+ ppc-add-missing-calls-set_irq_regs.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled

     ppc: Add missing calls set_irq_regs

has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is

     ppc-add-missing-calls-set_irq_regs.patch

See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find
out what to do about this

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Subject: ppc: Add missing calls set_irq_regs
From: Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

In the timer_interrupt we were not calling set_irq_regs() and if we are
profiling we will end up calling get_irq_regs().  This causes bad things to
happen.

Signed-off-by: Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
---

 arch/ppc/kernel/time.c |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff -puN arch/ppc/kernel/time.c~ppc-add-missing-calls-set_irq_regs arch/ppc/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/time.c~ppc-add-missing-calls-set_irq_regs
+++ a/arch/ppc/kernel/time.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/8xx_immap.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
+#include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 
 #include <asm/time.h>
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ void wakeup_decrementer(void)
  */
 void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
+	struct pt_regs *old_regs;
 	int next_dec;
 	unsigned long cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	unsigned jiffy_stamp = last_jiffy_stamp(cpu);
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * re
 	if (atomic_read(&ppc_n_lost_interrupts) != 0)
 		do_IRQ(regs);
 
+	old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
 	irq_enter();
 
 	while ((next_dec = tb_ticks_per_jiffy - tb_delta(&jiffy_stamp)) <= 0) {
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * re
 		ppc_md.heartbeat();
 
 	irq_exit();
+	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
 }
 
 /*
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are

ppc-add-missing-calls-set_irq_regs.patch

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