************************************************************/

/********************************************************************************
 * Name: kernel_thread
 *
 * Description:
 *   This function creates and activates a kernel thread task with kernel-mode
 *   privileges.  It is identical to task_create() except that it configures the
 *   newly started thread to run in kernel model.
 *
 * Input Parameters:
 *   (same as task_create())
 *
 * Return Value:
 *   (same as task_create())
 *
 ********************************************************************************/

int kernel_thread(FAR const char *name, int priority, int stack_size,
                  main_t entry, FAR char * const argv[]);

#undef EXTERN
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* __INCLUDE_NUTTX_KTHREAD_H */