[PATCH] i386 balance_irq: Convert to the kthread api.

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Thu Apr 19 2007 - 02:59:26 EST


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

Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c | 5 ++---
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index 24ac67c..84b412a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
#include <linux/msi.h>
#include <linux/htirq.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>

#include <asm/io.h>
#include <asm/smp.h>
@@ -660,8 +661,6 @@ 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);
@@ -721,7 +720,7 @@ 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");
--
1.5.0.g53756

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