linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 7/7] powerpc: kprobes: remove duplicate saving of msr

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Date:   Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:21:06 +0530
From:   "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 7/7] powerpc: kprobes: remove duplicate saving of msr

set_current_kprobe() already saves regs->msr into kprobe_saved_msr. Remove
the redundant save.

Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index 067e9863bfdf..5c0a1ffcbcf9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 			 */
 			save_previous_kprobe(kcb);
 			set_current_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
-			kcb->kprobe_saved_msr = regs->msr;
 			kprobes_inc_nmissed_count(p);
 			prepare_singlestep(p, regs);
 			kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_REENTER;
-- 
2.12.1