diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 0e8e2de..6b1d32a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -770,6 +770,35 @@
 	return index;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * acpi_idle_play_dead - enters an ACPI state for long-term idle (i.e. off-lining)
+ * @dev: the target CPU
+ * @index: the index of suggested state
+ */
+static int acpi_idle_play_dead(struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
+{
+	struct cpuidle_state_usage *state_usage = &dev->states_usage[index];
+	struct acpi_processor_cx *cx = cpuidle_get_statedata(state_usage);
+
+	ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE();
+
+	while (1) {
+
+		if (cx->entry_method == ACPI_CSTATE_HALT)
+			halt();
+		else if (cx->entry_method == ACPI_CSTATE_SYSTEMIO) {
+			inb(cx->address);
+			/* See comment in acpi_idle_do_entry() */
+			inl(acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block.address);
+		} else
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	/* Never reached */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * acpi_idle_enter_simple - enters an ACPI state without BM handling
  * @dev: the target CPU
@@ -1077,12 +1106,14 @@
 				state->flags |= CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID;
 
 			state->enter = acpi_idle_enter_c1;
+			state->enter_dead = acpi_idle_play_dead;
 			drv->safe_state_index = count;
 			break;
 
 			case ACPI_STATE_C2:
 			state->flags |= CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID;
 			state->enter = acpi_idle_enter_simple;
+			state->enter_dead = acpi_idle_play_dead;
 			drv->safe_state_index = count;
 			break;