oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
        set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
-       schedule();
 
        if (smp_processor_id() != cpu) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "limiting to cpu %u failed\n", cpu);
 
 out:
        set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
-       schedule();
        return rc;
-
 }
 
 static int check_pst_table(struct powernow_k8_data *data, struct pst_s *pst, u8 maxvid)
        /* only run on specific CPU from here on */
        oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
        set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu));
-       schedule();
 
        if (smp_processor_id() != pol->cpu) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "limiting to cpu %u failed\n", pol->cpu);
 
 err_out:
        set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
-       schedule();
-
        return ret;
 }
 
        /* only run on specific CPU from here on */
        oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
        set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu));
-       schedule();
 
        if (smp_processor_id() != pol->cpu) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "limiting to cpu %u failed\n", pol->cpu);
 
        /* run on any CPU again */
        set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
-       schedule();
 
        pol->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
        pol->cpus = cpu_core_map[pol->cpu];
 
 err_out:
        set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
-       schedule();
        powernow_k8_cpu_exit_acpi(data);
 
        kfree(data);
                set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
                return 0;
        }
-       preempt_disable();
-       
+
        if (query_current_values_with_pending_wait(data))
                goto out;
 
        khz = find_khz_freq_from_fid(data->currfid);
 
- out:
-       preempt_enable_no_resched();
+out:
        set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
-
        return khz;
 }