[PATCH 1/3] x86: fix kprobe_handler reenable preemption

Fix a preemption bug in kprobe_handler(). It has to call preempt_enable()
before returning.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <[email protected]>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
===================================================================
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(stru
 				arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
 				regs->ip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
 				reset_current_kprobe();
-				return 1;
+				ret = 1;
+				goto no_kprobe;
 #endif
 			}
 			/* We have reentered the kprobe_handler(), since
-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

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