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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 23ba69c2691..66a5fbe3198 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -141,9 +141,7 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
unsigned long err = 0;
unsigned long save_r13 = 0;
elf_greg_t *gregs = (elf_greg_t *)regs;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
unsigned long msr;
-#endif
int i;
/* If this is not a signal return, we preserve the TLS in r13 */
@@ -154,7 +152,12 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
err |= __copy_from_user(regs, &sc->gp_regs,
PT_MSR*sizeof(unsigned long));
- /* skip MSR and SOFTE */
+ /* get MSR separately, transfer the LE bit if doing signal return */
+ err |= __get_user(msr, &sc->gp_regs[PT_MSR]);
+ if (sig)
+ regs->msr = (regs->msr & ~MSR_LE) | (msr & MSR_LE);
+
+ /* skip SOFTE */
for (i = PT_MSR+1; i <= PT_RESULT; i++) {
if (i == PT_SOFTE)
continue;
@@ -179,7 +182,6 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
err |= __get_user(v_regs, &sc->v_regs);
- err |= __get_user(msr, &sc->gp_regs[PT_MSR]);
if (err)
return err;
/* Copy 33 vec registers (vr0..31 and vscr) from the stack */
@@ -410,6 +412,8 @@ static int setup_rt_frame(int signr, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
/* Set up "regs" so we "return" to the signal handler. */
err |= get_user(regs->nip, &funct_desc_ptr->entry);
+ /* enter the signal handler in big-endian mode */
+ regs->msr &= ~MSR_LE;
regs->gpr[1] = newsp;
err |= get_user(regs->gpr[2], &funct_desc_ptr->toc);
regs->gpr[3] = signr;