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If x86 CPU implementation of the MWAIT instruction reasonably

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If x86 CPU implementation of the MWAIT instruction reasonably
interacts with interrupts, query ACPI and use MWAIT for entrance into
Cx sleep states. Support C1 "I/O then halt" mode. See Intel'
document 302223-007 "Intelб╝ Processor Vendor-Specific ACPI Interface
Specification" for description.

Move the acpi_cpu_c1() function into x86/cpu_machdep.c and use
it instead of inlining "sti; hlt" sequence in several places.

In the acpi(4) man page, besides documenting the dev.cpu.N.cx_methods
sysctl, correct the names for dev.cpu.N.{cx_usage,cx_lowest,cx_supported}
sysctls.

Both jkim and avg have some other patches implementing the mwait
functionality; this work is unrelated. Linux does not rely on the
ACPI to provide correct tables describing Cx modes. Instead, the
driver has pre-defined knowledge of the CPU models, it was supplied by
Intel.

Tested by: pho (previous versions)
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation

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rS282677: MFC: r281628
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