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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
index 183368e008cf..99407cf12ad5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
@@ -494,7 +494,17 @@ static bool is_early_mcount_callsite(u32 *instruction)
restore r2. */
static int restore_r2(u32 *instruction, struct module *me)
{
- if (is_early_mcount_callsite(instruction - 1))
+ u32 *prev_insn = instruction - 1;
+
+ if (is_early_mcount_callsite(prev_insn))
+ return 1;
+
+ /*
+ * Make sure the branch isn't a sibling call. Sibling calls aren't
+ * "link" branches and they don't return, so they don't need the r2
+ * restore afterwards.
+ */
+ if (!instr_is_relative_link_branch(*prev_insn))
return 1;
if (*instruction != PPC_INST_NOP) {