1 files changed, 3 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
index 50d438db1f6b..35ddc02bfa4a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
@@ -357,24 +357,10 @@ secondary_cpu_start(int cpuid, struct task_struct *idle)
  * Bring one cpu online.
  */
 static int __cpuinit
-smp_boot_one_cpu(int cpuid)
+smp_boot_one_cpu(int cpuid, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
-        struct task_struct *idle;
         unsigned long timeout;
 
-        /* Cook up an idler for this guy.  Note that the address we
-           give to kernel_thread is irrelevant -- it's going to start
-           where HWRPB.CPU_restart says to start.  But this gets all
-           the other task-y sort of data structures set up like we
-           wish.  We can't use kernel_thread since we must avoid
-           rescheduling the child.  */
-        idle = fork_idle(cpuid);
-        if (IS_ERR(idle))
-                panic("failed fork for CPU %d", cpuid);
-
-        DBGS(("smp_boot_one_cpu: CPU %d state 0x%lx flags 0x%lx\n",
-              cpuid, idle->state, idle->flags));
-
         /* Signal the secondary to wait a moment.  */
         smp_secondary_alive = -1;
 
@@ -487,9 +473,9 @@ smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 }
 
 int __cpuinit
-__cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
+__cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 {
-        smp_boot_one_cpu(cpu);
+        smp_boot_one_cpu(cpu, tidle);
 
         return cpu_online(cpu) ? 0 : -ENOSYS;
 }