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@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 9791554b45a2 ("MIPS,prctl: add PR_[GS]ET_FP_MODE prctl options for MIPS")
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v4.0+
---
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 92880ce..ce55ea0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -601,6 +601,9 @@ 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);
@@ -659,6 +662,7 @@ 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;
}
--
2.8.0
