[PATCH] arch/arm/kernel: use cpu_relax() in halt loops
Jonathan Neuschäfer
j.neuschaefer at gmx.net
Tue Dec 14 17:48:48 EST 2010
Looking throught arch/arm/kernel/ I found some halt loops.
I just thought we could save some power here using cpu_relax(),
or am I missing something?
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer at gmx.net>
---
arch/arm/kernel/process.c | 6 ++++--
arch/arm/kernel/setup.c | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index e76fcaa..4a83fdf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ void arm_machine_restart(char mode, const char *cmd)
*/
mdelay(1000);
printk("Reboot failed -- System halted\n");
- while (1);
+ while (1)
+ cpu_relax();
}
/*
@@ -235,7 +236,8 @@ void machine_shutdown(void)
void machine_halt(void)
{
machine_shutdown();
- while (1);
+ while (1)
+ cpu_relax();
}
void machine_power_off(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 336f14e..0d77329 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
#include <asm/cachetype.h>
#include <asm/tlbflush.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
#include <asm/mach/arch.h>
#include <asm/mach/irq.h>
@@ -337,7 +338,8 @@ static void __init setup_processor(void)
if (!list) {
printk("CPU configuration botched (ID %08x), unable "
"to continue.\n", read_cpuid_id());
- while (1);
+ while (1)
+ cpu_relax();
}
cpu_name = list->cpu_name;
@@ -434,7 +436,8 @@ static struct machine_desc * __init setup_machine(unsigned int nr)
if (!list) {
printk("Machine configuration botched (nr %d), unable "
"to continue.\n", nr);
- while (1);
+ while (1)
+ cpu_relax();
}
printk("Machine: %s\n", list->name);
--
1.7.2.3
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