1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm26/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm26/kernel/process.c
index 9eb9964d32a..15833a0057d 100644
--- a/arch/arm26/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm26/kernel/process.c
@@ -74,15 +74,13 @@ __setup("hlt", hlt_setup);
 void cpu_idle(void)
 {
 	/* endless idle loop with no priority at all */
-	preempt_disable();
 	while (1) {
-		while (!need_resched()) {
-			local_irq_disable();
-			if (!need_resched() && !hlt_counter)
-				local_irq_enable();
-		}
+		while (!need_resched())
+			cpu_relax();
+		preempt_enable_no_resched();
+		schedule();
+		preempt_disable();
 	}
-	schedule();
 }
 
 static char reboot_mode = 'h';