2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S
index 4cbc65290ae7..2802524104f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@
 /* rdi: prev */ 
 ENTRY(ret_from_fork)
         CFI_DEFAULT_STACK
+        push kernel_eflags(%rip)
+        CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 4
+        popf                            # reset kernel eflags
+        CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET -4
         call schedule_tail
         GET_THREAD_INFO(%rcx)
         testl $(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),threadinfo_flags(%rcx)
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
index 9332d2361e08..8c4b80fe71a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup64.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ void __cpuinit check_efer(void)
         }       
 }
 
+unsigned long kernel_eflags;
+
 /*
  * cpu_init() initializes state that is per-CPU. Some data is already
  * initialized (naturally) in the bootstrap process, such as the GDT
@@ -281,4 +283,6 @@ void __cpuinit cpu_init (void)
         set_debugreg(0UL, 7);
 
         fpu_init(); 
+
+        raw_local_save_flags(kernel_eflags);
 }