1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index 69272620a6b7..a20e4e28858c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -491,6 +491,15 @@ static int __spu_deactivate(struct spu_context *ctx, int force, int max_prio)
  */
 void spu_deactivate(struct spu_context *ctx)
 {
+        /*
+         * We must never reach this for a nosched context,
+         * but handle the case gracefull instead of panicing.
+         */
+        if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED) {
+                WARN_ON(1);
+                return;
+        }
+
         __spu_deactivate(ctx, 1, MAX_PRIO);
 }