2 files changed, 1 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/arch/score/Kconfig b/arch/score/Kconfig
index c8def8bc902..eaac45de65b 100644
--- a/arch/score/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/score/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config SCORE
        select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK
        select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
        select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+       select GENERIC_IDLE_LOOP
        select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select VIRT_TO_BUS
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/process.c b/arch/score/kernel/process.c
index 79568466b57..f4c6d02421d 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/process.c
@@ -41,24 +41,6 @@ void machine_halt(void) {}
 /* If or when software machine-power-off is implemented, add code here. */
 void machine_power_off(void) {}
 
-/*
- * The idle thread. There's no useful work to be
- * done, so just try to conserve power and have a
- * low exit latency (ie sit in a loop waiting for
- * somebody to say that they'd like to reschedule)
- */
-void __noreturn cpu_idle(void)
-{
-	/* endless idle loop with no priority at all */
-	while (1) {
-		rcu_idle_enter();
-		while (!need_resched())
-			barrier();
-		rcu_idle_exit();
-		schedule_preempt_disabled();
-	}
-}
-
 void ret_from_fork(void);
 void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);