current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
set_freezable();
- while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+ while (1) {
if (tout && tout <= 20)
- __set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
+ set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
else
- __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+ set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+ /*
+ * Check kthread_should_stop() after we set the task state
+ * to guarantee that we either see the stop bit and exit or
+ * the task state is reset to runnable such that it's not
+ * scheduled out indefinitely and detects the stop bit at
+ * next iteration.
+ *
+ * A memory barrier is included in above task state set to
+ * serialize again kthread_stop().
+ */
+ if (kthread_should_stop()) {
+ __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+ break;
+ }
spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);