1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index acf5e6fdb6dc..a4a9cc88bec7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -351,17 +351,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 
 /*
  * Shuffle the argument into the correct register before calling the
- * thread function.  r1 is the thread argument, r2 is the pointer to
- * the thread function, and r3 points to the exit function.
+ * thread function.  r4 is the thread argument, r5 is the pointer to
+ * the thread function, and r6 points to the exit function.
  */
 extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
 asm(    ".pushsection .text\n"
 "       .align\n"
 "       .type   kernel_thread_helper, #function\n"
 "kernel_thread_helper:\n"
-"       mov     r0, r1\n"
-"       mov     lr, r3\n"
-"       mov     pc, r2\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+"       bl      trace_hardirqs_on\n"
+#endif
+"       msr     cpsr_c, r7\n"
+"       mov     r0, r4\n"
+"       mov     lr, r6\n"
+"       mov     pc, r5\n"
 "       .size   kernel_thread_helper, . - kernel_thread_helper\n"
 "       .popsection");
 
@@ -391,11 +395,12 @@ pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
 
         memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
 
-        regs.ARM_r1 = (unsigned long)arg;
-        regs.ARM_r2 = (unsigned long)fn;
-        regs.ARM_r3 = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_exit;
+        regs.ARM_r4 = (unsigned long)arg;
+        regs.ARM_r5 = (unsigned long)fn;
+        regs.ARM_r6 = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_exit;
+        regs.ARM_r7 = SVC_MODE | PSR_ENDSTATE | PSR_ISETSTATE;
         regs.ARM_pc = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_helper;
-        regs.ARM_cpsr = SVC_MODE | PSR_ENDSTATE | PSR_ISETSTATE;
+        regs.ARM_cpsr = regs.ARM_r7 | PSR_I_BIT;
 
         return do_fork(flags|CLONE_VM|CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }