1 files changed, 0 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
index 6d2209ac0c44..2099d9a879e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
@@ -113,29 +113,6 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
         }
 }
 
-
-/*
- * cpu_idle_wait - Used to ensure that all the CPUs come out of the old
- * idle loop and start using the new idle loop.
- * Required while changing idle handler on SMP systems.
- * Caller must have changed idle handler to the new value before the call.
- * This window may be larger on shared systems.
- */
-void cpu_idle_wait(void)
-{
-        int cpu;
-        smp_mb();
-
-        /* kick all the CPUs so that they exit out of old idle routine */
-        get_online_cpus();
-        for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-                if (cpu != smp_processor_id())
-                        smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
-        }
-        put_online_cpus();
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_idle_wait);
-
 int powersave_nap;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL