The kernel thread function ps3_probe_thread() invokes the try_to_freeze() in its loop. But all the kernel threads are non-freezable by default. So if we want to make a kernel thread to be freezable, we have to invoke set_freezable() explicitly.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Hao <haoke...@gmail.com> --- arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c index e87360a0fb40..878bc160246e 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c @@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ static int ps3_probe_thread(void *data) if (res) goto fail_free_irq; + set_freezable(); /* Loop here processing the requested notification events. */ do { try_to_freeze(); -- 2.39.2