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diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/sigcontext.h b/include/asm-powerpc/sigcontext.h
index 165d630e1cf3..9c1f24fd5d11 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/sigcontext.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/sigcontext.h
@@ -43,9 +43,44 @@ struct sigcontext {
43 * it must be copied via a vector register to/from storage) or as a word. 43 * it must be copied via a vector register to/from storage) or as a word.
44 * The entry with index 33 contains the vrsave as the first word (offset 0) 44 * The entry with index 33 contains the vrsave as the first word (offset 0)
45 * within the quadword. 45 * within the quadword.
46 *
47 * Part of the VSX data is stored here also by extending vmx_restore
48 * by an additional 32 double words. Architecturally the layout of
49 * the VSR registers and how they overlap on top of the legacy FPR and
50 * VR registers is shown below:
51 *
52 * VSR doubleword 0 VSR doubleword 1
53 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
54 * VSR[0] | FPR[0] | |
55 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
56 * VSR[1] | FPR[1] | |
57 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
58 * | ... | |
59 * | ... | |
60 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
61 * VSR[30] | FPR[30] | |
62 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
63 * VSR[31] | FPR[31] | |
64 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
65 * VSR[32] | VR[0] |
66 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
67 * VSR[33] | VR[1] |
68 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
69 * | ... |
70 * | ... |
71 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
72 * VSR[62] | VR[30] |
73 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
74 * VSR[63] | VR[31] |
75 * ----------------------------------------------------------------
76 *
77 * FPR/VSR 0-31 doubleword 0 is stored in fp_regs, and VMX/VSR 32-63
78 * is stored at the start of vmx_reserve. vmx_reserve is extended for
79 * backwards compatility to store VSR 0-31 doubleword 1 after the VMX
80 * registers and vscr/vrsave.
46 */ 81 */
47 elf_vrreg_t __user *v_regs; 82 elf_vrreg_t __user *v_regs;
48 long vmx_reserve[ELF_NVRREG+ELF_NVRREG+1]; 83 long vmx_reserve[ELF_NVRREG+ELF_NVRREG+32+1];
49#endif 84#endif
50}; 85};
51 86