The patch titled mtd_blkdevs: partially convert to use the kthread API has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was mtd_blkdevs-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: mtd_blkdevs: partially convert to use the kthread API From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> kthread_run is used intead of kernel_thread, daemonize, and mucking around blocking signals directly. akpm: needs to be converted to kthread_should_stop() and kthread_stop(), too. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c | 19 +++++-------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c~mtd_blkdevs-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c --- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c~mtd_blkdevs-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api +++ a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ #include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/list.h> #include <linux/fs.h> +#include <linux/kthread.h> #include <linux/mtd/blktrans.h> #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h> #include <linux/blkdev.h> @@ -83,17 +84,6 @@ static int mtd_blktrans_thread(void *arg /* we might get involved when memory gets low, so use PF_MEMALLOC */ current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC | PF_NOFREEZE; - daemonize("%sd", tr->name); - - /* daemonize() doesn't do this for us since some kernel threads - actually want to deal with signals. We can't just call - exit_sighand() since that'll cause an oops when we finally - do exit. */ - spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock); - sigfillset(¤t->blocked); - recalc_sigpending(); - spin_unlock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock); - spin_lock_irq(rq->queue_lock); while (!tr->blkcore_priv->exiting) { @@ -365,6 +355,7 @@ static struct mtd_notifier blktrans_noti int register_mtd_blktrans(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr) { + struct task_struct *task; int ret, i; /* Register the notifier if/when the first device type is @@ -403,13 +394,13 @@ int register_mtd_blktrans(struct mtd_blk blk_queue_hardsect_size(tr->blkcore_priv->rq, tr->blksize); tr->blkshift = ffs(tr->blksize) - 1; - ret = kernel_thread(mtd_blktrans_thread, tr, CLONE_KERNEL); - if (ret < 0) { + task = kthread_run(mtd_blktrans_thread, tr, "%sd", tr->name); + if (IS_ERR(task)) { blk_cleanup_queue(tr->blkcore_priv->rq); unregister_blkdev(tr->major, tr->name); kfree(tr->blkcore_priv); mutex_unlock(&mtd_table_mutex); - return ret; + return PTR_ERR(task); } INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->devs); _ 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_pm72c-partially-convert-to-kthread-api.patch powerpc-pseries-rtasd-convert-to-kthread-api.patch powerpc-pseries-eeh-convert-to-kthread-api.patch 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 git-mtd.patch fix-i-oat-for-kexec.patch cpqphp-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch ibmphp-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthreads-api.patch cpci_hotplug-partially-convert-to-use-the-kthread-api.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 i386-voyager-convert-the-monitor-thread-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch i386-balance_irq-convert-to-the-kthread-api.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 pnpbios-conert-to-use-the-kthread-api.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 kthread-enhance-kthread_stop-to-abort-interruptible-sleeps.patch kthread-simplify-kthread_create.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 unprivileged-mounts-add-user-mounts-to-the-kernel.patch unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-umount.patch unprivileged-mounts-account-user-mounts.patch unprivileged-mounts-account-user-mounts-fix.patch unprivileged-mounts-propagate-error-values-from-clone_mnt.patch unprivileged-mounts-propagate-error-values-from-clone_mnt-fix.patch unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-bind-mounts.patch unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-bind-mounts-fix.patch unprivileged-mounts-put-declaration-of-put_filesystem-in-fsh.patch unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-mounts.patch unprivileged-mounts-allow-unprivileged-fuse-mounts.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