--- xnu/xnu-792.2.4/iokit/Kernel/IOWorkLoop.cpp
+++ xnu/xnu-344.2/iokit/Kernel/IOWorkLoop.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@
 
 #define fFlags loopRestart
 
+extern "C" extern void stack_privilege( thread_t thread);
+
+void IOWorkLoop::launchThreadMain(void *self)
+{
+    register thread_t mythread = current_thread();
+
+    // Make sure that this thread always has a kernel stack
+    stack_privilege(mythread);
+    thread_set_cont_arg((int) self);
+    threadMainContinuation();
+}
+
 bool IOWorkLoop::init()
 {
     // The super init and gateLock allocation MUST be done first
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@
     if (addEventSource(controlG) != kIOReturnSuccess)
         return false;
 
-    workThread = IOCreateThread((thread_continue_t)threadMainContinuation, this);
+    workThread = IOCreateThread(launchThreadMain, (void *) this);
     if (!workThread)
         return false;
 
@@ -97,7 +109,7 @@
     IOWorkLoop *me = new IOWorkLoop;
 
     if (me && !me->init()) {
-        me->release();
+        me->free();
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -240,9 +252,12 @@
 
 #endif /* KDEBUG */
 
-void IOWorkLoop::threadMainContinuation(IOWorkLoop *self)
-{
-	self->threadMain();
+void IOWorkLoop::threadMainContinuation()
+{
+  IOWorkLoop* self;
+  self = (IOWorkLoop *) thread_get_cont_arg();
+
+  self->threadMain();
 }
 
 void IOWorkLoop::threadMain()
@@ -285,7 +300,8 @@
 	    assert_wait((void *) &workToDo, false);
 	    IOSimpleLockUnlockEnableInterrupt(workToDoLock, is);
 
-	    thread_block_parameter((thread_continue_t)threadMainContinuation, this);
+	    thread_set_cont_arg((int) this);
+	    thread_block(&threadMainContinuation);
 	    /* NOTREACHED */
 	}
 
@@ -357,8 +373,8 @@
 }
 
 IOReturn IOWorkLoop::runAction(Action inAction, OSObject *target,
-                                  void *arg0, void *arg1,
-                                  void *arg2, void *arg3)
+                                  void *arg0 = 0, void *arg1 = 0,
+                                  void *arg2 = 0, void *arg3 = 0)
 {
     IOReturn res;