2 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 6ce501447ada..dd4acb158b5e 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ int do_remount_sb(struct super_block *sb, int flags, void *data, int force)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_emergency_remount(unsigned long foo)
+static void do_emergency_remount(struct work_struct *work)
 {
         struct super_block *sb;
 
@@ -697,12 +697,19 @@ static void do_emergency_remount(unsigned long foo)
                 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
         }
         spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
+        kfree(work);
         printk("Emergency Remount complete\n");
 }
 
 void emergency_remount(void)
 {
-        pdflush_operation(do_emergency_remount, 0);
+        struct work_struct *work;
+
+        work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+        if (work) {
+                INIT_WORK(work, do_emergency_remount);
+                schedule_work(work);
+        }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index a16d53e5fe9d..ec95a69d17aa 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -42,9 +42,21 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sync)
         return 0;
 }
 
+static void do_sync_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+        do_sync(0);
+        kfree(work);
+}
+
 void emergency_sync(void)
 {
-        pdflush_operation(do_sync, 0);
+        struct work_struct *work;
+
+        work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+        if (work) {
+                INIT_WORK(work, do_sync_work);
+                schedule_work(work);
+        }
 }
 
 /*