1 files changed, 0 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index ce74e143aea3..5e0e86ddb12f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -273,26 +273,6 @@ static inline void play_dead(void)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static void do_nothing(void *unused)
-{
-}
-
-/*
- * cpu_idle_wait - Used to ensure that all the CPUs discard old value of
- * pm_idle and update to new pm_idle value. Required while changing pm_idle
- * handler on SMP systems.
- *
- * Caller must have changed pm_idle to the new value before the call. Old
- * pm_idle value will not be used by any CPU after the return of this function.
- */
-void cpu_idle_wait(void)
-{
-        smp_mb();
-        /* kick all the CPUs so that they exit out of pm_idle */
-        smp_call_function(do_nothing, NULL, 1);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_idle_wait);
-
 void __attribute__((noreturn))
 cpu_idle (void)
 {