2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index fd4db0db3708..c77586061bcb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1717,7 +1717,11 @@ void perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip, int ski
          */
         regs->bp = rewind_frame_pointer(skip + 1);
         regs->cs = __KERNEL_CS;
-        local_save_flags(regs->flags);
+        /*
+         * We abuse bit 3 to pass exact information, see perf_misc_flags
+         * and the comment with PERF_EFLAGS_EXACT.
+         */
+        regs->flags = 0;
 }
 
 unsigned long perf_instruction_pointer(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index 26b8607a0abc..cb6f365016e4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ __kprobes void *perf_trace_buf_prepare(int size, unsigned short type,
                                        struct pt_regs *regs, int *rctxp)
 {
         struct trace_entry *entry;
+        unsigned long flags;
         char *raw_data;
         int pc;
 
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ __kprobes void *perf_trace_buf_prepare(int size, unsigned short type,
         memset(&raw_data[size - sizeof(u64)], 0, sizeof(u64));
 
         entry = (struct trace_entry *)raw_data;
-        tracing_generic_entry_update(entry, regs->flags, pc);
+        local_save_flags(flags);
+        tracing_generic_entry_update(entry, flags, pc);
         entry->type = type;
 
         return raw_data;