Merge tag 'v3.8-rc3' into v4l_for_linus

Linux 3.8-rc3

* tag 'v3.8-rc3': (11110 commits)
  Linux 3.8-rc3
  mm: reinstante dropped pmd_trans_splitting() check
  cred: Remove tgcred pointer from struct cred
  drm/ttm: fix fence locking in ttm_buffer_object_transfer
  ARM: clps711x: Fix bad merge of clockevents setup
  ARM: highbank: save and restore L2 cache and GIC on suspend
  ARM: highbank: add a power request clear
  ARM: highbank: fix secondary boot and hotplug
  ARM: highbank: fix typos with hignbank in power request functions
  ARM: dts: fix highbank cpu mpidr values
  ARM: dts: add device_type prop to cpu nodes on Calxeda platforms
  drm/prime: drop reference on imported dma-buf come from gem
  xen/netfront: improve truesize tracking
  ARM: mx5: Fix MX53 flexcan2 clock
  ARM: OMAP2+: am33xx-hwmod: Fix wrongly terminated am33xx_usbss_mpu_irqs array
  sctp: fix Kconfig bug in default cookie hmac selection
  EDAC: Cleanup device deregistering path
  EDAC: Fix EDAC Kconfig menu
  EDAC: Fix kernel panic on module unloading
  ALSA: hda - add mute LED for HP Pavilion 17 (Realtek codec)
  ...

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/arch/c6x/kernel/process.c b/arch/c6x/kernel/process.c
index 2770d9a9a84..6434df476f7 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/c6x/kernel/process.c
@@ -112,22 +112,6 @@ void exit_thread(void)
 {
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE1(c6x_clone, struct pt_regs *, regs)
-{
-	unsigned long clone_flags;
-	unsigned long newsp;
-
-	/* syscall puts clone_flags in A4 and usp in B4 */
-	clone_flags = regs->orig_a4;
-	if (regs->b4)
-		newsp = regs->b4;
-	else
-		newsp = regs->sp;
-
-	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, regs, 0, (int __user *)regs->a6,
-		       (int __user *)regs->b6);
-}
-
 /*
  * Do necessary setup to start up a newly executed thread.
  */
@@ -155,13 +139,13 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int pc, unsigned long usp)
  */
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long ustk_size,
-		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+		struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
 
 	childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
-	if (!regs) {
+	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
 		/* case of  __kernel_thread: we return to supervisor space */
 		memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 		childregs->sp = (unsigned long)(childregs + 1);
@@ -170,8 +154,9 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		childregs->a1 = ustk_size;	/* argument */
 	} else {
 		/* Otherwise use the given stack */
-		*childregs = *regs;
-		childregs->sp = usp;
+		*childregs = *current_pt_regs();
+		if (usp)
+			childregs->sp = usp;
 		p->thread.pc = (unsigned long) ret_from_fork;
 	}