--- arch/ia64/kernel/mca.c	23 Sep 2002 22:38:11 -0000	1.5
+++ arch/ia64/kernel/mca.c	12 Nov 2002 20:03:09 -0000
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -105,6 +108,11 @@ static struct irqaction mca_cpe_irqactio
 	name:       "cpe_hndlr"
 };
 
+#define MAX_CPE_POLL_INTERVAL (15*60*HZ) /* 15 minutes */
+#define MIN_CPE_POLL_INTERVAL (2*60*HZ)  /* 2 minutes */
+
+static struct timer_list cpe_poll_timer;
+
 /*
  *  ia64_mca_log_sal_error_record
  *
@@ -510,8 +518,7 @@ ia64_mca_init(void)
 					setup_irq(irq, &mca_cpe_irqaction);
 				}
 			ia64_mca_register_cpev(cpev);
-		} else
-			printk("ia64_mca_init: Failed to get routed CPEI vector from ACPI.\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the areas set aside by the OS to buffer the
@@ -803,6 +810,62 @@ static ia64_state_log_t ia64_state_log[I
 #define IA64_LOG_CURR_BUFFER(it)   (void *)((ia64_state_log[it].isl_log[IA64_LOG_CURR_INDEX(it)]))
 
 /*
+ *  ia64_mca_cpe_poll
+ *
+ *	Poll for Corrected Platform Errors (CPEs), dynamically adjust
+ *	polling interval based on occurance of an event.
+ *
+ * Inputs   :   dummy(unused)
+ * Outputs  :   None
+ *
+ */
+static void
+ia64_mca_cpe_poll (unsigned long dummy)
+{
+	int start_index;
+	static int poll_time = MAX_CPE_POLL_INTERVAL;
+
+	start_index = IA64_LOG_CURR_INDEX(SAL_INFO_TYPE_CPE);
+
+	/* Call the interrupt handler */
+	ia64_mca_cpe_int_handler(0, NULL, NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * If a log was recorded, increase our polling frequency,
+	 * otherwise, backoff.
+	 */
+	if (start_index != IA64_LOG_CURR_INDEX(SAL_INFO_TYPE_CPE)) {
+		poll_time = max(MIN_CPE_POLL_INTERVAL, poll_time/2);
+	} else {
+		poll_time = min(MAX_CPE_POLL_INTERVAL, poll_time * 2);
+	}
+	mod_timer(&cpe_poll_timer, jiffies + poll_time);
+}
+
+/*
+ * ia64_mca_late_init
+ *
+ *	Opportunity to setup things that require initialization later
+ *	than ia64_mca_init.  Setup a timer to poll for CPEs if the
+ *	platform doesn't support an interrupt driven mechanism.
+ *
+ *  Inputs  :   None
+ *  Outputs :   Status
+ */
+static int __init
+ia64_mca_late_init(void)
+{
+	if (acpi_request_vector(ACPI_INTERRUPT_CPEI) < 0) {
+		init_timer(&cpe_poll_timer);
+		cpe_poll_timer.function = ia64_mca_cpe_poll;
+		ia64_mca_cpe_poll(0);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+module_init(ia64_mca_late_init);
+
+/*
  * C portion of the OS INIT handler
  *
  * Called from ia64_monarch_init_handler
@@ -962,7 +1025,6 @@ ia64_log_get(int sal_info_type, prfunc_t
 		return total_len;
 	} else {
 		IA64_LOG_UNLOCK(sal_info_type);
-		prfunc("ia64_log_get: No SAL error record available for type %d\n", sal_info_type);
 		return 0;
 	}
 }