linux-kernel - [4.2.y-ckt stable] Patch "MIPS: Disable preemption during prctl(PR_SET_FP_MODE, ...)" has been added to the 4.2.y-ckt tree

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Date:	Thu,  9 Jun 2016 07:35:14 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>
Cc:	"Maciej W . Rozycki" <macro@...tec.com>,
	Adam Buchbinder <adam.buchbinder@...il.com>,
	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Subject: [4.2.y-ckt stable] Patch "MIPS: Disable preemption during prctl(PR_SET_FP_MODE, ...)" has been added to the 4.2.y-ckt tree

This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled

    MIPS: Disable preemption during prctl(PR_SET_FP_MODE, ...)

to the linux-4.2.y-queue branch of the 4.2.y-ckt extended stable tree 
which can be found at:

    https://git.launchpad.net/~canonical-kernel/linux/+git/linux-stable-ckt/log/?h=linux-4.2.y-queue

This patch is scheduled to be released in version 4.2.8-ckt12.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please 
reply to this email.

For more information about the 4.2.y-ckt tree, see
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable

Thanks.
-Kamal

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>From 6ef139639c6940cba7499ccb22b40196f9908b11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:43:57 +0100
Subject: MIPS: Disable preemption during prctl(PR_SET_FP_MODE, ...)

commit bd239f1e1429e7781096bf3884bdb1b2b1bb4f28 upstream.

Whilst a PR_SET_FP_MODE prctl is performed there are decisions made
based upon whether the task is executing on the current CPU. This may
change if we're preempted, so disable preemption to avoid such changes
for the lifetime of the mode switch.

Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>
Fixes: 9791554b45a2 ("MIPS,prctl: add PR_[GS]ET_FP_MODE prctl options for MIPS")
Reviewed-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@...tec.com>
Tested-by: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@...el32.net>
Cc: Adam Buchbinder <adam.buchbinder@...il.com>
Cc: James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
Cc: linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/13144/
Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/process.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index 6b3ae73..89847be 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ int mips_set_process_fp_mode(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int value)
 	if (!(value & PR_FP_MODE_FR) && cpu_has_fpu && cpu_has_mips_r6)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;

+	/* Proceed with the mode switch */
+	preempt_disable();
+
 	/* Save FP & vector context, then disable FPU & MSA */
 	if (task->signal == current->signal)
 		lose_fpu(1);
@@ -661,6 +664,7 @@ int mips_set_process_fp_mode(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int value)

 	/* Allow threads to use FP again */
 	atomic_set(&task->mm->context.fp_mode_switching, 0);
+	preempt_enable();

 	return 0;
 }
--
2.7.4