2 files changed, 23 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index aac03f151fe0..730faa49d8dc 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -813,21 +813,14 @@ int w1_process(void *data)
 	struct w1_master *dev = (struct w1_master *) data;
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop() && !test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags)) {
+		if (dev->search_count) {
+			mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+			w1_search_process(dev, W1_SEARCH);
+			mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
+		}
+
 		try_to_freeze();
 		msleep_interruptible(w1_timeout * 1000);
-
-		if (kthread_should_stop() || test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags))
-			break;
-
-		if (!dev->initialized)
-			continue;
-
-		if (dev->search_count == 0)
-			continue;
-
-		mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-		w1_search_process(dev, W1_SEARCH);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	}
 
 	atomic_dec(&dev->refcnt);
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
index ed3228017dad..36ff40250b61 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ static struct w1_master * w1_alloc_dev(u32 id, int slave_count, int slave_ttl,
 	dev->slave_ttl		= slave_ttl;
         dev->search_count	= -1; /* continual scan */
 
+	/* 1 for w1_process to decrement
+	 * 1 for __w1_remove_master_device to decrement
+	 */
 	atomic_set(&dev->refcnt, 2);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->slist);
@@ -109,23 +112,23 @@ int w1_add_master_device(struct w1_bus_master *master)
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	retval =  w1_create_master_attributes(dev);
+	if (retval)
+		goto err_out_free_dev;
+
+	memcpy(dev->bus_master, master, sizeof(struct w1_bus_master));
+
+	dev->initialized = 1;
+
 	dev->thread = kthread_run(&w1_process, dev, "%s", dev->name);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev->thread)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(dev->thread);
 		dev_err(&dev->dev,
 			 "Failed to create new kernel thread. err=%d\n",
 			 retval);
-		goto err_out_free_dev;
+		goto err_out_rm_attr;
 	}
 
-	retval =  w1_create_master_attributes(dev);
-	if (retval)
-		goto err_out_kill_thread;
-
-	memcpy(dev->bus_master, master, sizeof(struct w1_bus_master));
-
-	dev->initialized = 1;
-
 	mutex_lock(&w1_mlock);
 	list_add(&dev->w1_master_entry, &w1_masters);
 	mutex_unlock(&w1_mlock);
@@ -137,8 +140,13 @@ int w1_add_master_device(struct w1_bus_master *master)
 
 	return 0;
 
+#if 0 /* Thread cleanup code, not required currently. */
 err_out_kill_thread:
+	set_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags);
 	kthread_stop(dev->thread);
+#endif
+err_out_rm_attr:
+	w1_destroy_master_attributes(dev);
 err_out_free_dev:
 	w1_free_dev(dev);