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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2012-02-07 08:59:29 (GMT)
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2012-02-07 08:59:29 (GMT)
commit290436c9c61ac983b1bd425da67242a4357c7701 (patch)
tree35e1f189b62eb50515600ad607d7fb57fc547870 /kernel/power/user.c
parent623ec991ce0e8cd5791bad656c162fa837635907 (diff)
parent62aa2b537c6f5957afd98e29f96897419ed5ebab (diff)
downloadlinux-fsl-qoriq-290436c9c61ac983b1bd425da67242a4357c7701.tar.xz
Merge tag 'v3.3-rc2' into perf/core
Linux 3.3-rc2 Pick up the latest fixes. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 6b1ab7a..e5a21a8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -274,6 +274,15 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
swsusp_free();
memset(&data->handle, 0, sizeof(struct snapshot_handle));
data->ready = 0;
+ /*
+ * It is necessary to thaw kernel threads here, because
+ * SNAPSHOT_CREATE_IMAGE may be invoked directly after
+ * SNAPSHOT_FREE. In that case, if kernel threads were not
+ * thawed, the preallocation of memory carried out by
+ * hibernation_snapshot() might run into problems (i.e. it
+ * might fail or even deadlock).
+ */
+ thaw_kernel_threads();
break;
case SNAPSHOT_PREF_IMAGE_SIZE: