inf = esr_to_fault_info(esr);
- /*
- * Return value ignored as we rely on signal merging.
- * Future patches will make this more robust.
- */
- apei_claim_sea(regs);
+ if (user_mode(regs) && apei_claim_sea(regs) == 0) {
+ /*
+ * APEI claimed this as a firmware-first notification.
+ * Some processing deferred to task_work before ret_to_user().
+ */
+ return 0;
+ }
if (esr & ESR_ELx_FnV)
siaddr = NULL;