+/*
+ * 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 *)¤t_thread_info()->flags);
+
+ __monitor((void *)¤t_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
+ smp_mb();
+ if (!need_resched())
+ __mwait(ax, cx);
+ }
+}
+