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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
index 53361d0c070f..9748808b0f19 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ static inline void disable_interrupts(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
spu_int_mask_set(spu, 2, 0ul);
eieio();
spin_unlock_irq(&spu->register_lock);
+
+ /*
+ * This flag needs to be set before calling synchronize_irq so
+ * that the update will be visible to the relevant handlers
+ * via a simple load.
+ */
+ set_bit(SPU_CONTEXT_SWITCH_PENDING, &spu->flags);
synchronize_irq(spu->irqs[0]);
synchronize_irq(spu->irqs[1]);
synchronize_irq(spu->irqs[2]);
@@ -166,9 +173,8 @@ static inline void set_switch_pending(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
/* Save, Step 7:
* Restore, Step 5:
* Set a software context switch pending flag.
+ * Done above in Step 3 - disable_interrupts().
*/
- set_bit(SPU_CONTEXT_SWITCH_PENDING, &spu->flags);
- mb();
}
static inline void save_mfc_cntl(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)