powerpc/signals: Improved mark VSX not saved with small contexts fix
authorMichael Neuling <mikey@neuling.org>
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:12:20 +0000 (11:12 +1100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Wed, 4 Dec 2013 18:57:16 +0000 (10:57 -0800)
commit8e7314052be20d6a00bc524648a2a8daf7139d46
tree4bae44c39c636654b169cfc4675918a0fb2e0f06
parent5b80fd00af8b03e0b03ec52aec90485525eb2e73
powerpc/signals: Improved mark VSX not saved with small contexts fix

commit ec67ad82814bee92251fd963bf01c7a173856555 upstream.

In a recent patch:
  commit c13f20ac48328b05cd3b8c19e31ed6c132b44b42
  Author: Michael Neuling <mikey@neuling.org>
  powerpc/signals: Mark VSX not saved with small contexts

We fixed an issue but an improved solution was later discussed after the patch
was merged.

Firstly, this patch doesn't handle the 64bit signals case, which could also hit
this issue (but has never been reported).

Secondly, the original patch isn't clear what MSR VSX should be set to.  The
new approach below always clears the MSR VSX bit (to indicate no VSX is in the
context) and sets it only in the specific case where VSX is available (ie. when
VSX has been used and the signal context passed has space to provide the
state).

This reverts the original patch and replaces it with the improved solution.  It
also adds a 64 bit version.

Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <mikey@neuling.org>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c