2 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
index 9059e390588..d2e4a333033 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ config HEXAGON
         select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
         select NO_IOPORT
         select GENERIC_IOMAP
+        select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
         # mostly generic routines, with some accelerated ones
         ---help---
           Qualcomm Hexagon is a processor architecture designed for high
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
index 93e77e2b17a..f7264621e58 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
@@ -196,18 +196,11 @@ void __cpuinit start_secondary(void)
  * maintains control until "cpu_online(cpu)" is set.
  */
 
-int __cpuinit __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
+int __cpuinit __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
-        struct task_struct *idle;
-        struct thread_info *thread;
+        struct thread_info *thread = (struct thread_info *)idle->stack;
         void *stack_start;
 
-        /*  Create new init task for the CPU  */
-        idle = fork_idle(cpu);
-        if (IS_ERR(idle))
-                panic(KERN_ERR "fork_idle failed\n");
-
-        thread = (struct thread_info *)idle->stack;
         thread->cpu = cpu;
 
         /*  Boot to the head.  */