1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index 44447f54942f..99ac70e32556 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -2206,8 +2206,11 @@ static int uea_boot(struct uea_softc *sc)
                 goto err1;
         }
 
-        sc->kthread = kthread_run(uea_kthread, sc, "ueagle-atm");
-        if (sc->kthread == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)) {
+        /* Create worker thread, but don't start it here.  Start it after
+         * all usbatm generic initialization is done.
+         */
+        sc->kthread = kthread_create(uea_kthread, sc, "ueagle-atm");
+        if (IS_ERR(sc->kthread)) {
                 uea_err(INS_TO_USBDEV(sc), "failed to create thread\n");
                 goto err2;
         }
@@ -2624,6 +2627,7 @@ static struct usbatm_driver uea_usbatm_driver = {
 static int uea_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
         struct usb_device *usb = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
+        int ret;
 
         uea_enters(usb);
         uea_info(usb, "ADSL device founded vid (%#X) pid (%#X) Rev (%#X): %s\n",
@@ -2637,7 +2641,19 @@ static int uea_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
         if (UEA_IS_PREFIRM(id))
                 return uea_load_firmware(usb, UEA_CHIP_VERSION(id));
 
-        return usbatm_usb_probe(intf, id, &uea_usbatm_driver);
+        ret = usbatm_usb_probe(intf, id, &uea_usbatm_driver);
+        if (ret == 0) {
+                struct usbatm_data *usbatm = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
+                struct uea_softc *sc = usbatm->driver_data;
+
+                /* Ensure carrier is initialized to off as early as possible */
+                UPDATE_ATM_SIGNAL(ATM_PHY_SIG_LOST);
+
+                /* Only start the worker thread when all init is done */
+                wake_up_process(sc->kthread);
+        }
+
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static void uea_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)