struct _lowcore *cpu_lowcore;
        struct stack_frame *sf;
        sigp_ccode ccode;
+       u32 lowcore;
 
        if (smp_cpu_state[cpu] != CPU_STATE_CONFIGURED)
                return -EIO;
        if (smp_alloc_lowcore(cpu))
                return -ENOMEM;
-
-       ccode = signal_processor_p((__u32)(unsigned long)(lowcore_ptr[cpu]),
-                                  cpu, sigp_set_prefix);
-       if (ccode) {
-               smp_free_lowcore(cpu);
-               return -EIO;
-       }
+       do {
+               ccode = signal_processor(cpu, sigp_initial_cpu_reset);
+               if (ccode == sigp_busy)
+                       udelay(10);
+               if (ccode == sigp_not_operational)
+                       goto err_out;
+       } while (ccode == sigp_busy);
+
+       lowcore = (u32)(unsigned long)lowcore_ptr[cpu];
+       while (signal_processor_p(lowcore, cpu, sigp_set_prefix) == sigp_busy)
+               udelay(10);
 
        idle = current_set[cpu];
        cpu_lowcore = lowcore_ptr[cpu];
        while (!cpu_online(cpu))
                cpu_relax();
        return 0;
+
+err_out:
+       smp_free_lowcore(cpu);
+       return -EIO;
 }
 
 static int __init setup_possible_cpus(char *s)