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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index b0a07801d9df..57d375900afb 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -236,20 +236,28 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_idle_wait);
* We execute MONITOR against need_resched and enter optimized wait state
* through MWAIT. Whenever someone changes need_resched, we would be woken
* up from MWAIT (without an IPI).
+ *
+ * New with Core Duo processors, MWAIT can take some hints based on CPU
+ * capability.
*/
-static void mwait_idle(void)
+void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
{
- local_irq_enable();
-
- while (!need_resched()) {
+ if (!need_resched()) {
__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
smp_mb();
- if (need_resched())
- break;
- __mwait(0, 0);
+ if (!need_resched())
+ __mwait(eax, ecx);
}
}
+/* Default MONITOR/MWAIT with no hints, used for default C1 state */
+static void mwait_idle(void)
+{
+ local_irq_enable();
+ while (!need_resched())
+ mwait_idle_with_hints(0, 0);
+}
+
void __devinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
{
if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
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