- init_waitqueue_head(&chip->wq);
- init_completion(&chip->texit);
- chip->tpid = kernel_thread(chip_thread,(void *)chip,0);
- if (chip->tpid < 0)
- v4l_warn(&chip->c, "%s: kernel_thread() failed\n",
+ chip->thread = kthread_run(chip_thread, chip, chip->c.name);
+ if (IS_ERR(chip->thread)) {
+ v4l_warn(&chip->c, "%s: failed to create kthread\n",