---
title: serviceThread
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/iooutputqueue/1810947-servicethread
---

# serviceThread

Method called by the scheduled service thread when it starts to run.

## Declaration

```occ
virtual void serviceThread(
 void *param); 
```

## Parameters

- `param`: A parameter that was given to scheduleServiceThread() when the service thread was scheduled.

## Overview

Overview Must be implemented by a subclass that calls scheduleServiceThread(). The default implementation does nothing.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [cancelServiceThread](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810578-cancelservicethread.md)
- [enqueue](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810610-enqueue.md)
- [flush](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810640-flush.md)
- [free](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810666-free.md)
- [getCapacity](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810689-getcapacity.md)
- [getMbufPriority](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810719-getmbufpriority.md)
- [getOutputHandler](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810744-getoutputhandler.md)
- [getSize](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810788-getsize.md)
- [getStatisticsData](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810822-getstatisticsdata.md)
- [init](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810854-init.md)
- [scheduleServiceThread](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810887-scheduleservicethread.md)
- [service](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810919-service.md)
- [setCapacity](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810969-setcapacity.md)
- [start](kernel/iooutputqueue/1810993-start.md)
- [stop](kernel/iooutputqueue/1811022-stop.md)