[PATCH] Cleanup patch for process freezing

1. Establish a simple API for process freezing defined in linux/include/sched.h:

   frozen(process)		Check for frozen process
   freezing(process)		Check if a process is being frozen
   freeze(process)		Tell a process to freeze (go to refrigerator)
   thaw_process(process)	Restart process
   frozen_process(process)	Process is frozen now

2. Remove all references to PF_FREEZE and PF_FROZEN from all
   kernel sources except sched.h

3. Fix numerous locations where try_to_freeze is manually done by a driver

4. Remove the argument that is no longer necessary from two function calls.

5. Some whitespace cleanup

6. Clear potential race in refrigerator (provides an open window of PF_FREEZE
   cleared before setting PF_FROZEN, recalc_sigpending does not check
   PF_FROZEN).

This patch does not address the problem of freeze_processes() violating the rule
that a task may only modify its own flags by setting PF_FREEZE. This is not clean
in an SMP environment. freeze(process) is therefore not SMP safe!

Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c
index 2d9a9b7..629070b 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c
@@ -1041,10 +1041,8 @@ static int hpsbpkt_thread(void *__hi)
 
 	while (1) {
 		if (down_interruptible(&khpsbpkt_sig)) {
-			if (current->flags & PF_FREEZE) {
-				refrigerator(0);
+			if (try_to_freeze())
 				continue;
-			}
 			printk("khpsbpkt: received unexpected signal?!\n" );
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 32abb6d..9a46c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ static int nodemgr_host_thread(void *__hi)
 
 		if (down_interruptible(&hi->reset_sem) ||
 		    down_interruptible(&nodemgr_serialize)) {
-			if (try_to_freeze(PF_FREEZE))
+			if (try_to_freeze())
 				continue;
 			printk("NodeMgr: received unexpected signal?!\n" );
 			break;