1 files changed, 1 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/entry.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/entry.h
index 72a7ed47117a..de01bc842a9a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/entry.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/entry.h
@@ -422,18 +422,7 @@
  * Save scratch regs for sys calls
  *-------------------------------------------------------------*/
 .macro SAVE_ALL_TRAP
-        /*
-         * Setup pt_regs->orig_r8.
-         * Encode syscall number (r8) in upper short word of event type (r9)
-         * N.B. #1: This is already endian safe (see ptrace.h)
-         *      #2: Only r9 can be used as scratch as it is already clobbered
-         *          and it's contents are no longer needed by the latter part
-         *          of exception prologue
-         */
-        lsl  r9, r8, 16
-        or   r9, r9, orig_r8_IS_SCALL
-
-        SAVE_ALL_EXCEPTION  r9
+        SAVE_ALL_EXCEPTION  orig_r8_IS_SCALL
 .endm
 
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