1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
index 2f89206e008f..02f9dec1d459 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
@@ -85,23 +85,31 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
 
 /*
  * the idle loop on a UltraMultiPenguin...
+ *
+ * TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG is set because we do not sleep the cpu
+ * inside of the idler task, so an interrupt is not needed
+ * to get a clean fast response.
+ *
+ * XXX Reverify this assumption... -DaveM
+ *
+ * Addendum: We do want it to do something for the signal
+ *           delivery case, we detect that by just seeing
+ *           if we are trying to send this to an idler or not.
  */
-#define idle_me_harder()        (cpu_data(smp_processor_id()).idle_volume += 1)
-#define unidle_me()             (cpu_data(smp_processor_id()).idle_volume = 0)
 void cpu_idle(void)
 {
+        cpuinfo_sparc *cpuinfo = &local_cpu_data();
         set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+
         while(1) {
                 if (need_resched()) {
-                        unidle_me();
-                        clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+                        cpuinfo->idle_volume = 0;
                         preempt_enable_no_resched();
                         schedule();
                         preempt_disable();
-                        set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
                         check_pgt_cache();
                 }
-                idle_me_harder();
+                cpuinfo->idle_volume++;
 
                 /* The store ordering is so that IRQ handlers on
                  * other cpus see our increasing idleness for the buddy