2 files changed, 31 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
index e49ad8c5dc69..ef6b0313c857 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -1156,6 +1156,9 @@ skip_rbs_switch:
          *      r31 = current->thread_info->flags
          * On exit:
          *      p6 = TRUE if work-pending-check needs to be redone
+         *
+         * Interrupts are disabled on entry, reenabled depend on work, and
+         * disabled on exit.
          */
 .work_pending_syscall:
         add r2=-8,r2
@@ -1170,8 +1173,8 @@ skip_rbs_switch:
 (pKStk) dep r21=-1,r0,PREEMPT_ACTIVE_BIT,1
         ;;
 (pKStk) st4 [r20]=r21
-        ssm psr.i               // enable interrupts
 #endif
+        ssm psr.i               // enable interrupts
         br.call.spnt.many rp=schedule
 .ret9:  cmp.eq p6,p0=r0,r0                              // p6 <- 1
         rsm psr.i               // disable interrupts
@@ -1234,9 +1237,12 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(ia64_invoke_schedule_tail)
 END(ia64_invoke_schedule_tail)
 
         /*
-         * Setup stack and call do_notify_resume_user().  Note that pSys and pNonSys need to
-         * be set up by the caller.  We declare 8 input registers so the system call
-         * args get preserved, in case we need to restart a system call.
+         * Setup stack and call do_notify_resume_user(), keeping interrupts
+         * disabled.
+         *
+         * Note that pSys and pNonSys need to be set up by the caller.
+         * We declare 8 input registers so the system call args get preserved,
+         * in case we need to restart a system call.
          */
 ENTRY(notify_resume_user)
         .prologue ASM_UNW_PRLG_RP|ASM_UNW_PRLG_PFS, ASM_UNW_PRLG_GRSAVE(8)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index 58dcfac5ea88..a3a34b4eb038 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -167,11 +167,18 @@ void tsk_clear_notify_resume(struct task_struct *tsk)
         clear_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME);
 }
 
+/*
+ * do_notify_resume_user():
+ *      Called from notify_resume_user at entry.S, with interrupts disabled.
+ */
 void
-do_notify_resume_user (sigset_t *unused, struct sigscratch *scr, long in_syscall)
+do_notify_resume_user(sigset_t *unused, struct sigscratch *scr, long in_syscall)
 {
         if (fsys_mode(current, &scr->pt)) {
-                /* defer signal-handling etc. until we return to privilege-level 0.  */
+                /*
+                 * defer signal-handling etc. until we return to
+                 * privilege-level 0.
+                 */
                 if (!ia64_psr(&scr->pt)->lp)
                         ia64_psr(&scr->pt)->lp = 1;
                 return;
@@ -179,16 +186,26 @@ do_notify_resume_user (sigset_t *unused, struct sigscratch *scr, long in_syscall
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERFMON
         if (current->thread.pfm_needs_checking)
+                /*
+                 * Note: pfm_handle_work() allow us to call it with interrupts
+                 * disabled, and may enable interrupts within the function.
+                 */
                 pfm_handle_work();
 #endif
 
         /* deal with pending signal delivery */
-        if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING))
+        if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING)) {
+                local_irq_enable();     /* force interrupt enable */
                 ia64_do_signal(scr, in_syscall);
+        }
 
         /* copy user rbs to kernel rbs */
-        if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_RSE)))
+        if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_RSE))) {
+                local_irq_enable();     /* force interrupt enable */
                 ia64_sync_krbs();
+        }
+
+        local_irq_disable();    /* force interrupt disable */
 }
 
 static int pal_halt        = 1;