Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (28 commits)
  ACPI: check battery status on resume for un/plug events during sleep
  ACPICA: Fix incorrect handling of PCI Express Root Bridge _HID
  ACPI: asus_acpi: don't printk on writing garbage to proc files
  ACPI: asus_acpi: fix proc files parsing
  ACPI: SCI interrupt source override
  ACPI: fix printk format warnings
  ACPI: fix section for CPU init functions
  ACPI: update comments in motherboard.c
  ACPI: acpi_pci_link_set() can allocate with either GFP_ATOMIC or GFP_KERNEL
  ACPI: fix potential OOPS in power driver with CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG
  ACPI: ibm_acpi: delete obsolete documentation
  ACPI: created a dedicated workqueue for notify() execution
  ACPI: Remove deferred execution from global lock acquire wakeup path
  MSI S270 Laptop support: backlight, wlan, bluetooth states
  ACPI: EC: export ec_transaction() for msi-laptop driver
  ACPI: EC: Simplify acpi_hw_low_level*() with inb()/outb().
  ACPI: EC: Unify poll and interrupt gpe handlers
  ACPI: EC: Unify poll and interrupt mode transaction functions
  ACPI: EC: Remove unused variables and duplicated code
  ACPI: EC: Remove unnecessary delay added by previous transation patch.
  ...

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index b0a07801d9df..57d375900afb 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -236,20 +236,28 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_idle_wait);
  * We execute MONITOR against need_resched and enter optimized wait state
  * through MWAIT. Whenever someone changes need_resched, we would be woken
  * up from MWAIT (without an IPI).
+ *
+ * New with Core Duo processors, MWAIT can take some hints based on CPU
+ * capability.
  */
-static void mwait_idle(void)
+void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
 {
-        local_irq_enable();
-
-        while (!need_resched()) {
+        if (!need_resched()) {
                 __monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
                 smp_mb();
-                if (need_resched())
-                        break;
-                __mwait(0, 0);
+                if (!need_resched())
+                        __mwait(eax, ecx);
         }
 }
 
+/* Default MONITOR/MWAIT with no hints, used for default C1 state */
+static void mwait_idle(void)
+{
+        local_irq_enable();
+        while (!need_resched())
+                mwait_idle_with_hints(0, 0);
+}
+
 void __devinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
         if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {