Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

Conflicts:
	drivers/net/smsc911x.c

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index aa9269600ca..375480c56eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -577,14 +577,21 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs * regs)
         struct clock_event_device *evt = &decrementer->event;
         u64 now;
 
+        /* Ensure a positive value is written to the decrementer, or else
+         * some CPUs will continue to take decrementer exceptions.
+         */
+        set_dec(DECREMENTER_MAX);
+
+        /* Some implementations of hotplug will get timer interrupts while
+         * offline, just ignore these
+         */
+        if (!cpu_online(smp_processor_id()))
+                return;
+
         trace_timer_interrupt_entry(regs);
 
         __get_cpu_var(irq_stat).timer_irqs++;
 
-        /* Ensure a positive value is written to the decrementer, or else
-         * some CPUs will continuue to take decrementer exceptions */
-        set_dec(DECREMENTER_MAX);
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC32) && defined(CONFIG_PMAC)
         if (atomic_read(&ppc_n_lost_interrupts) != 0)
                 do_IRQ(regs);