4 files changed, 6 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 4fa7dcc..97fe043 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -579,9 +579,6 @@ extern int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags);
 /* Free all resources held by a thread. */
 extern void release_thread(struct task_struct *);
 
-/* Prepare to copy thread state - unlazy all lazy state */
-extern void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk);
-
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 1d92a5a..b7e1e0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -47,10 +47,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(idle_notifier_unregister);
 struct kmem_cache *task_xstate_cachep;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(task_xstate_cachep);
 
+/*
+ * this gets called so that we can store lazy state into memory and copy the
+ * current task into the new thread.
+ */
 int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	unlazy_fpu(src);
+
 	*dst = *src;
 	if (fpu_allocated(&src->thread.fpu)) {
 		memset(&dst->thread.fpu, 0, sizeof(dst->thread.fpu));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index ae68473..2aa57dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 	release_vm86_irqs(dead_task);
 }
 
-/*
- * This gets called before we allocate a new thread and copy
- * the current task into it.
- */
-void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	unlazy_fpu(tsk);
-}
-
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 	unsigned long unused,
 	struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 43d8b48..c4c0645 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -145,15 +145,6 @@ static inline u32 read_32bit_tls(struct task_struct *t, int tls)
 	return get_desc_base(&t->thread.tls_array[tls]);
 }
 
-/*
- * This gets called before we allocate a new thread and copy
- * the current task into it.
- */
-void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	unlazy_fpu(tsk);
-}
-
 int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 	struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)