spinlock_t lock;
 
        struct completion ref_done;
-       struct completion started;
 
        struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
        struct io_wq_hash *hash;
 
        refcount_t refs;
-       struct completion started;
        struct completion exited;
 
        atomic_t worker_refs;
        kfree_rcu(worker, rcu);
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&wqe->wq->worker_refs))
                complete(&wqe->wq->worker_done);
+       do_exit(0);
 }
 
 static inline bool io_wqe_run_queue(struct io_wqe *wqe)
                io_wqe_wake_worker(wqe, acct);
 }
 
-static void io_worker_start(struct io_worker *worker)
-{
-       current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
-       worker->flags |= (IO_WORKER_F_UP | IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING);
-       io_wqe_inc_running(worker);
-       complete(&worker->started);
-}
-
 /*
  * Worker will start processing some work. Move it to the busy list, if
  * it's currently on the freelist
        struct io_worker *worker = data;
        struct io_wqe *wqe = worker->wqe;
        struct io_wq *wq = wqe->wq;
+       char buf[TASK_COMM_LEN];
 
-       io_worker_start(worker);
+       worker->flags |= (IO_WORKER_F_UP | IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING);
+       io_wqe_inc_running(worker);
+
+       sprintf(buf, "iou-wrk-%d", wq->task_pid);
+       set_task_comm(current, buf);
 
        while (!test_bit(IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT, &wq->state)) {
                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&worker->wqe->lock);
 }
 
-static int task_thread(void *data, int index)
-{
-       struct io_worker *worker = data;
-       struct io_wqe *wqe = worker->wqe;
-       struct io_wqe_acct *acct = &wqe->acct[index];
-       struct io_wq *wq = wqe->wq;
-       char buf[TASK_COMM_LEN];
-
-       sprintf(buf, "iou-wrk-%d", wq->task_pid);
-       set_task_comm(current, buf);
-
-       current->pf_io_worker = worker;
-       worker->task = current;
-
-       set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of_node(wqe->node));
-       current->flags |= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
-
-       raw_spin_lock_irq(&wqe->lock);
-       hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&worker->nulls_node, &wqe->free_list);
-       list_add_tail_rcu(&worker->all_list, &wqe->all_list);
-       worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_FREE;
-       if (index == IO_WQ_ACCT_BOUND)
-               worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_BOUND;
-       if (!acct->nr_workers && (worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_BOUND))
-               worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_FIXED;
-       acct->nr_workers++;
-       raw_spin_unlock_irq(&wqe->lock);
-
-       io_wqe_worker(data);
-       do_exit(0);
-}
-
-static int task_thread_bound(void *data)
-{
-       return task_thread(data, IO_WQ_ACCT_BOUND);
-}
-
-static int task_thread_unbound(void *data)
-{
-       return task_thread(data, IO_WQ_ACCT_UNBOUND);
-}
-
-pid_t io_wq_fork_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg)
-{
-       unsigned long flags = CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES|CLONE_SIGHAND|CLONE_THREAD|
-                               CLONE_IO|SIGCHLD;
-       struct kernel_clone_args args = {
-               .flags          = ((lower_32_bits(flags) | CLONE_VM |
-                                   CLONE_UNTRACED) & ~CSIGNAL),
-               .exit_signal    = (lower_32_bits(flags) & CSIGNAL),
-               .stack          = (unsigned long)fn,
-               .stack_size     = (unsigned long)arg,
-       };
-
-       return kernel_clone(&args);
-}
-
 static bool create_io_worker(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_wqe *wqe, int index)
 {
+       struct io_wqe_acct *acct = &wqe->acct[index];
        struct io_worker *worker;
-       pid_t pid;
+       struct task_struct *tsk;
 
        __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
        worker->wqe = wqe;
        spin_lock_init(&worker->lock);
        init_completion(&worker->ref_done);
-       init_completion(&worker->started);
 
        atomic_inc(&wq->worker_refs);
 
-       if (index == IO_WQ_ACCT_BOUND)
-               pid = io_wq_fork_thread(task_thread_bound, worker);
-       else
-               pid = io_wq_fork_thread(task_thread_unbound, worker);
-       if (pid < 0) {
+       tsk = create_io_thread(io_wqe_worker, worker, wqe->node);
+       if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&wq->worker_refs))
                        complete(&wq->worker_done);
                kfree(worker);
                return false;
        }
-       wait_for_completion(&worker->started);
+
+       tsk->pf_io_worker = worker;
+       worker->task = tsk;
+       set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpumask_of_node(wqe->node));
+       tsk->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE | PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
+
+       raw_spin_lock_irq(&wqe->lock);
+       hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&worker->nulls_node, &wqe->free_list);
+       list_add_tail_rcu(&worker->all_list, &wqe->all_list);
+       worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_FREE;
+       if (index == IO_WQ_ACCT_BOUND)
+               worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_BOUND;
+       if (!acct->nr_workers && (worker->flags & IO_WORKER_F_BOUND))
+               worker->flags |= IO_WORKER_F_FIXED;
+       acct->nr_workers++;
+       raw_spin_unlock_irq(&wqe->lock);
+       wake_up_new_task(tsk);
        return true;
 }
 
 
 static bool io_wq_worker_wake(struct io_worker *worker, void *data)
 {
+       set_notify_signal(worker->task);
        wake_up_process(worker->task);
        return false;
 }
 
        sprintf(buf, "iou-mgr-%d", wq->task_pid);
        set_task_comm(current, buf);
-       current->flags |= PF_IO_WORKER;
-       wq->manager = get_task_struct(current);
-
-       complete(&wq->started);
 
        do {
                set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 static int io_wq_fork_manager(struct io_wq *wq)
 {
-       int ret;
+       struct task_struct *tsk;
 
        if (wq->manager)
                return 0;
 
        reinit_completion(&wq->worker_done);
-       current->flags |= PF_IO_WORKER;
-       ret = io_wq_fork_thread(io_wq_manager, wq);
-       current->flags &= ~PF_IO_WORKER;
-       if (ret >= 0) {
-               wait_for_completion(&wq->started);
+       tsk = create_io_thread(io_wq_manager, wq, NUMA_NO_NODE);
+       if (!IS_ERR(tsk)) {
+               wq->manager = get_task_struct(tsk);
+               wake_up_new_task(tsk);
                return 0;
        }
 
-       return ret;
+       return PTR_ERR(tsk);
 }
 
 static void io_wqe_enqueue(struct io_wqe *wqe, struct io_wq_work *work)
        }
 
        wq->task_pid = current->pid;
-       init_completion(&wq->started);
        init_completion(&wq->exited);
        refcount_set(&wq->refs, 1);
 
 
 
        sprintf(buf, "iou-sqp-%d", sqd->task_pid);
        set_task_comm(current, buf);
-       sqd->thread = current;
        current->pf_io_worker = NULL;
 
        if (sqd->sq_cpu != -1)
                set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_online_mask);
        current->flags |= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
 
-       complete(&sqd->completion);
-
        wait_for_completion(&sqd->startup);
 
        while (!io_sq_thread_should_stop(sqd)) {
 
 static int io_sq_thread_fork(struct io_sq_data *sqd, struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
+       struct task_struct *tsk;
        int ret;
 
        clear_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &sqd->state);
        reinit_completion(&sqd->completion);
        ctx->sqo_exec = 0;
        sqd->task_pid = current->pid;
-       current->flags |= PF_IO_WORKER;
-       ret = io_wq_fork_thread(io_sq_thread, sqd);
-       current->flags &= ~PF_IO_WORKER;
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               sqd->thread = NULL;
-               return ret;
-       }
-       wait_for_completion(&sqd->completion);
-       return io_uring_alloc_task_context(sqd->thread, ctx);
+       tsk = create_io_thread(io_sq_thread, sqd, NUMA_NO_NODE);
+       if (IS_ERR(tsk))
+               return PTR_ERR(tsk);
+       ret = io_uring_alloc_task_context(tsk, ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               set_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &sqd->state);
+       sqd->thread = tsk;
+       wake_up_new_task(tsk);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int io_sq_offload_create(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
                fdput(f);
        }
        if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) {
+               struct task_struct *tsk;
                struct io_sq_data *sqd;
 
                ret = -EPERM;
                }
 
                sqd->task_pid = current->pid;
-               current->flags |= PF_IO_WORKER;
-               ret = io_wq_fork_thread(io_sq_thread, sqd);
-               current->flags &= ~PF_IO_WORKER;
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       sqd->thread = NULL;
+               tsk = create_io_thread(io_sq_thread, sqd, NUMA_NO_NODE);
+               if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
+                       ret = PTR_ERR(tsk);
                        goto err;
                }
-               wait_for_completion(&sqd->completion);
-               ret = io_uring_alloc_task_context(sqd->thread, ctx);
+               ret = io_uring_alloc_task_context(tsk, ctx);
+               if (ret)
+                       set_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &sqd->state);
+               sqd->thread = tsk;
+               wake_up_new_task(tsk);
                if (ret)
                        goto err;
        } else if (p->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQ_AFF) {