Merge branch 'linus' into core/rodatatip-core-rodata-2008-06-16_09.24_Mon

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/patch.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/patch.c
index e0dca8743dbb..b83b2c516008 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/patch.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/patch.c
@@ -115,6 +115,29 @@ ia64_patch_vtop (unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	ia64_srlz_i();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Disable the RSE workaround by turning the conditional branch
+ * that we tagged in each place the workaround was used into an
+ * unconditional branch.
+ */
+void __init
+ia64_patch_rse (unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+	s32 *offp = (s32 *) start;
+	u64 ip, *b;
+
+	while (offp < (s32 *) end) {
+		ip = (u64) offp + *offp;
+
+		b = (u64 *)(ip & -16);
+		b[1] &= ~0xf800000L;
+		ia64_fc((void *) ip);
+		++offp;
+	}
+	ia64_sync_i();
+	ia64_srlz_i();
+}
+
 void __init
 ia64_patch_mckinley_e9 (unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {