Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (28 commits)
  cfq-iosched: add close cooperator code
  cfq-iosched: log responsible 'cfqq' in idle timer arm
  cfq-iosched: tweak kick logic a bit more
  cfq-iosched: no need to save interrupts in cfq_kick_queue()
  brd: fix cacheflushing
  brd: support barriers
  swap: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  gfs2: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  ext4: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  dio: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  block: Remove code handling bio_alloc failure with __GFP_WAIT
  bio: add documentation to bio_alloc()
  splice: add helpers for locking pipe inode
  splice: remove generic_file_splice_write_nolock()
  ocfs2: fix i_mutex locking in ocfs2_splice_to_file()
  splice: fix i_mutex locking in generic_splice_write()
  splice: remove i_mutex locking in splice_from_pipe()
  splice: split up __splice_from_pipe()
  block: fix SG_IO to return a proper error value
  cfq-iosched: don't delay queue kick for a merged request
  ...

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 13edf7ad3ff1..ff8bb1f2333a 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ repeat:
         return err;
 }
 
-void do_thaw_all(unsigned long unused)
+void do_thaw_all(struct work_struct *work)
 {
         struct super_block *sb;
         char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ restart:
                         goto restart;
         }
         spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
+        kfree(work);
         printk(KERN_WARNING "Emergency Thaw complete\n");
 }
 
@@ -577,7 +578,13 @@ restart:
  */
 void emergency_thaw_all(void)
 {
-        pdflush_operation(do_thaw_all, 0);
+        struct work_struct *work;
+
+        work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+        if (work) {
+                INIT_WORK(work, do_thaw_all);
+                schedule_work(work);
+        }
 }
 
 /**