1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
index 2d5ef617bb39..54e6c64b85cc 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
@@ -567,6 +567,10 @@ struct task_struct *__sched _switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
  */
 int do_work_pending(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 thread_info_flags)
 {
+        /* If we enter in kernel mode, do nothing and exit the caller loop. */
+        if (!user_mode(regs))
+                return 0;
+
         if (thread_info_flags & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED) {
                 schedule();
                 return 1;
@@ -589,8 +593,7 @@ int do_work_pending(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 thread_info_flags)
                 return 1;
         }
         if (thread_info_flags & _TIF_SINGLESTEP) {
-                if ((regs->ex1 & SPR_EX_CONTEXT_1_1__PL_MASK) == 0)
-                        single_step_once(regs);
+                single_step_once(regs);
                 return 0;
         }
         panic("work_pending: bad flags %#x\n", thread_info_flags);