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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h index bf117d8fb45f..28ded5d9b579 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h @@ -295,6 +295,15 @@ struct thread_struct { #endif #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64 unsigned long dscr; + /* + * This member element dscr_inherit indicates that the process + * has explicitly attempted and changed the DSCR register value + * for itself. Hence kernel wont use the default CPU DSCR value + * contained in the PACA structure anymore during process context + * switch. Once this variable is set, this behaviour will also be + * inherited to all the children of this process from that point + * onwards. + */ int dscr_inherit; unsigned long ppr; /* used to save/restore SMT priority */ #endif |