[PATCH] [31/34] i386: convert to the kthread API




From: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

This patch just trivial converts from calling kernel_thread and daemonize
to just calling kthread_run.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c | 8 +++-----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Index: linux/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
#include <linux/msi.h>
#include <linux/htirq.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>

#include <asm/io.h>
#include <asm/smp.h>
@@ -661,8 +662,6 @@ static int balanced_irq(void *unused)
unsigned long prev_balance_time = jiffies;
long time_remaining = balanced_irq_interval;

- daemonize("kirqd");
-
/* push everything to CPU 0 to give us a starting point. */
for (i = 0 ; i < NR_IRQS ; i++) {
irq_desc[i].pending_mask = cpumask_of_cpu(0);
@@ -722,10 +721,9 @@ static int __init balanced_irq_init(void
}

printk(KERN_INFO "Starting balanced_irq\n");
- if (kernel_thread(balanced_irq, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL) >= 0)
+ if (!IS_ERR(kthread_run(balanced_irq, NULL, "kirqd")))
return 0;
- else
- printk(KERN_ERR "balanced_irq_init: failed to spawn balanced_irq");
+ printk(KERN_ERR "balanced_irq_init: failed to spawn balanced_irq");
failed:
for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
kfree(irq_cpu_data[i].irq_delta);
-
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