[PATCH 1/9] powerpc: Fix msr setting in 32 bit signal code

Michael Neuling mikey at neuling.org
Thu Jun 19 09:55:34 EST 2008


In message <DB1B686B-FE98-486B-B345-D18408C51135 at kernel.crashing.org> you wrote:
> 
> On Jun 17, 2008, at 7:47 PM, Michael Neuling wrote:
> 
> > If we set the SPE MSR bit in save_user_regs we can blow away the VEC
> > bit.  This will never happen in reality, but it looks bad.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <mikey at neuling.org>
> > ---
> >
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c |   10 ++++++----
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> probably worth commenting on why this will never happen.

Ok, I'll update the comments.

Mikey



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