[patch 19/21] x86, ds: don't use TIF_DEBUGCTLMSR

From: Markus Metzger
Date: Tue Mar 31 2009 - 10:33:44 EST


Debug store already uses TIF_DS_AREA_MSR to trigger debug store context
switch handling. No need to use TIF_DEBUGCTLMSR, as well.


Signed-off-by: Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@xxxxxxxxx>
---

Index: git-tip/arch/x86/kernel/ds.c
===================================================================
--- git-tip.orig/arch/x86/kernel/ds.c 2009-03-30 19:14:51.000000000 +0200
+++ git-tip/arch/x86/kernel/ds.c 2009-03-30 19:26:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -956,11 +956,6 @@ static void update_task_debugctlmsr(stru
get_cpu();
if (task == current)
update_debugctlmsr(debugctlmsr);
-
- if (task->thread.debugctlmsr)
- set_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_DEBUGCTLMSR);
- else
- clear_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_DEBUGCTLMSR);
put_cpu();
}

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