1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 1b35c45c92b7..3f2e16738080 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -544,6 +544,12 @@ void conn_try_outdate_peer_async(struct drbd_connection *connection)
         struct task_struct *opa;
 
         kref_get(&connection->kref);
+        /* We may just have force_sig()'ed this thread
+         * to get it out of some blocking network function.
+         * Clear signals; otherwise kthread_run(), which internally uses
+         * wait_on_completion_killable(), will mistake our pending signal
+         * for a new fatal signal and fail. */
+        flush_signals(current);
         opa = kthread_run(_try_outdate_peer_async, connection, "drbd_async_h");
         if (IS_ERR(opa)) {
                 drbd_err(connection, "out of mem, failed to invoke fence-peer helper\n");