[PATCH] powerpc: fix VSX alignment handler for regs 32-63

Michael Neuling mikey at neuling.org
Fri Feb 13 16:08:58 EST 2009


Fix the VSX alignment handler for VSX registers > 32.  32-63 are stored
in the VMX part of the thread_struct not the FPR part.

Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <mikey at neuling.org>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux-2.6-ozlabs/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-ozlabs.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c
+++ linux-2.6-ozlabs/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c
@@ -646,11 +646,16 @@ static int emulate_vsx(unsigned char __u
 		       unsigned int areg, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		       unsigned int flags, unsigned int length)
 {
-	char *ptr = (char *) &current->thread.TS_FPR(reg);
+	char *ptr;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
 
+	if (reg < 32)
+		ptr = (char *) &current->thread.TS_FPR(reg);
+	else
+		ptr = (char *) &current->thread.vr[reg - 32];
+
 	if (flags & ST)
 		ret = __copy_to_user(addr, ptr, length);
         else {



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