The kernel thread function nilfs_segctor_thread() invokes the try_to_freeze() in its loop. But all the kernel threads are non-freezable by default. So if we want to make a kernel thread to be freezable, we have to invoke set_freezable() explicitly. Signed-off-by: Kevin Hao <haokexin@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/nilfs2/segment.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c index 52995838f2de..2590a0860eab 100644 --- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c +++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c @@ -2588,6 +2588,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg) "segctord starting. Construction interval = %lu seconds, CP frequency < %lu seconds", sci->sc_interval / HZ, sci->sc_mjcp_freq / HZ); + set_freezable(); spin_lock(&sci->sc_state_lock); loop: for (;;) { -- 2.39.2