return ctx->csa.lscsa->ls;
 }
 
+static void spu_backing_privcntl_write(struct spu_context *ctx, u64 val)
+{
+       ctx->csa.priv2.spu_privcntl_RW = val;
+}
+
 static u32 spu_backing_runcntl_read(struct spu_context *ctx)
 {
        return ctx->csa.prob.spu_runcntl_RW;
        .npc_write = spu_backing_npc_write,
        .status_read = spu_backing_status_read,
        .get_ls = spu_backing_get_ls,
+       .privcntl_write = spu_backing_privcntl_write,
        .runcntl_read = spu_backing_runcntl_read,
        .runcntl_write = spu_backing_runcntl_write,
        .runcntl_stop = spu_backing_runcntl_stop,
 
        return ctx->spu->local_store;
 }
 
+static void spu_hw_privcntl_write(struct spu_context *ctx, u64 val)
+{
+       out_be64(&ctx->spu->priv2->spu_privcntl_RW, val);
+}
+
 static u32 spu_hw_runcntl_read(struct spu_context *ctx)
 {
        return in_be32(&ctx->spu->problem->spu_runcntl_RW);
 {
        spin_lock_irq(&ctx->spu->register_lock);
        if (val & SPU_RUNCNTL_ISOLATE)
-               out_be64(&ctx->spu->priv2->spu_privcntl_RW, 4LL);
+               spu_hw_privcntl_write(ctx,
+                       SPU_PRIVCNT_LOAD_REQUEST_ENABLE_MASK);
        out_be32(&ctx->spu->problem->spu_runcntl_RW, val);
        spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->spu->register_lock);
 }
        .npc_write = spu_hw_npc_write,
        .status_read = spu_hw_status_read,
        .get_ls = spu_hw_get_ls,
+       .privcntl_write = spu_hw_privcntl_write,
        .runcntl_read = spu_hw_runcntl_read,
        .runcntl_write = spu_hw_runcntl_write,
        .runcntl_stop = spu_hw_runcntl_stop,
 
 
 static int spu_run_init(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 *npc)
 {
+       unsigned long runcntl;
+
        spuctx_switch_state(ctx, SPU_UTIL_SYSTEM);
 
        if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_ISOLATE) {
-               unsigned long runcntl;
 
                if (!(ctx->ops->status_read(ctx) & SPU_STATUS_ISOLATED_STATE)) {
                        int ret = spu_setup_isolated(ctx);
                        (SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE | SPU_RUNCNTL_ISOLATE);
                if (runcntl == 0)
                        runcntl = SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE;
-               ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, runcntl);
        } else {
-               unsigned long mode = SPU_PRIVCNTL_MODE_NORMAL;
-               ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, *npc);
+               unsigned long privcntl;
+
                if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP))
-                       mode = SPU_PRIVCNTL_MODE_SINGLE_STEP;
-               out_be64(&ctx->spu->priv2->spu_privcntl_RW, mode);
-               ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE);
+                       privcntl = SPU_PRIVCNTL_MODE_SINGLE_STEP;
+               else
+                       privcntl = SPU_PRIVCNTL_MODE_NORMAL;
+               runcntl = SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE;
+
+               ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, *npc);
+               ctx->ops->privcntl_write(ctx, privcntl);
        }
 
+       ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, runcntl);
+
        spuctx_switch_state(ctx, SPU_UTIL_USER);
 
        return 0;
 
        void (*npc_write) (struct spu_context * ctx, u32 data);
         u32(*status_read) (struct spu_context * ctx);
        char*(*get_ls) (struct spu_context * ctx);
+       void (*privcntl_write) (struct spu_context *ctx, u64 data);
         u32 (*runcntl_read) (struct spu_context * ctx);
        void (*runcntl_write) (struct spu_context * ctx, u32 data);
        void (*runcntl_stop) (struct spu_context * ctx);