status = acpi_evaluate_integer(handle, "_STA", NULL, &sta);
-       /*
-        * if a processor object does not have an _STA object,
-        * OSPM assumes that the processor is present.
-        */
-       if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
-               return 1;
 
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && (sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT))
                return 1;
 
-       ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Processor Device is not present"));
+       /*
+        * _STA is mandatory for a processor that supports hot plug
+        */
+       if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
+               ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+                               "Processor does not support hot plug\n"));
+       else
+               ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                               "Processor Device is not present"));
        return 0;
 }