Patch to audit return codes for kernel_thread. This patch corrects callers who
have differing assumptions about the meaning of a zero return code. I've
normalized all the callers to consider a zero return code a successful return.
Thanks & Regards
Neil
Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <[email protected]>
arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c | 2 +-
init/do_mounts_initrd.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ xpc_activate_partition(struct xpc_partit
pid = kernel_thread(xpc_activating, (void *) ((u64) partid), 0);
- if (unlikely(pid <= 0)) {
+ if (unlikely(pid < 0)) {
spin_lock_irqsave(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
part->act_state = XPC_P_INACTIVE;
XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThreadFailed, __LINE__);
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void __init handle_initrd(void)
current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
pid = kernel_thread(do_linuxrc, "/linuxrc", SIGCHLD);
- if (pid > 0) {
+ if (pid >= 0) {
while (pid != sys_wait4(-1, NULL, 0, NULL))
yield();
}
-
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