diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index bcddac6..de6569c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * event overflow
 		 */
-		handled		= 1;
+		handled++;
 		data.period	= event->hw.last_period;
 
 		if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
@@ -1200,12 +1200,20 @@
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
 }
 
+struct pmu_nmi_state {
+	unsigned int	marked;
+	int		handled;
+};
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pmu_nmi_state, pmu_nmi);
+
 static int __kprobes
 perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 			 unsigned long cmd, void *__args)
 {
 	struct die_args *args = __args;
-	struct pt_regs *regs;
+	unsigned int this_nmi;
+	int handled;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&active_events))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -1214,22 +1222,47 @@
 	case DIE_NMI:
 	case DIE_NMI_IPI:
 		break;
-
+	case DIE_NMIUNKNOWN:
+		this_nmi = percpu_read(irq_stat.__nmi_count);
+		if (this_nmi != __get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).marked)
+			/* let the kernel handle the unknown nmi */
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+		/*
+		 * This one is a PMU back-to-back nmi. Two events
+		 * trigger 'simultaneously' raising two back-to-back
+		 * NMIs. If the first NMI handles both, the latter
+		 * will be empty and daze the CPU. So, we drop it to
+		 * avoid false-positive 'unknown nmi' messages.
+		 */
+		return NOTIFY_STOP;
 	default:
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}
 
-	regs = args->regs;
-
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
-	/*
-	 * Can't rely on the handled return value to say it was our NMI, two
-	 * events could trigger 'simultaneously' raising two back-to-back NMIs.
-	 *
-	 * If the first NMI handles both, the latter will be empty and daze
-	 * the CPU.
-	 */
-	x86_pmu.handle_irq(regs);
+
+	handled = x86_pmu.handle_irq(args->regs);
+	if (!handled)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	this_nmi = percpu_read(irq_stat.__nmi_count);
+	if ((handled > 1) ||
+		/* the next nmi could be a back-to-back nmi */
+	    ((__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).marked == this_nmi) &&
+	     (__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).handled > 1))) {
+		/*
+		 * We could have two subsequent back-to-back nmis: The
+		 * first handles more than one counter, the 2nd
+		 * handles only one counter and the 3rd handles no
+		 * counter.
+		 *
+		 * This is the 2nd nmi because the previous was
+		 * handling more than one counter. We will mark the
+		 * next (3rd) and then drop it if unhandled.
+		 */
+		__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).marked	= this_nmi + 1;
+		__get_cpu_var(pmu_nmi).handled	= handled;
+	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_STOP;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index d8d86d0..ee05c90 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -712,7 +712,8 @@
 	struct perf_sample_data data;
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc;
 	int bit, loops;
-	u64 ack, status;
+	u64 status;
+	int handled = 0;
 
 	perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);
 
@@ -728,6 +729,7 @@
 
 	loops = 0;
 again:
+	intel_pmu_ack_status(status);
 	if (++loops > 100) {
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "perfevents: irq loop stuck!\n");
 		perf_event_print_debug();
@@ -736,19 +738,22 @@
 	}
 
 	inc_irq_stat(apic_perf_irqs);
-	ack = status;
 
 	intel_pmu_lbr_read();
 
 	/*
 	 * PEBS overflow sets bit 62 in the global status register
 	 */
-	if (__test_and_clear_bit(62, (unsigned long *)&status))
+	if (__test_and_clear_bit(62, (unsigned long *)&status)) {
+		handled++;
 		x86_pmu.drain_pebs(regs);
+	}
 
 	for_each_set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)&status, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
 		struct perf_event *event = cpuc->events[bit];
 
+		handled++;
+
 		if (!test_bit(bit, cpuc->active_mask))
 			continue;
 
@@ -761,8 +766,6 @@
 			x86_pmu_stop(event);
 	}
 
-	intel_pmu_ack_status(ack);
-
 	/*
 	 * Repeat if there is more work to be done:
 	 */
@@ -772,7 +775,7 @@
 
 done:
 	intel_pmu_enable_all(0);
-	return 1;
+	return handled;
 }
 
 static struct event_constraint *
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 4fe62c7..c70c878 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
 		inc_irq_stat(apic_perf_irqs);
 	}
 
-	return handled > 0;
+	return handled;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index f6b48f6..cfe4faa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -568,8 +568,13 @@
 	int error;
 
 	error = sysdev_class_register(&oprofile_sysclass);
-	if (!error)
-		error = sysdev_register(&device_oprofile);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	error = sysdev_register(&device_oprofile);
+	if (error)
+		sysdev_class_unregister(&oprofile_sysclass);
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -580,8 +585,10 @@
 }
 
 #else
-#define init_sysfs() do { } while (0)
-#define exit_sysfs() do { } while (0)
+
+static inline int  init_sysfs(void) { return 0; }
+static inline void exit_sysfs(void) { }
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
 static int __init p4_init(char **cpu_type)
@@ -695,6 +702,8 @@
 	char *cpu_type = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	using_nmi = 0;
+
 	if (!cpu_has_apic)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -774,7 +783,10 @@
 
 	mux_init(ops);
 
-	init_sysfs();
+	ret = init_sysfs();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	using_nmi = 1;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: using NMI interrupt.\n");
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/buffer_sync.c b/drivers/oprofile/buffer_sync.c
index a9352b2..b7e755f 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/buffer_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/buffer_sync.c
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@
 	.notifier_call = module_load_notify,
 };
 
-
-static void end_sync(void)
-{
-	end_cpu_work();
-	/* make sure we don't leak task structs */
-	process_task_mortuary();
-	process_task_mortuary();
-}
-
-
 int sync_start(void)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -158,7 +148,7 @@
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&marked_cpus, GFP_KERNEL))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	start_cpu_work();
+	mutex_lock(&buffer_mutex);
 
 	err = task_handoff_register(&task_free_nb);
 	if (err)
@@ -173,7 +163,10 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out4;
 
+	start_cpu_work();
+
 out:
+	mutex_unlock(&buffer_mutex);
 	return err;
 out4:
 	profile_event_unregister(PROFILE_MUNMAP, &munmap_nb);
@@ -182,7 +175,6 @@
 out2:
 	task_handoff_unregister(&task_free_nb);
 out1:
-	end_sync();
 	free_cpumask_var(marked_cpus);
 	goto out;
 }
@@ -190,11 +182,20 @@
 
 void sync_stop(void)
 {
+	/* flush buffers */
+	mutex_lock(&buffer_mutex);
+	end_cpu_work();
 	unregister_module_notifier(&module_load_nb);
 	profile_event_unregister(PROFILE_MUNMAP, &munmap_nb);
 	profile_event_unregister(PROFILE_TASK_EXIT, &task_exit_nb);
 	task_handoff_unregister(&task_free_nb);
-	end_sync();
+	mutex_unlock(&buffer_mutex);
+	flush_scheduled_work();
+
+	/* make sure we don't leak task structs */
+	process_task_mortuary();
+	process_task_mortuary();
+
 	free_cpumask_var(marked_cpus);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index 219f79e..f179ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@
 
 		cancel_delayed_work(&b->work);
 	}
-
-	flush_scheduled_work();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 0d38f27..2d74f31 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -402,11 +402,31 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static inline int
+event_filter_match(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->cpu == -1 || event->cpu == smp_processor_id();
+}
+
 static void
 event_sched_out(struct perf_event *event,
 		  struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
 		  struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
+	u64 delta;
+	/*
+	 * An event which could not be activated because of
+	 * filter mismatch still needs to have its timings
+	 * maintained, otherwise bogus information is return
+	 * via read() for time_enabled, time_running:
+	 */
+	if (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_INACTIVE
+	    && !event_filter_match(event)) {
+		delta = ctx->time - event->tstamp_stopped;
+		event->tstamp_running += delta;
+		event->tstamp_stopped = ctx->time;
+	}
+
 	if (event->state != PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
 		return;
 
@@ -432,9 +452,7 @@
 		struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct perf_event *event;
-
-	if (group_event->state != PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
-		return;
+	int state = group_event->state;
 
 	event_sched_out(group_event, cpuctx, ctx);
 
@@ -444,7 +462,7 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(event, &group_event->sibling_list, group_entry)
 		event_sched_out(event, cpuctx, ctx);
 
-	if (group_event->attr.exclusive)
+	if (state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE && group_event->attr.exclusive)
 		cpuctx->exclusive = 0;
 }
 
@@ -5942,15 +5960,15 @@
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
 
-	switch (action) {
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
-	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
+	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
 		perf_event_init_cpu(cpu);
 		break;
 
+	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
-	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
 		perf_event_exit_cpu(cpu);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 0d88ce9..83a16e9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -381,12 +381,19 @@
 {
 	struct ftrace_profile *rec = v;
 	char str[KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN];
+	int ret = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
-	static DEFINE_MUTEX(mutex);
 	static struct trace_seq s;
 	unsigned long long avg;
 	unsigned long long stddev;
 #endif
+	mutex_lock(&ftrace_profile_lock);
+
+	/* we raced with function_profile_reset() */
+	if (unlikely(rec->counter == 0)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	kallsyms_lookup(rec->ip, NULL, NULL, NULL, str);
 	seq_printf(m, "  %-30.30s  %10lu", str, rec->counter);
@@ -408,7 +415,6 @@
 		do_div(stddev, (rec->counter - 1) * 1000);
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&mutex);
 	trace_seq_init(&s);
 	trace_print_graph_duration(rec->time, &s);
 	trace_seq_puts(&s, "    ");
@@ -416,11 +422,12 @@
 	trace_seq_puts(&s, "    ");
 	trace_print_graph_duration(stddev, &s);
 	trace_print_seq(m, &s);
-	mutex_unlock(&mutex);
 #endif
 	seq_putc(m, '\n');
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_profile_lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ftrace_profile_reset(struct ftrace_profile_stat *stat)
@@ -2409,7 +2416,7 @@
 	.open = ftrace_filter_open,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.write = ftrace_filter_write,
-	.llseek = ftrace_regex_lseek,
+	.llseek = no_llseek,
 	.release = ftrace_filter_release,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index 92f5477..f3bbcd1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 		    tp_event->class && tp_event->class->reg &&
 		    try_module_get(tp_event->mod)) {
 			ret = perf_trace_event_init(tp_event, p_event);
+			if (ret)
+				module_put(tp_event->mod);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 out:
+	module_put(tp_event->mod);
 	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 8b27c98..544301d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@
 static int kretprobe_dispatcher(struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 				struct pt_regs *regs);
 
-/* Check the name is good for event/group */
-static int check_event_name(const char *name)
+/* Check the name is good for event/group/fields */
+static int is_good_name(const char *name)
 {
 	if (!isalpha(*name) && *name != '_')
 		return 0;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 	else
 		tp->rp.kp.pre_handler = kprobe_dispatcher;
 
-	if (!event || !check_event_name(event)) {
+	if (!event || !is_good_name(event)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 	if (!tp->call.name)
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!group || !check_event_name(group)) {
+	if (!group || !is_good_name(group)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
 	int i, ret = 0;
 	int is_return = 0, is_delete = 0;
 	char *symbol = NULL, *event = NULL, *group = NULL;
-	char *arg, *tmp;
+	char *arg;
 	unsigned long offset = 0;
 	void *addr = NULL;
 	char buf[MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN];
@@ -992,26 +992,36 @@
 	/* parse arguments */
 	ret = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < argc && i < MAX_TRACE_ARGS; i++) {
+		/* Increment count for freeing args in error case */
+		tp->nr_args++;
+
 		/* Parse argument name */
 		arg = strchr(argv[i], '=');
-		if (arg)
+		if (arg) {
 			*arg++ = '\0';
-		else
+			tp->args[i].name = kstrdup(argv[i], GFP_KERNEL);
+		} else {
 			arg = argv[i];
+			/* If argument name is omitted, set "argN" */
+			snprintf(buf, MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN, "arg%d", i + 1);
+			tp->args[i].name = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+		}
 
-		tp->args[i].name = kstrdup(argv[i], GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!tp->args[i].name) {
-			pr_info("Failed to allocate argument%d name '%s'.\n",
-				i, argv[i]);
+			pr_info("Failed to allocate argument[%d] name.\n", i);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}
-		tmp = strchr(tp->args[i].name, ':');
-		if (tmp)
-			*tmp = '_';	/* convert : to _ */
+
+		if (!is_good_name(tp->args[i].name)) {
+			pr_info("Invalid argument[%d] name: %s\n",
+				i, tp->args[i].name);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto error;
+		}
 
 		if (conflict_field_name(tp->args[i].name, tp->args, i)) {
-			pr_info("Argument%d name '%s' conflicts with "
+			pr_info("Argument[%d] name '%s' conflicts with "
 				"another field.\n", i, argv[i]);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto error;
@@ -1020,12 +1030,9 @@
 		/* Parse fetch argument */
 		ret = parse_probe_arg(arg, tp, &tp->args[i], is_return);
 		if (ret) {
-			pr_info("Parse error at argument%d. (%d)\n", i, ret);
-			kfree(tp->args[i].name);
+			pr_info("Parse error at argument[%d]. (%d)\n", i, ret);
 			goto error;
 		}
-
-		tp->nr_args++;
 	}
 
 	ret = register_trace_probe(tp);
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 5b1ee4f4..fa71aeb 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
 void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(watchdog_touch_ts) = 0;
+	__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_touch_ts) = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_softlockup_watchdog);
 
@@ -141,7 +141,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 {
-	__get_cpu_var(watchdog_nmi_touch) = true;
+	if (watchdog_enabled) {
+		unsigned cpu;
+
+		for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (per_cpu(watchdog_nmi_touch, cpu) != true)
+				per_cpu(watchdog_nmi_touch, cpu) = true;
+		}
+	}
 	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_nmi_watchdog);
@@ -422,6 +429,9 @@
 		wake_up_process(p);
 	}
 
+	/* if any cpu succeeds, watchdog is considered enabled for the system */
+	watchdog_enabled = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -444,9 +454,6 @@
 		per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu) = NULL;
 		kthread_stop(p);
 	}
-
-	/* if any cpu succeeds, watchdog is considered enabled for the system */
-	watchdog_enabled = 1;
 }
 
 static void watchdog_enable_all_cpus(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index e72f05c..fcc16e4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 	tev->point.offset = pev->point.offset;
+	tev->point.retprobe = pev->point.retprobe;
 	tev->nargs = pev->nargs;
 	if (tev->nargs) {
 		tev->args = zalloc(sizeof(struct probe_trace_arg)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 5251366..32b81f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -686,6 +686,25 @@
 	char buf[32], *ptr;
 	int ret, nscopes;
 
+	if (!is_c_varname(pf->pvar->var)) {
+		/* Copy raw parameters */
+		pf->tvar->value = strdup(pf->pvar->var);
+		if (pf->tvar->value == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (pf->pvar->type) {
+			pf->tvar->type = strdup(pf->pvar->type);
+			if (pf->tvar->type == NULL)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		if (pf->pvar->name) {
+			pf->tvar->name = strdup(pf->pvar->name);
+			if (pf->tvar->name == NULL)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+		} else
+			pf->tvar->name = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (pf->pvar->name)
 		pf->tvar->name = strdup(pf->pvar->name);
 	else {
@@ -700,19 +719,6 @@
 	if (pf->tvar->name == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!is_c_varname(pf->pvar->var)) {
-		/* Copy raw parameters */
-		pf->tvar->value = strdup(pf->pvar->var);
-		if (pf->tvar->value == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		if (pf->pvar->type) {
-			pf->tvar->type = strdup(pf->pvar->type);
-			if (pf->tvar->type == NULL)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	pr_debug("Searching '%s' variable in context.\n",
 		 pf->pvar->var);
 	/* Search child die for local variables and parameters. */
@@ -783,6 +789,16 @@
 		/* This function has no name. */
 		tev->point.offset = (unsigned long)pf->addr;
 
+	/* Return probe must be on the head of a subprogram */
+	if (pf->pev->point.retprobe) {
+		if (tev->point.offset != 0) {
+			pr_warning("Return probe must be on the head of"
+				   " a real function\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		tev->point.retprobe = true;
+	}
+
 	pr_debug("Probe point found: %s+%lu\n", tev->point.symbol,
 		 tev->point.offset);