*/
 
        allow_signal(SIGKILL);
-       complete(thread->event);
        while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-               void (*run)(mddev_t *);
 
-               wait_event_interruptible_timeout(thread->wqueue,
-                                                test_bit(THREAD_WAKEUP, &thread->flags)
-                                                || kthread_should_stop(),
-                                                thread->timeout);
+               wait_event_timeout(thread->wqueue,
+                                  test_bit(THREAD_WAKEUP, &thread->flags)
+                                  || kthread_should_stop(),
+                                  thread->timeout);
                try_to_freeze();
 
                clear_bit(THREAD_WAKEUP, &thread->flags);
 
-               run = thread->run;
-               if (run)
-                       run(thread->mddev);
+               thread->run(thread->mddev);
        }
 
        return 0;
                                 const char *name)
 {
        mdk_thread_t *thread;
-       struct completion event;
 
        thread = kmalloc(sizeof(mdk_thread_t), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!thread)
        memset(thread, 0, sizeof(mdk_thread_t));
        init_waitqueue_head(&thread->wqueue);
 
-       init_completion(&event);
-       thread->event = &event;
        thread->run = run;
        thread->mddev = mddev;
-       thread->name = name;
        thread->timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
        thread->tsk = kthread_run(md_thread, thread, name, mdname(thread->mddev));
        if (IS_ERR(thread->tsk)) {
                kfree(thread);
                return NULL;
        }
-       wait_for_completion(&event);
        return thread;
 }
 
                mddev->curr_resync = 2;
 
        try_again:
-               if (signal_pending(current) ||
-                   kthread_should_stop()) {
-                       flush_signals(current);
+               if (kthread_should_stop()) {
                        set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
                        goto skip;
                }
                                         * time 'round when curr_resync == 2
                                         */
                                        continue;
-                               prepare_to_wait(&resync_wait, &wq, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-                               if (!signal_pending(current) &&
-                                   !kthread_should_stop() &&
+                               prepare_to_wait(&resync_wait, &wq, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+                               if (!kthread_should_stop() &&
                                    mddev2->curr_resync >= mddev->curr_resync) {
                                        printk(KERN_INFO "md: delaying resync of %s"
                                               " until %s has finished resync (they"
                }
 
 
-               if (signal_pending(current) || kthread_should_stop()) {
+               if (kthread_should_stop()) {
                        /*
                         * got a signal, exit.
                         */
                        printk(KERN_INFO 
                                "md: md_do_sync() got signal ... exiting\n");
-                       flush_signals(current);
                        set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
                        goto out;
                }
                if (currspeed > sysctl_speed_limit_min) {
                        if ((currspeed > sysctl_speed_limit_max) ||
                                        !is_mddev_idle(mddev)) {
-                               msleep_interruptible(250);
+                               msleep(250);
                                goto repeat;
                        }
                }