[PATCH] erofs-utils: lib: name worker threads erofs_compress

[Gao Xiang]

On 2026/3/16 23:13, Nithurshen wrote:
> Set a specific thread name for the multi-threaded workqueue workers
> to make debugging, profiling, and process monitoring significantly
> easier.
> 
> Previously, worker threads inherited the name of the parent process
> (e.g., mkfs.erofs), making it difficult to distinguish them from the
> main thread in tools like \`top\`, \`htop\`, or \`ps\`.

Please just use `top`, `htop`, or `ps` here.

> 
> This utilizes \`prctl(PR_SET_NAME)\` on Linux and \`pthread_setname_np\`
> on macOS to explicitly label these threads as \"erofs_compress\" upon
> initialization.

Why not just calling erofs_compressor, since those worker are really
compressor.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Nithurshen <nithurshen.dev at gmail.com>
> ---
>   lib/workqueue.c | 9 +++++++++
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/workqueue.c b/lib/workqueue.c
> index 18ee0f9..860e403 100644
> --- a/lib/workqueue.c
> +++ b/lib/workqueue.c
> @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
>   #include <pthread.h>
>   #include <stdlib.h>
>   #include "erofs/workqueue.h"
> +#if defined(__linux__)
> +#include <sys/prctl.h>
> +#endif
>   
>   static void *worker_thread(void *arg)
>   {
> @@ -9,6 +12,12 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *arg)
>   	struct erofs_work *work;
>   	void *tlsp = NULL;
>   
> +#if defined(__linux__)
> +	prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "erofs_compress");
> +#elif defined(__APPLE__)
> +	pthread_setname_np("erofs_compress");
> +#endif

I don't think they should be added here, you could
add in .on_start() of lib/compress.c instead.

Thanks,
Gao Xiang

> +
>   	if (wq->on_start)
>   		tlsp = (wq->on_start)(wq, NULL);
>