1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 123608531c8f..4a234677e213 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void *text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
 
 /* Replace instructions with better alternatives for this CPU type.
    This runs before SMP is initialized to avoid SMP problems with
-   self modifying code. This implies that assymetric systems where
+   self modifying code. This implies that asymmetric systems where
    APs have less capabilities than the boot processor are not handled.
    Tough. Make sure you disable such features by hand. */
 
@@ -620,7 +620,12 @@ static int __kprobes stop_machine_text_poke(void *data)
                 flush_icache_range((unsigned long)p->addr,
                                    (unsigned long)p->addr + p->len);
         }
-
+        /*
+         * Intel Archiecture Software Developer's Manual section 7.1.3 specifies
+         * that a core serializing instruction such as "cpuid" should be
+         * executed on _each_ core before the new instruction is made visible.
+         */
+        sync_core();
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -671,7 +676,7 @@ void __kprobes text_poke_smp_batch(struct text_poke_param *params, int n)
 
         atomic_set(&stop_machine_first, 1);
         wrote_text = 0;
-        stop_machine(stop_machine_text_poke, (void *)&tpp, NULL);
+        __stop_machine(stop_machine_text_poke, (void *)&tpp, NULL);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE) || defined(HAVE_JUMP_LABEL)