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diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
index ea57bcc21dc5..f4bf61a34701 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -499,6 +499,12 @@
* this happens is quite subtle, read below */
.macro make_insert_tlb spc,pte,prot,tmp
space_to_prot \spc \prot /* create prot id from space */
+
+#if _PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT == _PAGE_DMB_BIT
+ /* need to drop DMB bit, as it's used as SPECIAL flag */
+ depi 0,_PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT,1,\pte
+#endif
+
/* The following is the real subtlety. This is depositing
* T <-> _PAGE_REFTRAP
* D <-> _PAGE_DIRTY
@@ -511,17 +517,18 @@
* Finally, _PAGE_READ goes in the top bit of PL1 (so we
* trigger an access rights trap in user space if the user
* tries to read an unreadable page */
-#if _PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT == _PAGE_DMB_BIT
- /* need to drop DMB bit, as it's used as SPECIAL flag */
- depi 0,_PAGE_SPECIAL_BIT,1,\pte
-#endif
depd \pte,8,7,\prot
/* PAGE_USER indicates the page can be read with user privileges,
* so deposit X1|11 to PL1|PL2 (remember the upper bit of PL1
- * contains _PAGE_READ) */
+ * contains _PAGE_READ). While the kernel can't directly write
+ * user pages which have _PAGE_WRITE zero, it can read pages
+ * which have _PAGE_READ zero (PL <= PL1). Thus, the kernel
+ * exception fault handler doesn't trigger when reading pages
+ * that aren't user read accessible */
extrd,u,*= \pte,_PAGE_USER_BIT+32,1,%r0
depdi 7,11,3,\prot
+
/* If we're a gateway page, drop PL2 back to zero for promotion
* to kernel privilege (so we can execute the page as kernel).
* Any privilege promotion page always denys read and write */