--- arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 + arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) Index: work-powerpc.git/arch/powerpc/Kconfig =================================================================== --- work-powerpc.git.orig/arch/powerpc/Kconfig +++ work-powerpc.git/arch/powerpc/Kconfig @@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ config GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS NOTE: This is not compatible with the deterministic time accounting option on PPC64. +source kernel/time/Kconfig source kernel/Kconfig.preempt source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt" Index: work-powerpc.git/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c =================================================================== --- work-powerpc.git.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c +++ work-powerpc.git/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include @@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ void cpu_idle(void) set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG); while (1) { + tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(); while (!need_resched() && !cpu_should_die()) { ppc64_runlatch_off(); @@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ void cpu_idle(void) ppc64_runlatch_on(); if (cpu_should_die()) cpu_die(); + tick_nohz_restart_sched_tick(); preempt_enable_no_resched(); schedule(); preempt_disable();