4 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
index 31b9026cf1e3..4dd70cf7bb4e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ _GLOBAL(giveup_altivec)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VSX
 /*
- * giveup_vsx(tsk)
- * Disable VSX for the task given as the argument,
- * and save the vector registers in its thread_struct.
+ * __giveup_vsx(tsk)
+ * Disable VSX for the task given as the argument.
+ * Does NOT save vsx registers.
  * Enables the VSX for use in the kernel on return.
  */
-_GLOBAL(giveup_vsx)
+_GLOBAL(__giveup_vsx)
         mfmsr   r5
         oris    r5,r5,MSR_VSX@h
         mtmsrd  r5                      /* enable use of VSX now */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 0a4eb0811590..219f3634115e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ void enable_kernel_vsx(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_kernel_vsx);
 #endif
 
+void giveup_vsx(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+        giveup_fpu(tsk);
+        giveup_altivec(tsk);
+        __giveup_vsx(tsk);
+}
+
 void flush_vsx_to_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
         if (tsk->thread.regs) {
@@ -290,7 +297,8 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
 #endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
 #ifdef CONFIG_VSX
         if (prev->thread.regs && (prev->thread.regs->msr & MSR_VSX))
-                giveup_vsx(prev);
+                /* VMX and FPU registers are already save here */
+                __giveup_vsx(prev);
 #endif /* CONFIG_VSX */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPE
         /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 6f6810db0a74..3e80aa32b8b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int save_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
          * contains valid data
          */
         if (current->thread.used_vsr) {
-                flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
+                __giveup_vsx(current);
                 if (copy_vsx_to_user(&frame->mc_vsregs, current))
                         return 1;
                 msr |= MSR_VSX;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 5f9d2ef2e24b..65ad925c3a8f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static long setup_sigcontext(struct sigcontext __user *sc, struct pt_regs *regs,
          * VMX data.
          */
         if (current->thread.used_vsr) {
-                flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
+                __giveup_vsx(current);
                 v_regs += ELF_NVRREG;
                 err |= copy_vsx_to_user(v_regs, current);
                 /* set MSR_VSX in the MSR value in the frame to