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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/kup.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/kup.h
index 64201125a287..d4b145b279f6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/kup.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/32/kup.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
#include <asm/bug.h>
#include <asm/book3s/32/mmu-hash.h>
+#include <asm/mmu.h>
+#include <asm/synch.h>
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
@@ -28,6 +30,15 @@ static inline void kuep_lock(void)
return;
update_user_segments(mfsr(0) | SR_NX);
+ /*
+ * This isync() shouldn't be necessary as the kernel is not excepted to
+ * run any instruction in userspace soon after the update of segments,
+ * but hash based cores (at least G3) seem to exhibit a random
+ * behaviour when the 'isync' is not there. 603 cores don't have this
+ * behaviour so don't do the 'isync' as it saves several CPU cycles.
+ */
+ if (mmu_has_feature(MMU_FTR_HPTE_TABLE))
+ isync(); /* Context sync required after mtsr() */
}
static inline void kuep_unlock(void)
@@ -36,6 +47,15 @@ static inline void kuep_unlock(void)
return;
update_user_segments(mfsr(0) & ~SR_NX);
+ /*
+ * This isync() shouldn't be necessary as a 'rfi' will soon be executed
+ * to return to userspace, but hash based cores (at least G3) seem to
+ * exhibit a random behaviour when the 'isync' is not there. 603 cores
+ * don't have this behaviour so don't do the 'isync' as it saves several
+ * CPU cycles.
+ */
+ if (mmu_has_feature(MMU_FTR_HPTE_TABLE))
+ isync(); /* Context sync required after mtsr() */
}
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_KUAP