#include <linux/usb.h>
#include <linux/usb_usual.h>
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
/*
*/
static int usu_kick(unsigned long type)
{
- int rc;
unsigned long flags;
+ struct task_struct* task;
spin_lock_irqsave(&usu_lock, flags);
if ((stat[type].fls & (USU_MOD_FL_THREAD|USU_MOD_FL_PRESENT)) != 0) {
stat[type].fls |= USU_MOD_FL_THREAD;
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&usu_lock, flags);
- rc = kernel_thread(usu_probe_thread, (void*)type, CLONE_VM);
- if (rc < 0) {
+ task = kthread_run(usu_probe_thread, (void*)type, "libusual_%d", type);
+ if (IS_ERR(task)) {
+ int rc = PTR_ERR(task);
printk(KERN_WARNING "libusual: "
"Unable to start the thread for %s: %d\n",
bias_names[type], rc);
int rc;
unsigned long flags;
- daemonize("libusual_%d", type); /* "usb-storage" is kinda too long */
-
/* A completion does not work here because it's counted. */
down(&usu_init_notify);
up(&usu_init_notify);