static int __devinit
 wakeup_secondary_cpu(int logical_apicid, unsigned long start_eip)
 {
-       unsigned long send_status = 0, accept_status = 0;
-       int timeout, maxlvt;
+       unsigned long send_status, accept_status = 0;
+       int maxlvt;
 
        /* Target chip */
        apic_write_around(APIC_ICR2, SET_APIC_DEST_FIELD(logical_apicid));
        apic_write_around(APIC_ICR, APIC_DM_NMI | APIC_DEST_LOGICAL);
 
        Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-       timeout = 0;
-       do {
-               Dprintk("+");
-               udelay(100);
-               send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-       } while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+       send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
        /*
         * Give the other CPU some time to accept the IPI.
 static int __devinit
 wakeup_secondary_cpu(int phys_apicid, unsigned long start_eip)
 {
-       unsigned long send_status = 0, accept_status = 0;
-       int maxlvt, timeout, num_starts, j;
+       unsigned long send_status, accept_status = 0;
+       int maxlvt, num_starts, j;
 
        /*
         * Be paranoid about clearing APIC errors.
                                | APIC_DM_INIT);
 
        Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-       timeout = 0;
-       do {
-               Dprintk("+");
-               udelay(100);
-               send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-       } while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+       send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
        mdelay(10);
 
        apic_write_around(APIC_ICR, APIC_INT_LEVELTRIG | APIC_DM_INIT);
 
        Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-       timeout = 0;
-       do {
-               Dprintk("+");
-               udelay(100);
-               send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-       } while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+       send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
        atomic_set(&init_deasserted, 1);
 
                Dprintk("Startup point 1.\n");
 
                Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-               timeout = 0;
-               do {
-                       Dprintk("+");
-                       udelay(100);
-                       send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-               } while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+               send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
                /*
                 * Give the other CPU some time to accept the IPI.