4.9-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Ivan Mikhaylov <ivan@xxxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 6e2f03e292ef46eed2b31b0a344a91d514f9cd81 ] Prevent a kernel panic caused by unintentionally clearing TCR watchdog bits. At this point in the kernel boot, the watchdog may have already been enabled by u-boot. The original code's attempt to write to the TCR register results in an inadvertent clearing of the watchdog configuration bits, causing the 476 to reset. Signed-off-by: Ivan Mikhaylov <ivan@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c @@ -719,12 +719,20 @@ static int __init get_freq(char *name, i static void start_cpu_decrementer(void) { #if defined(CONFIG_BOOKE) || defined(CONFIG_40x) + unsigned int tcr; + /* Clear any pending timer interrupts */ mtspr(SPRN_TSR, TSR_ENW | TSR_WIS | TSR_DIS | TSR_FIS); - /* Enable decrementer interrupt */ - mtspr(SPRN_TCR, TCR_DIE); -#endif /* defined(CONFIG_BOOKE) || defined(CONFIG_40x) */ + tcr = mfspr(SPRN_TCR); + /* + * The watchdog may have already been enabled by u-boot. So leave + * TRC[WP] (Watchdog Period) alone. + */ + tcr &= TCR_WP_MASK; /* Clear all bits except for TCR[WP] */ + tcr |= TCR_DIE; /* Enable decrementer */ + mtspr(SPRN_TCR, tcr); +#endif } void __init generic_calibrate_decr(void)