Hi, maybe we can add if sentence before kthread_stop.
diff -ur linux/fs/cifs/connect.c linux.new/fs/cifs/connect.c --- linux/fs/cifs/connect.c 2007-05-23 10:59:13.000000000 +0000 +++ linux.new/fs/cifs/connect.c 2007-05-23 10:58:39.000000000 +0000 @@ -2070,7 +2070,8 @@ spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock); if (srvTcp->tsk) { send_sig(SIGKILL,srvTcp->tsk,1); - kthread_stop(srvTcp->tsk); + if(srvTcp->tsk) + kthread_stop(srvTcp->tsk); } } Regards dave - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/