From: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 15b2219facadec583c24523eed40fa45865f859f ] Don't send fake signals to PF_IO_WORKER threads, they don't accept signals. Just treat them like kthreads in this regard, all they need is a wakeup as no forced kernel/user transition is needed. Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/freezer.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/freezer.c b/kernel/freezer.c index dc520f01f99d..1a2d57d1327c 100644 --- a/kernel/freezer.c +++ b/kernel/freezer.c @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ bool freeze_task(struct task_struct *p) return false; } - if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) + if (!(p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER))) fake_signal_wake_up(p); else wake_up_state(p, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); -- 2.30.1