1 files changed, 0 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
index 04d79093d7a1..2099d9a879e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
@@ -113,25 +113,6 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void do_nothing(void *unused)
-{
-}
-
-/*
- * cpu_idle_wait - Used to ensure that all the CPUs come out of the old
- * idle loop and start using the new idle loop.
- * Required while changing idle handler on SMP systems.
- * Caller must have changed idle handler to the new value before the call.
- * This window may be larger on shared systems.
- */
-void cpu_idle_wait(void)
-{
-	smp_mb();
-	/* kick all the CPUs so that they exit out of pm_idle */
-	smp_call_function(do_nothing, NULL, 1);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_idle_wait);
-
 int powersave_nap;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL