Merge branch 'topic/asoc' into for-linus

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 6b1ab7a..3e10007 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -249,13 +249,15 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		}
 		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 		error = hibernation_snapshot(data->platform_support);
-		if (!error) {
+		if (error) {
+			thaw_kernel_threads();
+		} else {
 			error = put_user(in_suspend, (int __user *)arg);
 			if (!error && !freezer_test_done)
 				data->ready = 1;
 			if (freezer_test_done) {
 				freezer_test_done = false;
-				thaw_processes();
+				thaw_kernel_threads();
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -274,6 +276,15 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		swsusp_free();
 		memset(&data->handle, 0, sizeof(struct snapshot_handle));
 		data->ready = 0;
+		/*
+		 * It is necessary to thaw kernel threads here, because
+		 * SNAPSHOT_CREATE_IMAGE may be invoked directly after
+		 * SNAPSHOT_FREE.  In that case, if kernel threads were not
+		 * thawed, the preallocation of memory carried out by
+		 * hibernation_snapshot() might run into problems (i.e. it
+		 * might fail or even deadlock).
+		 */
+		thaw_kernel_threads();
 		break;
 
 	case SNAPSHOT_PREF_IMAGE_SIZE: