int copy_thread()

in kernel/process.c [56:113]
36 lines of code
4 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
{
	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);

	if (unlikely(p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER))) {
		/* if we're creating a new kernel thread then just zeroing all
		 * the registers. That's OK for a brand new thread.*/
		memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
		memset(&ti->cpu_context, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_context));
		ti->cpu_context.r1  = (unsigned long)childregs;
		ti->cpu_context.r20 = (unsigned long)usp; /* fn */
		ti->cpu_context.r19 = (unsigned long)arg;
		childregs->pt_mode = 1;
		local_save_flags(childregs->msr);
		ti->cpu_context.msr = childregs->msr & ~MSR_IE;
		ti->cpu_context.r15 = (unsigned long)ret_from_kernel_thread - 8;
		return 0;
	}
	*childregs = *current_pt_regs();
	if (usp)
		childregs->r1 = usp;

	memset(&ti->cpu_context, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_context));
	ti->cpu_context.r1 = (unsigned long)childregs;
	childregs->msr |= MSR_UMS;

	/* we should consider the fact that childregs is a copy of the parent
	 * regs which were saved immediately after entering the kernel state
	 * before enabling VM. This MSR will be restored in switch_to and
	 * RETURN() and we want to have the right machine state there
	 * specifically this state must have INTs disabled before and enabled
	 * after performing rtbd
	 * compose the right MSR for RETURN(). It will work for switch_to also
	 * excepting for VM and UMS
	 * don't touch UMS , CARRY and cache bits
	 * right now MSR is a copy of parent one */
	childregs->msr &= ~MSR_EIP;
	childregs->msr |= MSR_IE;
	childregs->msr &= ~MSR_VM;
	childregs->msr |= MSR_VMS;
	childregs->msr |= MSR_EE; /* exceptions will be enabled*/

	ti->cpu_context.msr = (childregs->msr|MSR_VM);
	ti->cpu_context.msr &= ~MSR_UMS; /* switch_to to kernel mode */
	ti->cpu_context.msr &= ~MSR_IE;
	ti->cpu_context.r15 = (unsigned long)ret_from_fork - 8;

	/*
	 *  r21 is the thread reg, r10 is 6th arg to clone
	 *  which contains TLS area
	 */
	if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS)
		childregs->r21 = tls;

	return 0;
}