1 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 4709ead2db52..feef10c085a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1215,13 +1215,16 @@ static int powernowk8_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
         return cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(pol, data->powernow_table);
 }
 
+static const char ACPI_PSS_BIOS_BUG_MSG[] =
+        KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "No compatible ACPI _PSS objects found.\n"
+        KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "Try again with latest BIOS.\n";
+
 /* per CPU init entry point to the driver */
 static int __cpuinit powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 {
         struct powernow_k8_data *data;
         cpumask_t oldmask;
         int rc;
-        static int print_once;
 
         if (!cpu_online(pol->cpu))
                 return -ENODEV;
@@ -1244,19 +1247,7 @@ static int __cpuinit powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
                  * an UP version, and is deprecated by AMD.
                  */
                 if (num_online_cpus() != 1) {
-                        /*
-                         * Replace this one with print_once as soon as such a
-                         * thing gets introduced
-                         */
-                        if (!print_once) {
-                                WARN_ONCE(1, KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "Your BIOS "
-                                        "does not provide ACPI _PSS objects "
-                                        "in a way that Linux understands. "
-                                        "Please report this to the Linux ACPI"
-                                        " maintainers and complain to your "
-                                        "BIOS vendor.\n");
-                                print_once++;
-                        }
+                        printk_once(ACPI_PSS_BIOS_BUG_MSG);
                         goto err_out;
                 }
                 if (pol->cpu != 0) {