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-rw-r--r--arch/ia64/kernel/process.c10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index 51922b98086..17685abaf49 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -268,10 +268,16 @@ cpu_idle (void)
/* endless idle loop with no priority at all */
while (1) {
- if (can_do_pal_halt)
+ if (can_do_pal_halt) {
current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
- else
+ /*
+ * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we
+ * test NEED_RESCHED:
+ */
+ smp_mb();
+ } else {
current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
+ }
if (!need_resched()) {
void (*idle)(void);