/*
* Finally, kill the kernel threads. We don't need to be RCU
- * safe anymore, since the bdi is gone from visibility.
+ * safe anymore, since the bdi is gone from visibility. Force
+ * unfreeze of the thread before calling kthread_stop(), otherwise
+ * it would never exet if it is currently stuck in the refrigerator.
*/
- list_for_each_entry(wb, &bdi->wb_list, list)
+ list_for_each_entry(wb, &bdi->wb_list, list) {
+ wb->task->flags &= ~PF_FROZEN;
kthread_stop(wb->task);
+ }
}
/*
void bdi_unregister(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
{
if (bdi->dev) {
+ bdi_prune_sb(bdi);
+
if (!bdi_cap_flush_forker(bdi))
bdi_wb_shutdown(bdi);
bdi_debug_unregister(bdi);
spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
}
- bdi_prune_sb(bdi);
bdi_unregister(bdi);
for (i = 0; i < NR_BDI_STAT_ITEMS; i++)