2 files changed, 4 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
index d2ae0f70059e..7d3ca30fcd15 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ void *ldc_alloc_exp_dring(struct ldc_channel *lp, unsigned int len,
 	if (len & (8UL - 1))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!buf)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 86eebfa3b158..59cf917a77b5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -737,25 +737,9 @@ static void sparc_vt_write_pmc(int idx, u64 val)
 {
 	u64 pcr;
 
-	/* There seems to be an internal latch on the overflow event
-	 * on SPARC-T4 that prevents it from triggering unless you
-	 * update the PIC exactly as we do here.  The requirement
-	 * seems to be that you have to turn off event counting in the
-	 * PCR around the PIC update.
-	 *
-	 * For example, after the following sequence:
-	 *
-	 * 1) set PIC to -1
-	 * 2) enable event counting and overflow reporting in PCR
-	 * 3) overflow triggers, softint 15 handler invoked
-	 * 4) clear OV bit in PCR
-	 * 5) write PIC to -1
-	 *
-	 * a subsequent overflow event will not trigger.  This
-	 * sequence works on SPARC-T3 and previous chips.
-	 */
 	pcr = pcr_ops->read_pcr(idx);
-	pcr_ops->write_pcr(idx, PCR_N4_PICNPT);
+	/* ensure ov and ntc are reset */
+	pcr &= ~(PCR_N4_OV | PCR_N4_NTC);
 
 	pcr_ops->write_pic(idx, val & 0xffffffff);
 
@@ -792,25 +776,12 @@ static const struct sparc_pmu niagara4_pmu = {
 	.num_pic_regs	= 4,
 };
 
-static void sparc_m7_write_pmc(int idx, u64 val)
-{
-	u64 pcr;
-
-	pcr = pcr_ops->read_pcr(idx);
-	/* ensure ov and ntc are reset */
-	pcr &= ~(PCR_N4_OV | PCR_N4_NTC);
-
-	pcr_ops->write_pic(idx, val & 0xffffffff);
-
-	pcr_ops->write_pcr(idx, pcr);
-}
-
 static const struct sparc_pmu sparc_m7_pmu = {
 	.event_map	= niagara4_event_map,
 	.cache_map	= &niagara4_cache_map,
 	.max_events	= ARRAY_SIZE(niagara4_perfmon_event_map),
 	.read_pmc	= sparc_vt_read_pmc,
-	.write_pmc	= sparc_m7_write_pmc,
+	.write_pmc	= sparc_vt_write_pmc,
 	.upper_shift	= 5,
 	.lower_shift	= 5,
 	.event_mask	= 0x7ff,