+ 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;
+ }
+