3 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
index 903c35d1957..c5cd55ac848 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct spu_context *alloc_spu_context(struct address_space *local_store)
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->mmio_lock);
 	kref_init(&ctx->kref);
 	init_rwsem(&ctx->state_sema);
+	init_MUTEX(&ctx->run_sema);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->ibox_wq);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->wbox_wq);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->stop_wq);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index 9738de727f3..e63426822fd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -620,8 +620,12 @@ long spufs_run_spu(struct file *file, struct spu_context *ctx,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if ((ret = spu_run_init(ctx, npc, status)) != 0)
-		return ret;
+	if (down_interruptible(&ctx->run_sema))
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+	ret = spu_run_init(ctx, npc, status);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
 
 	do {
 		ret = spufs_wait(ctx->stop_wq, spu_stopped(ctx, status));
@@ -629,9 +633,8 @@ long spufs_run_spu(struct file *file, struct spu_context *ctx,
 			break;
 		if (unlikely(ctx->state != SPU_STATE_RUNNABLE)) {
 			ret = spu_reacquire_runnable(ctx, npc, status);
-			if (ret) {
-				return ret;
-			}
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
 			continue;
 		}
 		ret = spu_process_events(ctx);
@@ -645,6 +648,8 @@ long spufs_run_spu(struct file *file, struct spu_context *ctx,
 		ret = *status;
 	spu_yield(ctx);
 
+out:
+	up(&ctx->run_sema);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 420953b5888..b5047445081 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct spu_context {
 
 	enum { SPU_STATE_RUNNABLE, SPU_STATE_SAVED } state;
 	struct rw_semaphore state_sema;
+	struct semaphore run_sema;
 
 	struct mm_struct *owner;