* [PATCH 1/2] Uncomment and make enable_kernel_vsx() routine available
@ 2015-07-13 16:51 Leonidas S. Barbosa
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From: Leonidas S. Barbosa @ 2015-07-13 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel, linux-crypto
Cc: linuxppc-dev, Herbert Xu, pfsmorigo, Michael Ellerman
enable_kernel_vsx() function was commented since anything was using
it. However, vmx-crypto driver uses VSX instructions which are
only available if VSX is enable. Otherwise it rises an exception oops.
This patch uncomment enable_kernel_vsx() routine and makes it available.
Signed-off-by: Leonidas S. Barbosa <leosilva@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h | 1 +
arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 3 ---
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
index 58abeda..15cca17 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static inline void save_early_sprs(struct thread_struct *prev) {}
extern void enable_kernel_fp(void);
extern void enable_kernel_altivec(void);
+extern void enable_kernel_vsx(void);
extern int emulate_altivec(struct pt_regs *);
extern void __giveup_vsx(struct task_struct *);
extern void giveup_vsx(struct task_struct *);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 8005e18..64e6e9d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_altivec_to_thread);
#endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
#ifdef CONFIG_VSX
-#if 0
-/* not currently used, but some crazy RAID module might want to later */
void enable_kernel_vsx(void)
{
WARN_ON(preemptible());
@@ -220,7 +218,6 @@ void enable_kernel_vsx(void)
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_kernel_vsx);
-#endif
void giveup_vsx(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
--
2.1.0
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