1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
index 140e340569c6..61eb0c8a6e47 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ setup_sigcontext(struct sigcontext __user *sc, struct _fpstate __user *fpstate,
         int tmp, err = 0;
 
         tmp = 0;
-        __asm__("movl %%gs,%0" : "=r"(tmp): "0"(tmp));
+        savesegment(gs, tmp);
         err |= __put_user(tmp, (unsigned int __user *)&sc->gs);
-        __asm__("movl %%fs,%0" : "=r"(tmp): "0"(tmp));
+        savesegment(fs, tmp);
         err |= __put_user(tmp, (unsigned int __user *)&sc->fs);
 
         err |= __put_user(regs->xes, (unsigned int __user *)&sc->es);
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ int fastcall do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *oldset)
          * We want the common case to go fast, which
          * is why we may in certain cases get here from
          * kernel mode. Just return without doing anything
-         * if so.
+         * if so.  vm86 regs switched out by assembly code
+         * before reaching here, so testing against kernel
+         * CS suffices.
          */
         if (!user_mode(regs))
                 return 1;