2 files changed, 23 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index af589fac814d..ad5342165079 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 void scsi_eh_wakeup(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 {
         if (shost->host_busy == shost->host_failed) {
-                up(shost->eh_wait);
+                wake_up_process(shost->ehandler);
                 SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(5,
                                 printk("Waking error handler thread\n"));
         }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int scsi_eh_scmd_add(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd, int eh_flag)
         unsigned long flags;
         int ret = 0;
 
-        if (shost->eh_wait == NULL)
+        if (!shost->ehandler)
                 return 0;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
@@ -1591,40 +1591,31 @@ int scsi_error_handler(void *data)
 {
         struct Scsi_Host *shost = (struct Scsi_Host *) data;
         int rtn;
-        DECLARE_MUTEX_LOCKED(sem);
 
         current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
-        shost->eh_wait = &sem;
 
+        
         /*
-         * Wake up the thread that created us.
+         * Note - we always use TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE even if the module
+         * was loaded as part of the kernel.  The reason is that
+         * UNINTERRUPTIBLE would cause this thread to be counted in
+         * the load average as a running process, and an interruptible
+         * wait doesn't.
          */
-        SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(3, printk("Wake up parent of"
-                                          " scsi_eh_%d\n",shost->host_no));
-
-        while (1) {
-                /*
-                 * If we get a signal, it means we are supposed to go
-                 * away and die.  This typically happens if the user is
-                 * trying to unload a module.
-                 */
-                SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(1, printk("Error handler"
-                                                  " scsi_eh_%d"
-                                                  " sleeping\n",shost->host_no));
-
-                /*
-                 * Note - we always use down_interruptible with the semaphore
-                 * even if the module was loaded as part of the kernel.  The
-                 * reason is that down() will cause this thread to be counted
-                 * in the load average as a running process, and down
-                 * interruptible doesn't.  Given that we need to allow this
-                 * thread to die if the driver was loaded as a module, using
-                 * semaphores isn't unreasonable.
-                 */
-                down_interruptible(&sem);
-                if (kthread_should_stop())
-                        break;
+        set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+        while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+                if (shost->host_failed == 0 ||
+                    shost->host_failed != shost->host_busy) {
+                        SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(1, printk("Error handler"
+                                                          " scsi_eh_%d"
+                                                          " sleeping\n",
+                                                          shost->host_no));
+                        schedule();
+                        set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+                        continue;
+                }
 
+                __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
                 SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(1, printk("Error handler"
                                                   " scsi_eh_%d waking"
                                                   " up\n",shost->host_no));
@@ -1651,7 +1642,7 @@ int scsi_error_handler(void *data)
                  * which are still online.
                  */
                 scsi_restart_operations(shost);
-
+                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
         }
 
         SCSI_LOG_ERROR_RECOVERY(1, printk("Error handler scsi_eh_%d"
@@ -1660,7 +1651,7 @@ int scsi_error_handler(void *data)
         /*
          * Make sure that nobody tries to wake us up again.
          */
-        shost->eh_wait = NULL;
+        shost->ehandler = NULL;
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 540369ff815c..69313ba7505b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 
         struct list_head        eh_cmd_q;
         struct task_struct    * ehandler;  /* Error recovery thread. */
-        struct semaphore      * eh_wait;   /* The error recovery thread waits
-                                              on this. */
         struct semaphore      * eh_action; /* Wait for specific actions on the
                                           host. */
         unsigned int            eh_active:1; /* Indicates the eh thread is awake and active if