1 files changed, 3 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/hotplug.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/hotplug.c
index 20ed2d56c1af..f8f7437c83b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/hotplug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/hotplug.c
@@ -42,22 +42,6 @@ static inline void cpu_enter_lowpower(void)
           : "cc");
 }
 
-static inline void cpu_leave_lowpower(void)
-{
-        unsigned int v;
-
-        asm volatile(
-                "mrc    p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 0\n"
-        "       orr     %0, %0, %1\n"
-        "       mcr     p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 0\n"
-        "       mrc     p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n"
-        "       orr     %0, %0, %2\n"
-        "       mcr     p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n"
-          : "=&r" (v)
-          : "Ir" (CR_C), "Ir" (0x40)
-          : "cc");
-}
-
 /*
  * platform-specific code to shutdown a CPU
  *
@@ -67,11 +51,10 @@ void platform_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 {
         cpu_enter_lowpower();
         imx_enable_cpu(cpu, false);
-        cpu_do_idle();
-        cpu_leave_lowpower();
 
-        /* We should never return from idle */
-        panic("cpu %d unexpectedly exit from shutdown\n", cpu);
+        /* spin here until hardware takes it down */
+        while (1)
+                ;
 }
 
 int platform_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)