4 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 2d47db482972..197cda62caa3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ static __cpuinit int amd_apic_timer_broken(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int force_mwait __cpuinitdata;
+
 static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	u32 l, h;
@@ -275,6 +277,9 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	if (amd_apic_timer_broken())
 		set_bit(X86_FEATURE_LAPIC_TIMER_BROKEN, c->x86_capability);
+
+	if (c->x86 == 0x10 && !force_mwait)
+		clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT, c->x86_capability);
 }
 
 static unsigned int __cpuinit amd_size_cache(struct cpuinfo_x86 * c, unsigned int size)
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index 393a67d5d943..7e8e129b3d7d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -272,25 +272,24 @@ void __devinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	}
 }
 
-static int __init idle_setup (char *str)
+static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 {
-	if (!strncmp(str, "poll", 4)) {
+	if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
 		printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
 		pm_idle = poll_idle;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_SMP
 		if (smp_num_siblings > 1)
 			printk("WARNING: polling idle and HT enabled, performance may degrade.\n");
 #endif
-	} else if (!strncmp(str, "halt", 4)) {
-		printk("using halt in idle threads.\n");
-		pm_idle = default_idle;
-	}
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait"))
+		force_mwait = 1;
+	else
+		return -1;
 
 	boot_option_idle_override = 1;
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
-
-__setup("idle=", idle_setup);
+early_param("idle", idle_setup);
 
 void show_regs(struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
index d8d5ccc245c8..4f21765078b7 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
@@ -288,16 +288,18 @@ void __cpuinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 static int __init idle_setup (char *str)
 {
-	if (!strncmp(str, "poll", 4)) {
+	if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
 		printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
 		pm_idle = poll_idle;
-	}
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "mwait"))
+		force_mwait = 1;
+	else
+		return -1;
 
 	boot_option_idle_override = 1;
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
-
-__setup("idle=", idle_setup);
+early_param("idle", idle_setup);
 
 /* Prints also some state that isn't saved in the pt_regs */ 
 void __show_regs(struct pt_regs * regs)
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index 0a1d539149df..db30b5bcef61 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ int bootloader_type;
 
 unsigned long saved_video_mode;
 
+int force_mwait __cpuinitdata;
+
 /* 
  * Early DMI memory
  */
@@ -604,6 +606,10 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	/* RDTSC can be speculated around */
 	clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_SYNC_RDTSC, &c->x86_capability);
+
+	/* Family 10 doesn't support C states in MWAIT so don't use it */
+	if (c->x86 == 0x10 && !force_mwait)
+		clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT, &c->x86_capability);
 }
 
 static void __cpuinit detect_ht(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)