diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index 3fe6d927ad70e928d302192d275fd0b69220af05..31e1adeaa92a371b334d1c3329f6550d5f3edaec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ config PPC_PASEMI_CPUFREQ
 
 endmenu
 
+menu "CPUIdle driver"
+
+source "drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig"
+
+endmenu
+
 config PPC601_SYNC_FIX
 	bool "Workarounds for PPC601 bugs"
 	depends on 6xx && (PPC_PREP || PPC_PMAC)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index f2446da7f2d55e8016b4e8da4f375c418aea1b28..164839cb9fcde78b617935f566962350016675da 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/root_dev.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -74,9 +75,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(CMO_PageSize);
 
 int fwnmi_active;  /* TRUE if an FWNMI handler is present */
 
-static void pseries_shared_idle_sleep(void);
-static void pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep(void);
-
 static struct device_node *pSeries_mpic_node;
 
 static void pSeries_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
@@ -351,6 +349,21 @@ static int alloc_dispatch_log_kmem_cache(void)
 }
 early_initcall(alloc_dispatch_log_kmem_cache);
 
+static void pSeries_idle(void)
+{
+	/* This would call on the cpuidle framework, and the back-end pseries
+	 * driver to  go to idle states
+	 */
+	if (cpuidle_idle_call()) {
+		/* On error, execute default handler
+		 * to go into low thread priority and possibly
+		 * low power mode.
+		 */
+		HMT_low();
+		HMT_very_low();
+	}
+}
+
 static void __init pSeries_setup_arch(void)
 {
 	/* Discover PIC type and setup ppc_md accordingly */
@@ -373,18 +386,9 @@ static void __init pSeries_setup_arch(void)
 
 	pSeries_nvram_init();
 
-	/* Choose an idle loop */
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)) {
 		vpa_init(boot_cpuid);
-		if (get_lppaca()->shared_proc) {
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "Using shared processor idle loop\n");
-			ppc_md.power_save = pseries_shared_idle_sleep;
-		} else {
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "Using dedicated idle loop\n");
-			ppc_md.power_save = pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep;
-		}
-	} else {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Using default idle loop\n");
+		ppc_md.power_save = pSeries_idle;
 	}
 
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
@@ -585,77 +589,6 @@ static int __init pSeries_probe(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep(void)
-{ 
-	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	unsigned long start_snooze;
-	unsigned long in_purr, out_purr;
-	long snooze = __get_cpu_var(smt_snooze_delay);
-
-	/*
-	 * Indicate to the HV that we are idle. Now would be
-	 * a good time to find other work to dispatch.
-	 */
-	get_lppaca()->idle = 1;
-	get_lppaca()->donate_dedicated_cpu = 1;
-	in_purr = mfspr(SPRN_PURR);
-
-	/*
-	 * We come in with interrupts disabled, and need_resched()
-	 * has been checked recently.  If we should poll for a little
-	 * while, do so.
-	 */
-	if (snooze) {
-		start_snooze = get_tb() + snooze * tb_ticks_per_usec;
-		local_irq_enable();
-		set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
-
-		while ((snooze < 0) || (get_tb() < start_snooze)) {
-			if (need_resched() || cpu_is_offline(cpu))
-				goto out;
-			ppc64_runlatch_off();
-			HMT_low();
-			HMT_very_low();
-		}
-
-		HMT_medium();
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
-		smp_mb();
-		local_irq_disable();
-		if (need_resched() || cpu_is_offline(cpu))
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	cede_processor();
-
-out:
-	HMT_medium();
-	out_purr = mfspr(SPRN_PURR);
-	get_lppaca()->wait_state_cycles += out_purr - in_purr;
-	get_lppaca()->donate_dedicated_cpu = 0;
-	get_lppaca()->idle = 0;
-}
-
-static void pseries_shared_idle_sleep(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Indicate to the HV that we are idle. Now would be
-	 * a good time to find other work to dispatch.
-	 */
-	get_lppaca()->idle = 1;
-
-	/*
-	 * Yield the processor to the hypervisor.  We return if
-	 * an external interrupt occurs (which are driven prior
-	 * to returning here) or if a prod occurs from another
-	 * processor. When returning here, external interrupts
-	 * are enabled.
-	 */
-	cede_processor();
-
-	get_lppaca()->idle = 0;
-}
-
 static int pSeries_pci_probe_mode(struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 7408af843b8ac891b1fd59557c5cb7faa117c0bd..23f81de518298dda6349ee3f44d425045cf9f62b 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ struct cpuidle_driver {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
 extern void disable_cpuidle(void);
 extern int cpuidle_idle_call(void);
-
 extern int cpuidle_register_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv);
 struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_driver(void);
 extern void cpuidle_unregister_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv);
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ extern void cpuidle_disable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
 #else
 static inline void disable_cpuidle(void) { }
 static inline int cpuidle_idle_call(void) { return -ENODEV; }
-
 static inline int cpuidle_register_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 {return -ENODEV; }
 static inline struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_driver(void) {return NULL; }