b=6398

 - additional assert

lustre/ldlm/ldlm_lib.c

@@ -1402,9 +1402,10 @@ int target_start_recovery_thread(struct obd_device *obd, svc_handler_t handler)
         init_completion(&trd->trd_finishing);
         trd->trd_recovery_handler = handler;
 
-        if (kernel_thread(target_recovery_thread, obd, 0) > 0) 
+        if (kernel_thread(target_recovery_thread, obd, 0) > 0) {
                 wait_for_completion(&trd->trd_starting);
-        else
+                LASSERT(obd->obd_recovering != 0);
+        } else
                 rc = -ECHILD;
 
         return rc;