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+//  IBM_PROLOG_BEGIN_TAG
+//  This is an automatically generated prolog.
+//
+//  $Source: src/sys/prof/idletask.C $
+//
+//  IBM CONFIDENTIAL
+//
+//  COPYRIGHT International Business Machines Corp. 2012
+//
+//  p1
+//
+//  Object Code Only (OCO) source materials
+//  Licensed Internal Code Source Materials
+//  IBM HostBoot Licensed Internal Code
+//
+//  The source code for this program is not published or other-
+//  wise divested of its trade secrets, irrespective of what has
+//  been deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office.
+//
+//  Origin: 30
+//
+//  IBM_PROLOG_END
+
+/** @file idletask.C
+ *  @brief Code for the kernel idle-loop.
+ *
+ *  This code exists here under the sys/prof directory to ensure that it does
+ *  not get instrumented with code coverage.  The idle threads run stack-less
+ *  and bad things happen if they have been instrumented.
+ */
+
+#include <kernel/taskmgr.H>
+#include <arch/ppc.H>
+
+void TaskManager::idleTaskLoop(void* unused)
+{
+    while(1)
+    {
+	setThreadPriorityLow();
+    }
+}