Index: scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/hosts.c =================================================================== --- scsi-misc-2.6.orig/drivers/scsi/hosts.c 2005-08-31 13:59:12.000000000 +0200 +++ scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/hosts.c 2005-09-06 13:50:46.000000000 +0200 @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ #include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/blkdev.h> #include <linux/kernel.h> +#include <linux/kthread.h> #include <linux/string.h> #include <linux/mm.h> #include <linux/init.h> @@ -225,15 +226,8 @@ struct Scsi_Host *shost = dev_to_shost(dev); struct device *parent = dev->parent; - if (shost->ehandler) { - DECLARE_COMPLETION(sem); - shost->eh_notify = &sem; - shost->eh_kill = 1; - up(shost->eh_wait); - wait_for_completion(&sem); - shost->eh_notify = NULL; - } - + if (shost->ehandler) + kthread_stop(shost->ehandler); if (shost->work_q) destroy_workqueue(shost->work_q); @@ -263,7 +257,6 @@ { struct Scsi_Host *shost; int gfp_mask = GFP_KERNEL, rval; - DECLARE_COMPLETION(complete); if (sht->unchecked_isa_dma && privsize) gfp_mask |= __GFP_DMA; @@ -369,12 +362,12 @@ snprintf(shost->shost_classdev.class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "host%d", shost->host_no); - shost->eh_notify = &complete; - rval = kernel_thread(scsi_error_handler, shost, 0); - if (rval < 0) + shost->ehandler = kthread_run(scsi_error_handler, shost, + "scsi_eh_%d", shost->host_no); + if (IS_ERR(shost->ehandler)) { + rval = PTR_ERR(shost->ehandler); goto fail_destroy_freelist; - wait_for_completion(&complete); - shost->eh_notify = NULL; + } scsi_proc_hostdir_add(shost->hostt); return shost; Index: scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c =================================================================== --- scsi-misc-2.6.orig/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c 2005-08-31 13:59:12.000000000 +0200 +++ scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c 2005-09-06 13:50:31.000000000 +0200 @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ #include <linux/string.h> #include <linux/slab.h> #include <linux/kernel.h> +#include <linux/kthread.h> #include <linux/interrupt.h> #include <linux/blkdev.h> #include <linux/delay.h> @@ -1583,16 +1584,8 @@ int rtn; DECLARE_MUTEX_LOCKED(sem); - /* - * Flush resources - */ - - daemonize("scsi_eh_%d", shost->host_no); - current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE; - shost->eh_wait = &sem; - shost->ehandler = current; /* * Wake up the thread that created us. @@ -1600,8 +1593,6 @@ SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(3, printk("Wake up parent of" " scsi_eh_%d\n",shost->host_no)); - complete(shost->eh_notify); - while (1) { /* * If we get a signal, it means we are supposed to go @@ -1622,7 +1613,7 @@ * semaphores isn't unreasonable. */ down_interruptible(&sem); - if (shost->eh_kill) + if (kthread_should_stop()) break; SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(1, printk("Error handler" @@ -1661,22 +1652,6 @@ * Make sure that nobody tries to wake us up again. */ shost->eh_wait = NULL; - - /* - * Knock this down too. From this point on, the host is flying - * without a pilot. If this is because the module is being unloaded, - * that's fine. If the user sent a signal to this thing, we are - * potentially in real danger. - */ - shost->eh_active = 0; - shost->ehandler = NULL; - - /* - * If anyone is waiting for us to exit (i.e. someone trying to unload - * a driver), then wake up that process to let them know we are on - * the way out the door. - */ - complete_and_exit(shost->eh_notify, 0); return 0; } Index: scsi-misc-2.6/include/scsi/scsi_host.h =================================================================== --- scsi-misc-2.6.orig/include/scsi/scsi_host.h 2005-08-31 13:59:16.000000000 +0200 +++ scsi-misc-2.6/include/scsi/scsi_host.h 2005-09-06 13:47:17.000000000 +0200 @@ -467,12 +467,10 @@ struct task_struct * ehandler; /* Error recovery thread. */ struct semaphore * eh_wait; /* The error recovery thread waits on this. */ - struct completion * eh_notify; /* wait for eh to begin or end */ struct semaphore * eh_action; /* Wait for specific actions on the host. */ unsigned int eh_active:1; /* Indicates the eh thread is awake and active if this is true. */ - unsigned int eh_kill:1; /* set when killing the eh thread */ wait_queue_head_t host_wait; struct scsi_host_template *hostt; struct scsi_transport_template *transportt; - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html