1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 23ba69c26913..66a5fbe31989 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -141,9 +141,7 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
         unsigned long err = 0;
         unsigned long save_r13 = 0;
         elf_greg_t *gregs = (elf_greg_t *)regs;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
         unsigned long msr;
-#endif
         int i;
 
         /* If this is not a signal return, we preserve the TLS in r13 */
@@ -154,7 +152,12 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
         err |= __copy_from_user(regs, &sc->gp_regs,
                                 PT_MSR*sizeof(unsigned long));
 
-        /* skip MSR and SOFTE */
+        /* get MSR separately, transfer the LE bit if doing signal return */
+        err |= __get_user(msr, &sc->gp_regs[PT_MSR]);
+        if (sig)
+                regs->msr = (regs->msr & ~MSR_LE) | (msr & MSR_LE);
+
+        /* skip SOFTE */
         for (i = PT_MSR+1; i <= PT_RESULT; i++) {
                 if (i == PT_SOFTE)
                         continue;
@@ -179,7 +182,6 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
         err |= __get_user(v_regs, &sc->v_regs);
-        err |= __get_user(msr, &sc->gp_regs[PT_MSR]);
         if (err)
                 return err;
         /* Copy 33 vec registers (vr0..31 and vscr) from the stack */
@@ -410,6 +412,8 @@ static int setup_rt_frame(int signr, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
 
         /* Set up "regs" so we "return" to the signal handler. */
         err |= get_user(regs->nip, &funct_desc_ptr->entry);
+        /* enter the signal handler in big-endian mode */
+        regs->msr &= ~MSR_LE;
         regs->gpr[1] = newsp;
         err |= get_user(regs->gpr[2], &funct_desc_ptr->toc);
         regs->gpr[3] = signr;