1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
index c75f8aeefc2b..9cd460dfe27e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
@@ -575,18 +575,21 @@ xpc_activate_partition(struct xpc_partition *part)
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
 
-        pid = kernel_thread(xpc_activating, (void *) ((u64) partid), 0);
-
         DBUG_ON(part->act_state != XPC_P_INACTIVE);
 
-        if (pid > 0) {
-                part->act_state = XPC_P_ACTIVATION_REQ;
-                XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThread, __LINE__);
-        } else {
-                XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThreadFailed, __LINE__);
-        }
+        part->act_state = XPC_P_ACTIVATION_REQ;
+        XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThread, __LINE__);
 
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
+
+        pid = kernel_thread(xpc_activating, (void *) ((u64) partid), 0);
+
+        if (unlikely(pid <= 0)) {
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
+                part->act_state = XPC_P_INACTIVE;
+                XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThreadFailed, __LINE__);
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
+        }
 }