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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index c517dbe..8083be2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -600,6 +600,16 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
struct ppc64_tlb_batch *batch;
#endif
+ /* Back up the TAR across context switches.
+ * Note that the TAR is not available for use in the kernel. (To
+ * provide this, the TAR should be backed up/restored on exception
+ * entry/exit instead, and be in pt_regs. FIXME, this should be in
+ * pt_regs anyway (for debug).)
+ * Save the TAR here before we do treclaim/trecheckpoint as these
+ * will change the TAR.
+ */
+ save_tar(&prev->thread);
+
__switch_to_tm(prev);
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP