Index: linux-2.6.14-ck1/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.14-ck1.orig/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c 2005-10-28 20:51:11.000000000 +1000 +++ linux-2.6.14-ck1/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c 2005-10-28 20:51:35.000000000 +1000 @@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ static int __init dm_crypt_init(void) DMERR(PFX "register failed %d", r); goto bad2; } + set_workqueue_nice(_kcryptd_workqueue, 0); return 0;