4 files changed, 5 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 56a4df952fb0..991b8bbff4ff 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config ALPHA
         select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
         select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
         select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
+        select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
         help
           The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
           marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
index 7a6d908bb865..84ec46b38f7d 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
 asflags-y       := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
 ccflags-y       := -Wno-sign-compare
 
-obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o init_task.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
+obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
             irq_alpha.o signal.o setup.o ptrace.o time.o \
             alpha_ksyms.o systbls.o err_common.o io.o
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f80ca4f9766..000000000000
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/init_task.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/init_task.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/mqueue.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
-
-
-static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
-static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
-
-union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
-        { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
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;
 }