/**
* Create a control thread.
*
- * Wrapper to pthread_create() and pthread_setname_np().
+ * Wrapper to pthread_create(), pthread_setname_np() and
+ * pthread_setaffinity_np(). The dataplane and service lcores are
+ * excluded from the affinity of the new thread.
*
* @param thread
* Filled with the thread id of the new created thread.