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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
index dcd9503b1098..2c5bef78a484 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
@@ -29,17 +29,18 @@ extern void fpregs_mark_activate(void);
* A context switch will (and softirq might) save CPU's FPU registers to
* fpu->state and set TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD leaving CPU's FPU registers in
* a random state.
+ *
+ * local_bh_disable() protects against both preemption and soft interrupts
+ * on !RT kernels.
*/
static inline void fpregs_lock(void)
{
- preempt_disable();
local_bh_disable();
}
static inline void fpregs_unlock(void)
{
local_bh_enable();
- preempt_enable();
}
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU