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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S20
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S18
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c7
3 files changed, 39 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index c3fdb3081d3d..47f0dd9a45ad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ ret_from_fork:
li r3,0 /* fork() return value */
b ret_from_syscall
- .globl ret_from_kernel_thread
-ret_from_kernel_thread:
+ .globl ret_from_kernel_user_thread
+ret_from_kernel_user_thread:
bl schedule_tail
mtctr r14
mr r3,r15
@@ -196,6 +196,22 @@ ret_from_kernel_thread:
li r3,0
b ret_from_syscall
+ .globl start_kernel_thread
+start_kernel_thread:
+ bl schedule_tail
+ mtctr r14
+ mr r3,r15
+ PPC440EP_ERR42
+ bctrl
+ /*
+ * This must not return. We actually want to BUG here, not WARN,
+ * because BUG will exit the process which is what the kernel thread
+ * should have done, which may give some hope of continuing.
+ */
+100: trap
+ EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 100b,__FILE__,__LINE__,0
+
+
/*
* This routine switches between two different tasks. The process
* state of one is saved on its kernel stack. Then the state
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
index bac1f89501ac..a44c8aab63ec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_fork)
li r3,0 /* fork() return value */
b .Lsyscall_exit
-_GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_thread)
+_GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_user_thread)
bl schedule_tail
mtctr r14
mr r3,r15
@@ -749,3 +749,19 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_kernel_thread)
bctrl
li r3,0
b .Lsyscall_exit
+
+_GLOBAL(start_kernel_thread)
+ bl schedule_tail
+ mtctr r14
+ mr r3,r15
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64_ELF_ABI_V2
+ mr r12,r14
+#endif
+ bctrl
+ /*
+ * This must not return. We actually want to BUG here, not WARN,
+ * because BUG will exit the process which is what the kernel thread
+ * should have done, which may give some hope of continuing.
+ */
+100: trap
+ EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 100b,__FILE__,__LINE__,0
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 88898ca7ab0b..14fe4702a098 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1741,7 +1741,8 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
struct pt_regs *kregs; /* Switch frame regs */
extern void ret_from_fork(void);
extern void ret_from_fork_scv(void);
- extern void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
+ extern void ret_from_kernel_user_thread(void);
+ extern void start_kernel_thread(void);
void (*f)(void);
unsigned long sp = (unsigned long)task_stack_page(p) + THREAD_SIZE;
struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
@@ -1758,7 +1759,7 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
sp -= STACK_FRAME_MIN_SIZE;
((unsigned long *)sp)[0] = 0;
- f = ret_from_kernel_thread;
+ f = start_kernel_thread;
p->thread.regs = NULL; /* no user register state */
clear_tsk_compat_task(p);
} else {
@@ -1784,7 +1785,7 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
childregs->softe = IRQS_ENABLED;
#endif
ti->flags |= _TIF_RESTOREALL;
- f = ret_from_kernel_thread;
+ f = ret_from_kernel_user_thread;
} else {
struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;