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-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c30
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
index 7451a4c43c1..0b7b4caa4f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
@@ -108,17 +108,15 @@ void exit_idle(void)
*/
static void default_idle(void)
{
- local_irq_enable();
-
current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
- while (!need_resched()) {
- local_irq_disable();
- if (!need_resched())
- safe_halt();
- else
- local_irq_enable();
- }
+ local_irq_disable();
+ if (!need_resched()) {
+ /* Enables interrupts one instruction before HLT.
+ x86 special cases this so there is no race. */
+ safe_halt();
+ } else
+ local_irq_enable();
current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
}
@@ -129,16 +127,7 @@ static void default_idle(void)
*/
static void poll_idle (void)
{
- local_irq_enable();
-
- asm volatile(
- "2:"
- "testl %0,%1;"
- "rep; nop;"
- "je 2b;"
- : :
- "i" (_TIF_NEED_RESCHED),
- "m" (current_thread_info()->flags));
+ cpu_relax();
}
void cpu_idle_wait(void)
@@ -257,8 +246,7 @@ void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
static void mwait_idle(void)
{
local_irq_enable();
- while (!need_resched())
- mwait_idle_with_hints(0,0);
+ mwait_idle_with_hints(0,0);
}
void __cpuinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)