/* setup thread.sp for switch_to !!! */
p->thread.sp = (unsigned long)childstack;
- if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+ if (unlikely(p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER))) {
memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
childstack->r15 = (unsigned long) ret_from_kernel_thread;
childstack->r10 = kthread_arg;