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+/*
+ * linux/arch/arm/mach-spear13xx/hotplug.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 ST Microelectronics Ltd.
+ * Deepak Sikri <deepak.sikri@st.com>
+ *
+ * based upon linux/arch/arm/mach-realview/hotplug.c
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <asm/cp15.h>
+#include <asm/smp_plat.h>
+
+static inline void cpu_enter_lowpower(void)
+{
+	unsigned int v;
+
+	asm volatile(
+	"	mcr	p15, 0, %1, c7, c5, 0\n"
+	"	dsb\n"
+	/*
+	 * Turn off coherency
+	 */
+	"	mrc	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n"
+	"	bic	%0, %0, #0x20\n"
+	"	mcr	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n"
+	"	mrc	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 0\n"
+	"	bic	%0, %0, %2\n"
+	"	mcr	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 0\n"
+	: "=&r" (v)
+	: "r" (0), "Ir" (CR_C)
+	: "cc", "memory");
+}
+
+static inline void cpu_leave_lowpower(void)
+{
+	unsigned int v;
+
+	asm volatile("mrc	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 0\n"
+	"	orr	%0, %0, %1\n"
+	"	mcr	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 0\n"
+	"	mrc	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n"
+	"	orr	%0, %0, #0x20\n"
+	"	mcr	p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1\n"
+	: "=&r" (v)
+	: "Ir" (CR_C)
+	: "cc");
+}
+
+static inline void spear13xx_do_lowpower(unsigned int cpu, int *spurious)
+{
+	for (;;) {
+		wfi();
+
+		if (pen_release == cpu) {
+			/*
+			 * OK, proper wakeup, we're done
+			 */
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Getting here, means that we have come out of WFI without
+		 * having been woken up - this shouldn't happen
+		 *
+		 * Just note it happening - when we're woken, we can report
+		 * its occurrence.
+		 */
+		(*spurious)++;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * platform-specific code to shutdown a CPU
+ *
+ * Called with IRQs disabled
+ */
+void spear13xx_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	int spurious = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * we're ready for shutdown now, so do it
+	 */
+	cpu_enter_lowpower();
+	spear13xx_do_lowpower(cpu, &spurious);
+
+	/*
+	 * bring this CPU back into the world of cache
+	 * coherency, and then restore interrupts
+	 */
+	cpu_leave_lowpower();
+
+	if (spurious)
+		pr_warn("CPU%u: %u spurious wakeup calls\n", cpu, spurious);
+}