bus = pdev->bus->number;
device = PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn);
function = PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn);
- oct_dev->watchdog_task = kthread_create(
- liquidio_watchdog, oct_dev,
- "liowd/%02hhx:%02hhx.%hhx", bus, device, function);
- if (!IS_ERR(oct_dev->watchdog_task)) {
- wake_up_process(oct_dev->watchdog_task);
- } else {
+ oct_dev->watchdog_task = kthread_run(liquidio_watchdog,
+ oct_dev,
+ "liowd/%02hhx:%02hhx.%hhx",
+ bus, device, function);
+ if (IS_ERR(oct_dev->watchdog_task)) {
oct_dev->watchdog_task = NULL;
dev_err(&oct_dev->pci_dev->dev,
"failed to create kernel_thread\n");