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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index a6398fbe530d..2551da46b2a6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ static void pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep(void)
{
unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
unsigned long start_snooze;
- unsigned long *smt_snooze_delay = &__get_cpu_var(smt_snooze_delay);
/*
* Indicate to the HV that we are idle. Now would be
@@ -490,9 +489,9 @@ static void pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep(void)
* has been checked recently. If we should poll for a little
* while, do so.
*/
- if (*smt_snooze_delay) {
+ if (__get_cpu_var(smt_snooze_delay)) {
start_snooze = get_tb() +
- *smt_snooze_delay * tb_ticks_per_usec;
+ __get_cpu_var(smt_snooze_delay) * tb_ticks_per_usec;
local_irq_enable();
set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
@@ -512,24 +511,7 @@ static void pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep(void)
goto out;
}
- /*
- * If not SMT, cede processor. If CPU is running SMT
- * cede if the other thread is not idle, so that it can
- * go single-threaded. If the other thread is idle,
- * we ask the hypervisor if it has pending work it
- * wants to do and cede if it does. Otherwise we keep
- * polling in order to reduce interrupt latency.
- *
- * Doing the cede when the other thread is active will
- * result in this thread going dormant, meaning the other
- * thread gets to run in single-threaded (ST) mode, which
- * is slightly faster than SMT mode with this thread at
- * very low priority. The cede enables interrupts, which
- * doesn't matter here.
- */
- if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_SMT) || !lppaca[cpu ^ 1].idle
- || poll_pending() == H_PENDING)
- cede_processor();
+ cede_processor();
out:
HMT_medium();