Merge branch 'x86-idle-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'x86-idle-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  x86, hotplug: In the MWAIT case of play_dead, CLFLUSH the cache line
  x86, hotplug: Move WBINVD back outside the play_dead loop
  x86, hotplug: Use mwait to offline a processor, fix the legacy case
  x86, mwait: Move mwait constants to a common header file

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index a668d66301f..cae9c3cb95c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -766,29 +766,6 @@ extern unsigned long		idle_halt;
 extern unsigned long		idle_nomwait;
 extern bool			c1e_detected;
 
-/*
- * on systems with caches, caches must be flashed as the absolute
- * last instruction before going into a suspended halt.  Otherwise,
- * dirty data can linger in the cache and become stale on resume,
- * leading to strange errors.
- *
- * perform a variety of operations to guarantee that the compiler
- * will not reorder instructions.  wbinvd itself is serializing
- * so the processor will not reorder.
- *
- * Systems without cache can just go into halt.
- */
-static inline void wbinvd_halt(void)
-{
-	mb();
-	/* check for clflush to determine if wbinvd is legal */
-	if (cpu_has_clflush)
-		asm volatile("cli; wbinvd; 1: hlt; jmp 1b" : : : "memory");
-	else
-		while (1)
-			halt();
-}
-
 extern void enable_sep_cpu(void);
 extern int sysenter_setup(void);