+static void mwait_idle(void) +{ + mwait_idle_with_hints(0, 0); +} + The reason the patch above will crash Core2 machines is because core2 machines don't support mwait_idle_with_hints(). The calling sequence for old and new MWAIT instructions is different. The former must be invoked with interrupts enabled, and the later can be invoked with interrupts disabled, which is a feature that Linux takes advantage of. thanks, -Len -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html