1 files changed, 32 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 81f56445fba9..39c9c4a2949f 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -2185,9 +2185,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getcpu, unsigned __user *, cpup, unsigned __user *, nodep,
 
 char poweroff_cmd[POWEROFF_CMD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/poweroff";
 
-static int __orderly_poweroff(void)
+static int __orderly_poweroff(bool force)
 {
-        int argc;
         char **argv;
         static char *envp[] = {
                 "HOME=/",
@@ -2196,20 +2195,40 @@ static int __orderly_poweroff(void)
         };
         int ret;
 
-        argv = argv_split(GFP_ATOMIC, poweroff_cmd, &argc);
-        if (argv == NULL) {
+        argv = argv_split(GFP_KERNEL, poweroff_cmd, NULL);
+        if (argv) {
+                ret = call_usermodehelper(argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
+                argv_free(argv);
+        } else {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s failed to allocate memory for \"%s\"\n",
-                       __func__, poweroff_cmd);
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                                         __func__, poweroff_cmd);
+                ret = -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-        ret = call_usermodehelper_fns(argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC,
-                                      NULL, NULL, NULL);
-        argv_free(argv);
+        if (ret && force) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to start orderly shutdown: "
+                                        "forcing the issue\n");
+                /*
+                 * I guess this should try to kick off some daemon to sync and
+                 * poweroff asap.  Or not even bother syncing if we're doing an
+                 * emergency shutdown?
+                 */
+                emergency_sync();
+                kernel_power_off();
+        }
 
         return ret;
 }
 
+static bool poweroff_force;
+
+static void poweroff_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+        __orderly_poweroff(poweroff_force);
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(poweroff_work, poweroff_work_func);
+
 /**
  * orderly_poweroff - Trigger an orderly system poweroff
  * @force: force poweroff if command execution fails
@@ -2219,21 +2238,9 @@ static int __orderly_poweroff(void)
  */
 int orderly_poweroff(bool force)
 {
-        int ret = __orderly_poweroff();
-
-        if (ret && force) {
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to start orderly shutdown: "
-                       "forcing the issue\n");
-
-                /*
-                 * I guess this should try to kick off some daemon to sync and
-                 * poweroff asap.  Or not even bother syncing if we're doing an
-                 * emergency shutdown?
-                 */
-                emergency_sync();
-                kernel_power_off();
-        }
-
-        return ret;
+        if (force) /* do not override the pending "true" */
+                poweroff_force = true;
+        schedule_work(&poweroff_work);
+        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(orderly_poweroff);