diff -puN arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h~powerpc_rtas_hibernate_prep arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
--- linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h~powerpc_rtas_hibernate_prep	2010-05-25 13:05:48.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6-bjking1/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h	2010-05-25 13:05:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ struct rtas_t {
 	struct device_node *dev;	/* virtual address pointer */
 };
 
+struct rtas_suspend_me_data {
+	atomic_t working; /* number of cpus accessing this struct */
+	atomic_t done;
+	int token; /* ibm,suspend-me */
+	atomic_t error;
+	struct completion *complete; /* wait on this until working == 0 */
+};
+
 /* RTAS event classes */
 #define RTAS_INTERNAL_ERROR		0x80000000 /* set bit 0 */
 #define RTAS_EPOW_WARNING		0x40000000 /* set bit 1 */
@@ -174,6 +182,8 @@ extern int rtas_set_indicator(int indica
 extern int rtas_set_indicator_fast(int indicator, int index, int new_value);
 extern void rtas_progress(char *s, unsigned short hex);
 extern void rtas_initialize(void);
+extern int rtas_suspend_cpu(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data);
+extern int rtas_suspend_last_cpu(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data);
 
 struct rtc_time;
 extern unsigned long rtas_get_boot_time(void);
diff -puN arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c~powerpc_rtas_hibernate_prep arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
--- linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c~powerpc_rtas_hibernate_prep	2010-05-25 13:05:48.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6-bjking1/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c	2010-05-25 13:05:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ struct rtas_t rtas = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtas);
 
-struct rtas_suspend_me_data {
-	atomic_t working; /* number of cpus accessing this struct */
-	atomic_t done;
-	int token; /* ibm,suspend-me */
-	int error;
-	struct completion *complete; /* wait on this until working == 0 */
-};
-
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rtas_data_buf_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtas_data_buf_lock);
 
@@ -714,14 +706,54 @@ void rtas_os_term(char *str)
 
 static int ibm_suspend_me_token = RTAS_UNKNOWN_SERVICE;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
-static void rtas_percpu_suspend_me(void *info)
+static int __rtas_suspend_last_cpu(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data, int wake_when_done)
+{
+	u16 slb_size = mmu_slb_size;
+	int rc = H_MULTI_THREADS_ACTIVE;
+	int cpu;
+
+	atomic_inc(&data->working);
+
+	slb_set_size(SLB_MIN_SIZE);
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "calling ibm,suspend-me on cpu %i\n", smp_processor_id());
+
+	while (rc == H_MULTI_THREADS_ACTIVE && !atomic_read(&data->done) &&
+	       !atomic_read(&data->error))
+		rc = rtas_call(data->token, 0, 1, NULL);
+
+	if (rc || atomic_read(&data->error)) {
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ibm,suspend-me returned %d\n", rc);
+		slb_set_size(slb_size);
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_read(&data->error))
+		rc = atomic_read(&data->error);
+
+	atomic_set(&data->error, rc);
+
+	if (wake_when_done) {
+		atomic_set(&data->done, 1);
+
+		for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+			plpar_hcall_norets(H_PROD, get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu));
+	}
+
+	if (atomic_dec_return(&data->working) == 0)
+		complete(data->complete);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int rtas_suspend_last_cpu(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data)
+{
+	return __rtas_suspend_last_cpu(data, 0);
+}
+
+static int __rtas_suspend_cpu(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data, int wake_when_done)
 {
 	long rc = H_SUCCESS;
 	unsigned long msr_save;
-	u16 slb_size = mmu_slb_size;
 	int cpu;
-	struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data =
-		(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *)info;
 
 	atomic_inc(&data->working);
 
@@ -729,7 +761,7 @@ static void rtas_percpu_suspend_me(void
 	msr_save = mfmsr();
 	mtmsr(msr_save & ~(MSR_EE));
 
-	while (rc == H_SUCCESS && !atomic_read(&data->done))
+	while (rc == H_SUCCESS && !atomic_read(&data->done) && !atomic_read(&data->error))
 		rc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_JOIN);
 
 	mtmsr(msr_save);
@@ -741,33 +773,37 @@ static void rtas_percpu_suspend_me(void
 		/* All other cpus are in H_JOIN, this cpu does
 		 * the suspend.
 		 */
-		slb_set_size(SLB_MIN_SIZE);
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "calling ibm,suspend-me on cpu %i\n",
-		       smp_processor_id());
-		data->error = rtas_call(data->token, 0, 1, NULL);
-
-		if (data->error) {
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "ibm,suspend-me returned %d\n",
-			       data->error);
-			slb_set_size(slb_size);
-		}
+		return __rtas_suspend_last_cpu(data, wake_when_done);
 	} else {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "H_JOIN on cpu %i failed with rc = %ld\n",
 		       smp_processor_id(), rc);
-		data->error = rc;
+		atomic_set(&data->error, rc);
 	}
 
-	atomic_set(&data->done, 1);
+	if (wake_when_done) {
+		atomic_set(&data->done, 1);
 
-	/* This cpu did the suspend or got an error; in either case,
-	 * we need to prod all other other cpus out of join state.
-	 * Extra prods are harmless.
-	 */
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		plpar_hcall_norets(H_PROD, get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu));
+		/* This cpu did the suspend or got an error; in either case,
+		 * we need to prod all other other cpus out of join state.
+		 * Extra prods are harmless.
+		 */
+		for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+			plpar_hcall_norets(H_PROD, get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu));
+	}
 out:
 	if (atomic_dec_return(&data->working) == 0)
 		complete(data->complete);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int rtas_suspend_cpu(struct rtas_suspend_me_data *data)
+{
+	return __rtas_suspend_cpu(data, 0);
+}
+
+static void rtas_percpu_suspend_me(void *info)
+{
+	__rtas_suspend_cpu((struct rtas_suspend_me_data *)info, 1);
 }
 
 static int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(struct rtas_args *args)
@@ -802,22 +838,22 @@ static int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(struct rt
 
 	atomic_set(&data.working, 0);
 	atomic_set(&data.done, 0);
+	atomic_set(&data.error, 0);
 	data.token = rtas_token("ibm,suspend-me");
-	data.error = 0;
 	data.complete = &done;
 
 	/* Call function on all CPUs.  One of us will make the
 	 * rtas call
 	 */
 	if (on_each_cpu(rtas_percpu_suspend_me, &data, 0))
-		data.error = -EINVAL;
+		atomic_set(&data.error, -EINVAL);
 
 	wait_for_completion(&done);
 
-	if (data.error != 0)
+	if (atomic_read(&data.error) != 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error doing global join\n");
 
-	return data.error;
+	return atomic_read(&data.error);
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES */
 static int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(struct rtas_args *args)
