2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index fb6f73148df2..8882e5766f27 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -458,7 +458,11 @@ NESTED(nmi_handler, PT_SIZE, sp)
         BUILD_HANDLER fpe fpe fpe silent                /* #15 */
         BUILD_HANDLER mdmx mdmx sti silent              /* #22 */
 #ifdef  CONFIG_HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS
-        BUILD_HANDLER watch watch sti silent            /* #23 */
+        /*
+         * For watch, interrupts will be enabled after the watch
+         * registers are read.
+         */
+        BUILD_HANDLER watch watch cli silent            /* #23 */
 #else
         BUILD_HANDLER watch watch sti verbose           /* #23 */
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index fa06460cbf2c..b2d7041341b8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -944,6 +944,9 @@ asmlinkage void do_mdmx(struct pt_regs *regs)
         force_sig(SIGILL, current);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called with interrupts disabled.
+ */
 asmlinkage void do_watch(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         u32 cause;
@@ -963,9 +966,12 @@ asmlinkage void do_watch(struct pt_regs *regs)
          */
         if (test_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_LOAD_WATCH)) {
                 mips_read_watch_registers();
+                local_irq_enable();
                 force_sig(SIGTRAP, current);
-        } else
+        } else {
                 mips_clear_watch_registers();
+                local_irq_enable();
+        }
 }
 
 asmlinkage void do_mcheck(struct pt_regs *regs)