Xenomai might preempt linux when linux has cleared a tasks MSR_FP, but not yet set last_task_used_math to NULL. As a result the tasks MSR_FP will get set, although it should be cleared. If the task happens to hit one of the codepaths that save FPU state if MSR_FP is set, the wrong FPU state might be saved to the task. The attached patch should fix this. I couldn't try it on most recent Xenomai trunk, because latency wouldn't build anymore. However, I see no reason it shouldn't work. All thee having trouble with X and Xenomai, give this a shot.

-- Heikki Lindholm
diff -Nru xenomai/include/asm-powerpc/system.h 
xenomai-devel/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
--- xenomai/include/asm-powerpc/system.h        2006-01-06 15:55:19.000000000 
+0200
+++ xenomai-devel/include/asm-powerpc/system.h  2006-01-06 16:44:53.000000000 
+0200
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     rthal_fpenv_t fpuenv  __attribute__ ((aligned (16)));
     rthal_fpenv_t *fpup;       /* Pointer to the FPU backup area */
     struct task_struct *user_fpu_owner;
+    unsigned long user_fpu_owner_prev_msr;
     /* Pointer the the FPU owner in userspace:
        - NULL for RT K threads,
        - last_task_used_math for Linux US threads (only current or NULL when 
MP)
@@ -368,7 +369,10 @@
         rthal_save_fpu(tcb->fpup);
 
         if(tcb->user_fpu_owner && tcb->user_fpu_owner->thread.regs)
+            {
+            tcb->user_fpu_owner_prev_msr = 
tcb->user_fpu_owner->thread.regs->msr;
             tcb->user_fpu_owner->thread.regs->msr &= ~MSR_FP;
+            }
         }   
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_XENO_HW_FPU */
@@ -383,7 +387,13 @@
         {
         rthal_restore_fpu(tcb->fpup);
 
-        if(tcb->user_fpu_owner && tcb->user_fpu_owner->thread.regs)
+       /* Note: Only enable FP in MSR, if it was enabled when we saved the
+        * fpu state. We might have preempted Linux when it had disabled FP
+        * for the thread, but not yet set last_task_used_math to NULL 
+        */
+        if(tcb->user_fpu_owner && 
+                       tcb->user_fpu_owner->thread.regs &&
+                       ((tcb->user_fpu_owner_prev_msr & MSR_FP) != 0))
             tcb->user_fpu_owner->thread.regs->msr |= MSR_FP;
         }   
 

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