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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 5c304697fe8..f9b751b2955 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1029,6 +1029,38 @@ void __kprobes program_check_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
_exception(SIGTRAP, regs, TRAP_BRKPT, regs->nip);
return;
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
+ if (reason & REASON_TM) {
+ /* This is a TM "Bad Thing Exception" program check.
+ * This occurs when:
+ * - An rfid/hrfid/mtmsrd attempts to cause an illegal
+ * transition in TM states.
+ * - A trechkpt is attempted when transactional.
+ * - A treclaim is attempted when non transactional.
+ * - A tend is illegally attempted.
+ * - writing a TM SPR when transactional.
+ */
+ if (!user_mode(regs) &&
+ report_bug(regs->nip, regs) == BUG_TRAP_TYPE_WARN) {
+ regs->nip += 4;
+ return;
+ }
+ /* If usermode caused this, it's done something illegal and
+ * gets a SIGILL slap on the wrist. We call it an illegal
+ * operand to distinguish from the instruction just being bad
+ * (e.g. executing a 'tend' on a CPU without TM!); it's an
+ * illegal /placement/ of a valid instruction.
+ */
+ if (user_mode(regs)) {
+ _exception(SIGILL, regs, ILL_ILLOPN, regs->nip);
+ return;
+ } else {
+ printk(KERN_EMERG "Unexpected TM Bad Thing exception "
+ "at %lx (msr 0x%x)\n", regs->nip, reason);
+ die("Unrecoverable exception", regs, SIGABRT);
+ }
+ }
+#endif
/* We restore the interrupt state now */
if (!arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs))