--- upstream/dynamips-0.2.6-RC1/mips64_exec.c	2007/10/06 16:03:58	2
+++ upstream/dynamips-0.2.6-RC2/mips64_exec.c	2007/10/06 16:05:34	3
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@
 {   
    pthread_t timer_irq_thread;
    mips_insn_t insn;
-   int idle_count = 0;   
    int timer_irq_check = 0;
    int res;
 
@@ -398,16 +397,19 @@
    }
 
    cpu->cpu_thread_running = TRUE;
+
  start_cpu:
+   cpu->idle_count = 0;
+
    for(;;) {
       if (unlikely(cpu->state != MIPS_CPU_RUNNING))
          break;
 
       /* Handle virtual idle loop */
       if (unlikely(cpu->pc == cpu->idle_pc)) {
-         if (++idle_count == cpu->idle_max) {
+         if (++cpu->idle_count == cpu->idle_max) {
             mips64_idle_loop(cpu);
-            idle_count = 0;
+            cpu->idle_count = 0;
          }
       }