@@ -273,8 +273,19 @@ static void acpi_set_pdc_bits(u32 *buf)
 	buf[0] = ACPI_PDC_REVISION_ID;
 	buf[1] = 1;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_IA64)
 	/* Enable coordination with firmware's _TSD info */
 	buf[2] = ACPI_PDC_SMP_T_SWCOORD;
+	if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT) {
+		/*
+		 * If mwait is disabled for CPU C-states, the C2C3_FFH access
+		 * mode will be disabled in the parameter of _PDC object.
+		 * Of course C1_FFH access mode will also be disabled.
+		 */
+		buf[2] &= ~(ACPI_PDC_C_C2C3_FFH | ACPI_PDC_C_C1_FFH);
+
+	}
+#endif
 
 	/* Twiddle arch-specific bits needed for _PDC */
 	arch_acpi_set_pdc_bits(buf);

@@ -323,25 +334,11 @@ static struct acpi_object_list *acpi_processor_alloc_pdc(void)
  * _PDC is required for a BIOS-OS handshake for most of the newer
  * ACPI processor features.
  */
-static int
+static acpi_status
 acpi_processor_eval_pdc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_object_list *pdc_in)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
-	if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT) {
-		/*
-		 * If mwait is disabled for CPU C-states, the C2C3_FFH access
-		 * mode will be disabled in the parameter of _PDC object.
-		 * Of course C1_FFH access mode will also be disabled.
-		 */
-		union acpi_object *obj;
-		u32 *buffer = NULL;
-
-		obj = pdc_in->pointer;
-		buffer = (u32 *)(obj->buffer.pointer);
-		buffer[2] &= ~(ACPI_PDC_C_C2C3_FFH | ACPI_PDC_C_C1_FFH);
-
-	}
 	status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_PDC", pdc_in, NULL);
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))