diff -urN -X ignore orig/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c new/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
--- orig/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c	Wed Jul  2 09:21:43 2003
+++ new/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c	Mon Feb  9 17:07:57 2004
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+static void vr41xx_wait(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_VR41XX
+	__asm__(".set\tnoreorder\n\t"
+		".word\t0x42000021\t# standby\n"
+		"nop\n"
+		"nop\n"
+		".set\treorder");
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline void check_wait(void)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &current_cpu_data;
@@ -90,6 +101,15 @@
 		cpu_wait = au1k_wait;
 		printk(" available.\n");
 		break;
+	case CPU_VR4111:
+	case CPU_VR4121:
+	case CPU_VR4122:
+	case CPU_VR4131:
+	case CPU_VR4181:
+	case CPU_VR4181A:
+		cpu_wait = vr41xx_wait;
+		printk(" available.\n");
+		break;
 	default:
 		printk(" unavailable.\n");
 		break;
diff -urN -X ignore orig/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/reset.c new/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/reset.c
--- orig/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/reset.c	Mon Dec  2 09:24:51 2002
+++ new/linux-2.4.21-pre4/arch/mips/vr41xx/common/reset.c	Mon Feb  9 17:07:57 2004
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@
 void vr41xx_halt(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "\n** You can safely turn off the power\n");
-	while (1);
+	while (1) {
+	  __asm__(".set\tnoreorder\n\t"
+		  ".word\t0x42000022\t# suspend\n"
+		  "nop\n"
+		  "nop\n"
+		  ".set\treorder");
+	}
 }
 
 void vr41xx_power_off(void)