+/*
+ * This gets run with %si containing the
+ * function to call, and %di containing
+ * the "args".
+ */
+extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
+
+/*
+ * Create a kernel thread
+ */
+int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
+{
+ struct pt_regs regs;
+
+ memset(®s, 0, sizeof(regs));
+
+ regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
+ regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+ regs.ds = __USER_DS;
+ regs.es = __USER_DS;
+ regs.fs = __KERNEL_PERCPU;
+ regs.gs = __KERNEL_STACK_CANARY;
+#endif
+
+ regs.orig_ax = -1;
+ regs.ip = (unsigned long) kernel_thread_helper;
+ regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
+ regs.flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | 0x2;
+
+ /* Ok, create the new process.. */
+ return do_fork(flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, ®s, 0, NULL, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);