diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index c33305d..d91c8ff 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && (IA64_CPU_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
 # error "struct cpuinfo_ia64 too big!"
@@ -870,6 +871,15 @@
 	pm_idle = default_idle;
 }
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ */
+void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+	ia64_sal_cache_flush(3);
+}
+
 void
 check_bugs (void)
 {
diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/system.h b/include/asm-alpha/system.h
index 050e86d..766ab86 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/system.h
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@
 struct task_struct;
 extern struct task_struct *alpha_switch_to(unsigned long, struct task_struct*);
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 #define imb() \
 __asm__ __volatile__ ("call_pal %0 #imb" : : "i" (PAL_imb) : "memory")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/system.h b/include/asm-arm/system.h
index 5621d61..0497171 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/system.h
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@
 } while (0)
 
 /*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
+/*
  * CPU interrupt mask handling.
  */
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 6
diff --git a/include/asm-arm26/system.h b/include/asm-arm26/system.h
index f23fac1..1bce6b3 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm26/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm26/system.h
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@
 } while (0)
 
 /*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
+/*
  * Save the current interrupt enable state & disable IRQs
  */
 #define local_irq_save(x)                               \
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/system.h b/include/asm-i386/system.h
index 9c0593b..36a92ed 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/system.h
@@ -548,6 +548,15 @@
 extern int es7000_plat;
 void cpu_idle_wait(void);
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible:
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+	wbinvd();
+}
+
 extern unsigned long arch_align_stack(unsigned long sp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/system.h b/include/asm-ia64/system.h
index 635235f..510c31c 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/system.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
 #define ia64_platform_is(x) (strcmp(x, platform_name) == 0)
 
 void cpu_idle_wait(void);
+void sched_cacheflush(void);
 
 #define arch_align_stack(x) (x)
 
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/system.h b/include/asm-m32r/system.h
index dcf619a..06c12a0 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/system.h
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@
 	last = __last; \
 } while(0)
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 /* Interrupt Control */
 #if !defined(CONFIG_CHIP_M32102) && !defined(CONFIG_CHIP_M32104)
 #define local_irq_enable() \
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/system.h b/include/asm-mips/system.h
index 330c4e4..5f761ad 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/system.h
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@
 		__restore_dsp(current);					\
 } while(0)
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long __xchg_u32(volatile int * m, unsigned int val)
 {
 	__u32 retval;
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/system.h b/include/asm-parisc/system.h
index f3928d3..a5a973c 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/system.h
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@
 	(last) = _switch_to(prev, next);			\
 } while(0)
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
 
 
 /* interrupt control */
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/system.h b/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
index 0c58e32..1be629b 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@
 extern struct task_struct *_switch(struct thread_struct *prev,
 				   struct thread_struct *next);
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 extern unsigned int rtas_data;
 extern int mem_init_done;	/* set on boot once kmalloc can be called */
 extern unsigned long memory_limit;
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/system.h b/include/asm-ppc/system.h
index bd99cb5..212dca66 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/system.h
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@
 	struct task_struct *);
 #define switch_to(prev, next, last)	((last) = __switch_to((prev), (next)))
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 struct thread_struct;
 extern struct task_struct *_switch(struct thread_struct *prev,
 				   struct thread_struct *next);
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/system.h b/include/asm-s390/system.h
index 864cae7..c7c3a9a 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/system.h
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@
 	prev = __switch_to(prev,next);					     \
 } while (0)
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
 extern void account_user_vtime(struct task_struct *);
 extern void account_system_vtime(struct task_struct *);
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/system.h b/include/asm-sh/system.h
index 28a3c2d..bb03304 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/system.h
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@
 	last = __last;							\
 } while (0)
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 #define nop() __asm__ __volatile__ ("nop")
 
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/system.h b/include/asm-sparc/system.h
index 1f6b71f..52fe2e4 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/system.h
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@
 	} while(0)
 
 /*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
+/*
  * Changing the IRQ level on the Sparc.
  */
 extern void local_irq_restore(unsigned long);
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/system.h b/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
index 309f146..07d7236 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
@@ -253,6 +253,16 @@
 	}								\
 } while(0)
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ *
+ * TODO: fill this in!
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long xchg32(__volatile__ unsigned int *m, unsigned int val)
 {
 	unsigned long tmp1, tmp2;
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
index 38c1e8a..0eacbef 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@
 #define wbinvd() \
 	__asm__ __volatile__ ("wbinvd": : :"memory");
 
+/*
+ * On SMP systems, when the scheduler does migration-cost autodetection,
+ * it needs a way to flush as much of the CPU's caches as possible.
+ */
+static inline void sched_cacheflush(void)
+{
+	wbinvd();
+}
+
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #define nop() __asm__ __volatile__ ("nop")