This patch removes some redundant code in the function setup_sigcontext().

The registers ar.ccv,b7,r14,ar.csd,ar.ssd,r2-r3 and r16-r31 are not restored 
in restore_sigcontext() when (flags & IA64_SC_FLAG_IN_SYSCALL) is true. 
So we don't need to zero those variables in setup_sigcontext().

Signed-off-by: Shi Weihua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

---
diff  -urp linux-2.6.24-rc2.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c 
linux-2.6.24-rc2/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c
--- linux-2.6.24-rc2.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c     2007-11-09 
14:38:53.000000000 +0800
+++ linux-2.6.24-rc2/arch/ia64/kernel/signal.c  2007-11-13 13:30:00.000000000 
+0800
@@ -280,15 +280,7 @@ setup_sigcontext (struct sigcontext __us
        err |= __copy_to_user(&sc->sc_gr[15], &scr->pt.r15, 8);         /* r15 
*/
        err |= __put_user(scr->pt.cr_iip + ia64_psr(&scr->pt)->ri, &sc->sc_ip);
 
-       if (flags & IA64_SC_FLAG_IN_SYSCALL) {
-               /* Clear scratch registers if the signal interrupted a system 
call. */
-               err |= __put_user(0, &sc->sc_ar_ccv);                           
/* ar.ccv */
-               err |= __put_user(0, &sc->sc_br[7]);                            
/* b7 */
-               err |= __put_user(0, &sc->sc_gr[14]);                           
/* r14 */
-               err |= __clear_user(&sc->sc_ar25, 2*8);                 /* 
ar.csd & ar.ssd */
-               err |= __clear_user(&sc->sc_gr[2], 2*8);                        
/* r2-r3 */
-               err |= __clear_user(&sc->sc_gr[16], 16*8);                      
/* r16-r31 */
-       } else {
+       if (!(flags & IA64_SC_FLAG_IN_SYSCALL)) {
                /* Copy scratch regs to sigcontext if the signal didn't 
interrupt a syscall. */
                err |= __put_user(scr->pt.ar_ccv, &sc->sc_ar_ccv);              
/* ar.ccv */
                err |= __put_user(scr->pt.b7, &sc->sc_br[7]);                   
/* b7 */






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