1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 3789ca98197c..bf25015dce16 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
 __init int spawn_ksoftirqd(void)
 {
         void *cpu = (void *)(long)smp_processor_id();
-        cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+        int err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+
+        BUG_ON(err == NOTIFY_BAD);
         cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_ONLINE, cpu);
         register_cpu_notifier(&cpu_nfb);
         return 0;