with the kernel thread keeps this value as long as the thread exists. This fix kicks irqaction out off task_struct. Yes, I introduce new bit field. But it allows not only to eliminate the duplicate, but also shortens size of task_struct. Reported-by: Oleg Nesterov Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120309135925.GB2114@dhcp-26-207.brq.redhat.com Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Œ¡BÍ›$x