2 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
index d308a9f70f1b..31982d05d81a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-/* this is used for software suspend, and that shuts down
- * CPUs even while the system is still booting... */
-#define cpu_should_die()        (cpu_is_offline(smp_processor_id()) && \
-                                   (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING     \
-                                 || system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING))
+#define cpu_should_die()        cpu_is_offline(smp_processor_id())
 #else
 #define cpu_should_die()        0
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index b4fdf2f2743c..fe8f71dd0b3f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -347,9 +347,8 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
                         linux_regs->msr |= MSR_SE;
 #endif
                         kgdb_single_step = 1;
-                        if (kgdb_contthread)
-                                atomic_set(&kgdb_cpu_doing_single_step,
-                                           raw_smp_processor_id());
+                        atomic_set(&kgdb_cpu_doing_single_step,
+                                   raw_smp_processor_id());
                 }
                 return 0;
         }