Merge branch 'x86/for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'x86/for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (160 commits)
  x86: remove extra calling to get ext cpuid level
  x86: use setup_clear_cpu_cap() when disabling the lapic
  KVM: fix exception entry / build bug, on 64-bit
  x86: add unknown_nmi_panic kernel parameter
  x86, VisWS: turn into generic arch, eliminate leftover files
  x86: add ->pre_time_init to x86_quirks
  x86: extend and use x86_quirks to clean up NUMAQ code
  x86: introduce x86_quirks
  x86: improve debug printout: add target bootmem range in early_res_to_bootmem()
  Subject: devmem, x86: fix rename of CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM
  x86: remove arch_get_ram_range
  x86: Add a debugfs interface to dump PAT memtype
  x86: Add a arch directory for x86 under debugfs
  x86: i386: reduce boot fixmap space
  i386/xen: add proper unwind annotations to xen_sysenter_target
  x86: reduce force_mwait visibility
  x86: reduce forbid_dac's visibility
  x86: fix two modpost warnings
  x86: check function status in EDD boot code
  x86_64: ia32_signal.c: remove signal number conversion
  ...

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 4d629c62f4f8..7fc4d5b0a6a0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ unsigned long idle_nomwait;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_nomwait);
 
 struct kmem_cache *task_xstate_cachep;
+static int force_mwait __cpuinitdata;
 
 int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ static void poll_idle(void)
  *
  * idle=mwait overrides this decision and forces the usage of mwait.
  */
+static int __cpuinitdata force_mwait;
 
 #define MWAIT_INFO                      0x05
 #define MWAIT_ECX_EXTENDED_INFO         0x01
@@ -326,6 +328,9 @@ void __cpuinit select_idle_routine(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 static int __init idle_setup(char *str)
 {
+        if (!str)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         if (!strcmp(str, "poll")) {
                 printk("using polling idle threads.\n");
                 pm_idle = poll_idle;