linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of idle_halt idle

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Message-id: <alpine.LFD.2.02.1101120120370.19140@x980>
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:22:01 -0500 (EST)
From:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
To:	Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	stable@...nel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] X86: Cleanup idle= internal variables by getting rid of
 idle_halt idle_nomwait

> > > That function and all these idle workaround flags
> > > need to be re-whacked.

> > Whatabout this (compile tested (on x86_64/ia64)).
> > Adding lkml as this affects x86 core code.
> as this mostly affects intel_idle and acpi processor driver,
> can you apply this one to your acpi test branch if you are
> ok with it.

Looks good to me, Thomas, thanks for the follow-up.

I don't think it needed for -stable, but it is a good cleanup
for upstream.

applied to idle-test.

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center

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