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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
index 6c3bd3782818..ed8089d69094 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
@@ -24,8 +24,32 @@ extern int dump_fpu(struct pt_regs *, struct user_i387_struct *);
extern void math_state_restore(void);
extern bool irq_fpu_usable(void);
-extern void kernel_fpu_begin(void);
-extern void kernel_fpu_end(void);
+
+/*
+ * Careful: __kernel_fpu_begin/end() must be called with preempt disabled
+ * and they don't touch the preempt state on their own.
+ * If you enable preemption after __kernel_fpu_begin(), preempt notifier
+ * should call the __kernel_fpu_end() to prevent the kernel/user FPU
+ * state from getting corrupted. KVM for example uses this model.
+ *
+ * All other cases use kernel_fpu_begin/end() which disable preemption
+ * during kernel FPU usage.
+ */
+extern void __kernel_fpu_begin(void);
+extern void __kernel_fpu_end(void);
+
+static inline void kernel_fpu_begin(void)
+{
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(!irq_fpu_usable());
+ preempt_disable();
+ __kernel_fpu_begin();
+}
+
+static inline void kernel_fpu_end(void)
+{
+ __kernel_fpu_end();
+ preempt_enable();
+}
/*
* Some instructions like VIA's padlock instructions generate a spurious