[PATCH] i386: remove IOPL check on task switch
IOPL is implicitly saved and restored on task switch,
so explicit check is no longer needed.
Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index 8f42659..9930851 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -675,12 +675,6 @@
write_pda(pcurrent, next_p);
/*
- * Restore IOPL if needed.
- */
- if (unlikely(prev->iopl != next->iopl))
- set_iopl_mask(next->iopl);
-
- /*
* Now maybe handle debug registers and/or IO bitmaps
*/
if (unlikely((task_thread_info(next_p)->flags & _TIF_WORK_CTXSW)