1 files changed, 42 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index a5eb2d6..b76963d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -531,31 +531,17 @@ svc_release_buffer(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 			put_page(rqstp->rq_pages[i]);
 }
 
-/*
- * Create a thread in the given pool.  Caller must hold BKL.
- * On a NUMA or SMP machine, with a multi-pool serv, the thread
- * will be restricted to run on the cpus belonging to the pool.
- */
-static int
-__svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
-		    struct svc_pool *pool)
+struct svc_rqst *
+svc_prepare_thread(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool)
 {
 	struct svc_rqst	*rqstp;
-	int		error = -ENOMEM;
-	int		have_oldmask = 0;
-	cpumask_t	oldmask;
 
 	rqstp = kzalloc(sizeof(*rqstp), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rqstp)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_enomem;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rqstp->rq_wait);
 
-	if (!(rqstp->rq_argp = kmalloc(serv->sv_xdrsize, GFP_KERNEL))
-	 || !(rqstp->rq_resp = kmalloc(serv->sv_xdrsize, GFP_KERNEL))
-	 || !svc_init_buffer(rqstp, serv->sv_max_mesg))
-		goto out_thread;
-
 	serv->sv_nrthreads++;
 	spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
 	pool->sp_nrthreads++;
@@ -564,6 +550,45 @@ __svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
 	rqstp->rq_server = serv;
 	rqstp->rq_pool = pool;
 
+	rqstp->rq_argp = kmalloc(serv->sv_xdrsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rqstp->rq_argp)
+		goto out_thread;
+
+	rqstp->rq_resp = kmalloc(serv->sv_xdrsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rqstp->rq_resp)
+		goto out_thread;
+
+	if (!svc_init_buffer(rqstp, serv->sv_max_mesg))
+		goto out_thread;
+
+	return rqstp;
+out_thread:
+	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
+out_enomem:
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_prepare_thread);
+
+/*
+ * Create a thread in the given pool.  Caller must hold BKL.
+ * On a NUMA or SMP machine, with a multi-pool serv, the thread
+ * will be restricted to run on the cpus belonging to the pool.
+ */
+static int
+__svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
+		    struct svc_pool *pool)
+{
+	struct svc_rqst	*rqstp;
+	int		error = -ENOMEM;
+	int		have_oldmask = 0;
+	cpumask_t	oldmask;
+
+	rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, pool);
+	if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
+		error = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (serv->sv_nrpools > 1)
 		have_oldmask = svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(pool->sp_id, &oldmask);