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diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
index 1d91271796e5..7577f9d7a75d 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
@@ -482,6 +482,33 @@ out:
}
/*
+ * This function selects if the context switch from prev to next
+ * has to tweak the TSC disable bit in the cr4.
+ */
+static inline void disable_tsc(struct task_struct *prev_p,
+ struct task_struct *next_p)
+{
+ struct thread_info *prev, *next;
+
+ /*
+ * gcc should eliminate the ->thread_info dereference if
+ * has_secure_computing returns 0 at compile time (SECCOMP=n).
+ */
+ prev = prev_p->thread_info;
+ next = next_p->thread_info;
+
+ if (has_secure_computing(prev) || has_secure_computing(next)) {
+ /* slow path here */
+ if (has_secure_computing(prev) &&
+ !has_secure_computing(next)) {
+ write_cr4(read_cr4() & ~X86_CR4_TSD);
+ } else if (!has_secure_computing(prev) &&
+ has_secure_computing(next))
+ write_cr4(read_cr4() | X86_CR4_TSD);
+ }
+}
+
+/*
* This special macro can be used to load a debugging register
*/
#define loaddebug(thread,r) set_debug(thread->debugreg ## r, r)
@@ -599,6 +626,8 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *
}
}
+ disable_tsc(prev_p, next_p);
+
return prev_p;
}