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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index dd349c92f051..dc534f40c8d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -661,8 +661,11 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
/* If the task has used fpu the last 5 timeslices, just do a full
* restore of the math state immediately to avoid the trap; the
* chances of needing FPU soon are obviously high now
+ *
+ * tsk_used_math() checks prevent calling math_state_restore(),
+ * which can sleep in the case of !tsk_used_math()
*/
- if (next_p->fpu_counter>5)
+ if (tsk_used_math(next_p) && next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
math_state_restore();
return prev_p;
}