Merge branch 'master' into for-next

Fast-forward merge with Linus to be able to merge patches
based on more recent version of the tree.

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
index 5812404a0d4c..f50e7fb2a201 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
@@ -149,6 +149,29 @@ int acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe(unsigned int cpu,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe);
 
+/*
+ * This uses new MONITOR/MWAIT instructions on P4 processors with PNI,
+ * which can obviate IPI to trigger checking of need_resched.
+ * We execute MONITOR against need_resched and enter optimized wait state
+ * through MWAIT. Whenever someone changes need_resched, we would be woken
+ * up from MWAIT (without an IPI).
+ *
+ * New with Core Duo processors, MWAIT can take some hints based on CPU
+ * capability.
+ */
+void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long ax, unsigned long cx)
+{
+	if (!need_resched()) {
+		if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSH_MONITOR))
+			clflush((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags);
+
+		__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
+		smp_mb();
+		if (!need_resched())
+			__mwait(ax, cx);
+	}
+}
+
 void acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_enter(struct acpi_processor_cx *cx)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();