powerpc/32s: Fix random crashes by adding isync() after locking/unlocking KUEP
Commit b5efec00 ("powerpc/32s: Move KUEP locking/unlocking in C") removed the 'isync' instruction after adding/removing NX bit in user segments. The reasoning behind this change was that when setting the NX bit we don't mind it taking effect with delay as the kernel never executes text from userspace, and when clearing the NX bit this is to return to userspace and then the 'rfi' should synchronise the context. However, it looks like on book3s/32 having a hash page table, at least on the G3 processor, we get an unexpected fault from userspace, then this is followed by something wrong in the verification of MSR_PR at end of another interrupt. This is fixed by adding back the removed isync() following update of NX bit in user segment registers. Only do it for cores with an hash table, as 603 cores don't exhibit that problem and the two isync increase ./null_syscall selftest by 6 cycles on an MPC 832x. First problem: unexpec...
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