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Subjectpatch staging-usbip-usbip_start_threads-handle-kernel_thread-failure.patch added to gregkh-2.6 tree
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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

Subject: Staging: usbip: usbip_start_threads(): handle kernel_thread failure

to my gregkh-2.6 tree. Its filename is

staging-usbip-usbip_start_threads-handle-kernel_thread-failure.patch

This tree can be found at
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/gregkh-2.6/patches/


From roel.kluin@gmail.com Sun Jan 25 14:35:50 2009
From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:37:30 +0100
Subject: Staging: usbip: usbip_start_threads(): handle kernel_thread failure
To: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>
Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Message-ID: <494C222A.8050507@gmail.com>


kernel_thread may fail, notice this.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

---
drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/usbip_common.c
@@ -406,8 +406,20 @@ void usbip_start_threads(struct usbip_de
/*
* threads are invoked per one device (per one connection).
*/
- kernel_thread(usbip_thread, (void *)&ud->tcp_rx, 0);
- kernel_thread(usbip_thread, (void *)&ud->tcp_tx, 0);
+ int retval;
+
+ retval = kernel_thread(usbip_thread, (void *)&ud->tcp_rx, 0);
+ if (retval < 0) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "Creating tcp_rx thread for ud %p failed.\n",
+ ud);
+ return;
+ }
+ retval = kernel_thread(usbip_thread, (void *)&ud->tcp_tx, 0);
+ if (retval < 0) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "Creating tcp_tx thread for ud %p failed.\n",
+ ud);
+ return;
+ }

/* confirm threads are starting */
wait_for_completion(&ud->tcp_rx.thread_done);

Patches currently in gregkh-2.6 which might be from roel.kluin@gmail.com are

staging/staging-meilhaus-unsigned-won-t-get-negative-after-subtraction.patch
staging/staging-otus-logical-bit-and-confusion.patch
staging/staging-usbip-usbip_start_threads-handle-kernel_thread-failure.patch


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