linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 2/3] ARM: avoid tracers in soft

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Date:	Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:01:59 -0800
From:	Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Robin Holt <robin.m.holt@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/3] ARM: avoid tracers in soft_restart

Use of tracers in local_irq_disable is causes abort loops when called
with irqs disabled using a temporary stack.  Replace local_irq_disable
with raw_local_irq_disable instead to avoid tracers.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>
Cc: Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc: Robin Holt <robin.m.holt@...il.com>
---
 arch/arm/kernel/process.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 92f7b15..f58b723 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void soft_restart(unsigned long addr)
 	u64 *stack = soft_restart_stack + ARRAY_SIZE(soft_restart_stack);
 
 	/* Disable interrupts first */
-	local_irq_disable();
+	raw_local_irq_disable();
 	local_fiq_disable();
 
 	/* Disable the L2 if we're the last man standing. */
-- 
1.7.9.5

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