- int slot, irqhw, ret;
-
- ret = kernel_thread(ecard_task, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL);
- if (ret < 0) {
- printk(KERN_ERR "Ecard: unable to create kernel thread: %d\n",
- ret);
- return ret;
+ struct task_struct *task;
+ int slot, irqhw;
+
+ task = kthread_run(ecard_task, NULL, "kecardd");
+ if (IS_ERR(task)) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "Ecard: unable to create kernel thread: %ld\n",
+ PTR_ERR(task));
+ return PTR_ERR(task);