Merge branch 'merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / mm / backing-dev.c

diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 11aee09dd2a611ea7529d4f1b863d383d533b7b7..67a33a5a1a93846bda0ce57ee37fe8d39486f60a 100644 (file)
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -604,10 +604,14 @@ static void bdi_wb_shutdown(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 
        /*
         * 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);
+       }
 }
 
 /*