The patch titled
pnpbios: convert to use the kthread API
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
pnpbios-conert-to-use-the-kthread-api.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
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Subject: pnpbios: convert to use the kthread API
From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
This patches modifies the pnpbios kernel thread to start with ktrhead_run
not kernel_thread and deamonize. Doing this makes the code a little
simpler and easier to maintain.
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Adam Belay <ambx1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c | 16 +++++++---------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c~pnpbios-conert-to-use-the-kthread-api drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c~pnpbios-conert-to-use-the-kthread-api
+++ a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <asm/page.h>
#include <asm/desc.h>
@@ -159,9 +160,7 @@ static int pnp_dock_thread(void * unused
{
static struct pnp_docking_station_info now;
int docked = -1, d = 0;
- daemonize("kpnpbiosd");
- allow_signal(SIGKILL);
- while(!unloading && !signal_pending(current))
+ while (!unloading)
{
int status;
@@ -170,11 +169,8 @@ static int pnp_dock_thread(void * unused
*/
msleep_interruptible(2000);
- if(signal_pending(current)) {
- if (try_to_freeze())
- continue;
- break;
- }
+ if (try_to_freeze())
+ continue;
status = pnp_bios_dock_station_info(&now);
@@ -581,6 +577,7 @@ subsys_initcall(pnpbios_init);
static int __init pnpbios_thread_init(void)
{
+ struct task_struct *task;
#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_MERGE)
if (check_legacy_ioport(PNPBIOS_BASE))
return 0;
@@ -589,7 +586,8 @@ static int __init pnpbios_thread_init(vo
return 0;
#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
init_completion(&unload_sem);
- if (kernel_thread(pnp_dock_thread, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL) > 0)
+ task = kthread_run(pnp_dock_thread, NULL, "kpnpbiosd");
+ if (!IS_ERR(task))
unloading = 0;
#endif
return 0;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx are
origin.patch
iop13xx-msi-support-rev6.patch
dvb_en_50221-convert-to-kthread-api.patch
fix-i-oat-for-kexec.patch
pci-disable-msi-by-default-on-systems-with-serverworks-ht1000-chips.patch
i386-irq-kill-irq-compression.patch
i386-map-enough-initial-memory-to-create-lowmem-mappings-fix.patch
i386-efi-fix-proc-iomem-type-for-kexec-tools.patch
x86_64-display-more-intutive-error-message-if-kernel-is-not-2mb-aligned.patch
clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.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
kthread-dont-depend-on-work-queues-take-2.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
remvoe-kthread_bind-call-from-_cpu_down.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
vdso-print-fatal-signals-use-ctl_unnumbered.patch
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