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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index c42827eb86cf..25f909362b7a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -338,10 +338,15 @@ done:
static void __init_or_module optimize_nops(struct alt_instr *a, u8 *instr)
{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
if (instr[0] != 0x90)
return;
+ local_irq_save(flags);
add_nops(instr + (a->instrlen - a->padlen), a->padlen);
+ sync_core();
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
DUMP_BYTES(instr, a->instrlen, "%p: [%d:%d) optimized NOPs: ",
instr, a->instrlen - a->padlen, a->padlen);