/* Copy registers */
sp -= sizeof(struct pt_regs);
childregs = (struct pt_regs *) sp;
- if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+ if (unlikely(p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER))) {
/* kernel thread */
memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
childregs->gpr[1] = sp + sizeof(struct pt_regs);