1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/background.c b/fs/jffs2/background.c
index e9580104b6ba..3ff50da94789 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/background.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/background.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include "nodelist.h"
 
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ void jffs2_garbage_collect_trigger(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 /* This must only ever be called when no GC thread is currently running */
 int jffs2_start_garbage_collect_thread(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
 {
-        pid_t pid;
+        struct task_struct *tsk;
         int ret = 0;
 
         BUG_ON(c->gc_task);
@@ -39,15 +40,16 @@ int jffs2_start_garbage_collect_thread(struct jffs2_sb_info *c)
         init_completion(&c->gc_thread_start);
         init_completion(&c->gc_thread_exit);
 
-        pid = kernel_thread(jffs2_garbage_collect_thread, c, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
-        if (pid < 0) {
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "fork failed for JFFS2 garbage collect thread: %d\n", -pid);
+        tsk = kthread_run(jffs2_garbage_collect_thread, c, "jffs2_gcd_mtd%d", c->mtd->index);
+        if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "fork failed for JFFS2 garbage collect thread: %ld\n", -PTR_ERR(tsk));
                 complete(&c->gc_thread_exit);
-                ret = pid;
+                ret = PTR_ERR(tsk);
         } else {
                 /* Wait for it... */
-                D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "JFFS2: Garbage collect thread is pid %d\n", pid));
+                D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "JFFS2: Garbage collect thread is pid %d\n", tsk->pid));
                 wait_for_completion(&c->gc_thread_start);
+                ret = tsk->pid;
         }
 
         return ret;
@@ -71,7 +73,6 @@ static int jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(void *_c)
 {
         struct jffs2_sb_info *c = _c;
 
-        daemonize("jffs2_gcd_mtd%d", c->mtd->index);
         allow_signal(SIGKILL);
         allow_signal(SIGSTOP);
         allow_signal(SIGCONT);
@@ -107,6 +108,11 @@ static int jffs2_garbage_collect_thread(void *_c)
                  * the GC thread get there first. */
                 schedule_timeout_interruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(50));
 
+                if (kthread_should_stop()) {
+                        D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_garbage_collect_thread():  kthread_stop() called.\n"));
+                        goto die;
+                }
+
                 /* Put_super will send a SIGKILL and then wait on the sem.
                  */
                 while (signal_pending(current) || freezing(current)) {