The patch titled sas_scsi_host: partially convert to use the kthread API has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is sas_scsi_host-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: sas_scsi_host: partially convert to use the kthread API From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> This patch modifies the sas scsi host thread startup to use kthread_run not kernel_thread and deamonize. kthread_run is slightly simpler and more maintainable. akpm: the driver should also be converted to use kthread_should_stop() and kthread_stop(). Cc: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c | 11 ++++++----- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c~sas_scsi_host-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c --- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c~sas_scsi_host-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api +++ a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ #include <linux/blkdev.h> #include <linux/scatterlist.h> #include <linux/freezer.h> +#include <linux/kthread.h> /* ---------- SCSI Host glue ---------- */ @@ -870,7 +871,6 @@ static int sas_queue_thread(void *_sas_h struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = _sas_ha; struct scsi_core *core = &sas_ha->core; - daemonize("sas_queue_%d", core->shost->host_no); current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE; complete(&queue_th_comp); @@ -891,19 +891,20 @@ static int sas_queue_thread(void *_sas_h int sas_init_queue(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha) { - int res; struct scsi_core *core = &sas_ha->core; + struct task_struct *task; spin_lock_init(&core->task_queue_lock); core->task_queue_size = 0; INIT_LIST_HEAD(&core->task_queue); init_MUTEX_LOCKED(&core->queue_thread_sema); - res = kernel_thread(sas_queue_thread, sas_ha, 0); - if (res >= 0) + task = kthread_run(sas_queue_thread, sas_ha, + "sas_queue_%d", core->shost->host_no); + if (!IS_ERR(task)) wait_for_completion(&queue_th_comp); - return res < 0 ? res : 0; + return IS_ERR(task) ? PTR_ERR(task) : 0; } void sas_shutdown_queue(struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha) _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx are arm-ecard-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch powerpc-rtas-msi-support.patch macintosh-mediabay-convert-to-kthread-api.patch macintosh-adb-convert-to-the-kthread-api.patch macintosh-therm_windtunnelc-convert-to-kthread-api.patch macintosh-therm_pm72c-partially-convert-to-kthread-api.patch powerpc-pseries-rtasd-convert-to-kthread-api.patch powerpc-pseries-eeh-convert-to-kthread-api.patch mm-only-dvb_en_50221-convert-to-kthread-api.patch mm-only-saa7134-tvaudio-convert-to-kthread-api.patch ia64-sn-xpc-convert-to-use-kthread-api.patch fix-i-oat-for-kexec.patch s390-scsi-zfcp_erp-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch s390-qeth-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch s390-net-lcs-convert-to-the-kthread-api.patch sas_scsi_host-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch sparc64-powerc-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch i386-irq-kill-irq-compression.patch i386-map-enough-initial-memory-to-create-lowmem-mappings.patch i386-map-enough-initial-memory-to-create-lowmem-mappings-fix.patch clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid.patch merge-sys_clone-sys_unshare-nsproxy-and-namespace.patch fix-race-between-proc_get_inode-and-remove_proc_entry.patch fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry.patch procfs-reorder-struct-pid_dentry-to-save-space-on-64bit-archs-and-constify-them.patch tty-remove-unnecessary-export-of-proc_clear_tty.patch tty-simplify-calling-of-put_pid.patch tty-introduce-no_tty-and-use-it-in-selinux.patch tty-in-tiocsctty-when-we-steal-a-tty-hang-it-up.patch tty-in-tiocsctty-when-we-steal-a-tty-hang-it-up-fix.patch clean-up-elf-note-generation.patch remove-hardcoding-of-hard_smp_processor_id-on-up.patch use-the-apic-to-determine-the-hardware-processor-id-i386.patch use-the-apic-to-determine-the-hardware-processor-id-x86_64.patch always-ask-the-hardware-to-obtain-hardware-processor-id-ia64.patch proc-cleanup-use-seq_release_private-where-appropriate.patch smbfs-remove-unnecessary-allow_signal.patch kthread-dont-depend-on-work-queues-take-2.patch kthread-dont-depend-on-work-queues-take-2-fix.patch change-reparent_to_init-to-reparent_to_kthreadd.patch wait_for_helper-remove-unneeded-do_sigaction.patch worker_thread-dont-play-with-sigchld-and-numa-policy.patch change-kernel-threads-to-ignore-signals-instead-of-blocking-them.patch fix-kthread_create-vs-freezer-theoretical-race.patch edac-k8-driver-coding-tidy.patch nfsd-nfs4state-remove-unnecessary-daemonize-call.patch statically-initialize-struct-pid-for-swapper.patch explicitly-set-pgid-and-sid-of-init-process.patch use-struct-pid-parameter-in-copy_process.patch use-task_pgrp-task_session-in-copy_process.patch kill-unused-sesssion-and-group-values-in-rocket-driver.patch fix-some-coding-style-errors-in-autofs.patch replace-pid_t-in-autofs-with-struct-pid-reference.patch dont-init-pgrp-and-__session-in-init_signals.patch md-remove-broken-sigkill-support.patch mutex-subsystem-synchro-test-module-convert-to-the-kthread-api.patch vdso-print-fatal-signals-use-ctl_unnumbered.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html