2 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 1c25eb69ea86..656d02ea509b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ extern struct desc_ptr		early_gdt_descr;
 
 extern void cpu_set_gdt(int);
 extern void switch_to_new_gdt(int);
+extern void load_percpu_segment(int);
 extern void cpu_init(void);
 
 static inline unsigned long get_debugctlmsr(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 6eacd64b602e..0f73ea423089 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -253,6 +253,16 @@ static char __cpuinit *table_lookup_model(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 __u32 cleared_cpu_caps[NCAPINTS] __cpuinitdata;
 
+void load_percpu_segment(int cpu)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+        loadsegment(fs, __KERNEL_PERCPU);
+#else
+        loadsegment(gs, 0);
+        wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, (unsigned long)per_cpu(irq_stack_union.gs_base, cpu));
+#endif
+}
+
 /* Current gdt points %fs at the "master" per-cpu area: after this,
  * it's on the real one. */
 void switch_to_new_gdt(int cpu)
@@ -263,12 +273,8 @@ void switch_to_new_gdt(int cpu)
         gdt_descr.size = GDT_SIZE - 1;
         load_gdt(&gdt_descr);
         /* Reload the per-cpu base */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-        loadsegment(fs, __KERNEL_PERCPU);
-#else
-        loadsegment(gs, 0);
-        wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, (unsigned long)per_cpu(irq_stack_union.gs_base, cpu));
-#endif
+
+        load_percpu_segment(cpu);
 }
 
 static struct cpu_dev *cpu_devs[X86_VENDOR_NUM] = {};