1 files changed, 9 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/ioc4.c b/drivers/misc/ioc4.c
index 193206602d88..668d41e594a9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ioc4.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ioc4.c
@@ -273,13 +273,11 @@ ioc4_variant(struct ioc4_driver_data *idd)
 static void __devinit
 ioc4_load_modules(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-        /* arg just has to be freed */
-
         request_module("sgiioc4");
-
-        kfree(work);
 }
 
+static DECLARE_WORK(ioc4_load_modules_work, ioc4_load_modules);
+
 /* Adds a new instance of an IOC4 card */
 static int __devinit
 ioc4_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
@@ -396,21 +394,12 @@ ioc4_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
          * PCI device.
          */
         if (idd->idd_variant != IOC4_VARIANT_PCI_RT) {
-                struct work_struct *work;
-                work = kzalloc(sizeof(struct work_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
-                if (!work) {
-                        printk(KERN_WARNING
-                               "%s: IOC4 unable to allocate memory for "
-                               "load of sub-modules.\n", __func__);
-                } else {
-                        /* Request the module from a work procedure as the
-                         * modprobe goes out to a userland helper and that
-                         * will hang if done directly from ioc4_probe().
-                         */
-                        printk(KERN_INFO "IOC4 loading sgiioc4 submodule\n");
-                        INIT_WORK(work, ioc4_load_modules);
-                        schedule_work(work);
-                }
+                /* Request the module from a work procedure as the modprobe
+                 * goes out to a userland helper and that will hang if done
+                 * directly from ioc4_probe().
+                 */
+                printk(KERN_INFO "IOC4 loading sgiioc4 submodule\n");
+                schedule_work(&ioc4_load_modules_work);
         }
 
         return 0;
@@ -498,7 +487,7 @@ static void __exit
 ioc4_exit(void)
 {
         /* Ensure ioc4_load_modules() has completed before exiting */
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        flush_work_sync(&ioc4_load_modules_work);
         pci_unregister_driver(&ioc4_driver);
 }