diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index 84a7e52..45000d5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 
 #define PFM_INVALID_ACTIVATION	(~0UL)
 
+#define PFM_NUM_PMC_REGS	64	/* PMC save area for ctxsw */
+#define PFM_NUM_PMD_REGS	64	/* PMD save area for ctxsw */
+
 /*
  * depth of message queue
  */
@@ -296,14 +299,17 @@
 	unsigned long		ctx_reload_pmcs[4];	/* bitmask of force reload PMC on ctxsw in */
 	unsigned long		ctx_used_monitors[4];	/* bitmask of monitor PMC being used */
 
-	unsigned long		ctx_pmcs[IA64_NUM_PMC_REGS];	/*  saved copies of PMC values */
+	unsigned long		ctx_pmcs[PFM_NUM_PMC_REGS];	/*  saved copies of PMC values */
 
 	unsigned int		ctx_used_ibrs[1];		/* bitmask of used IBR (speedup ctxsw in) */
 	unsigned int		ctx_used_dbrs[1];		/* bitmask of used DBR (speedup ctxsw in) */
 	unsigned long		ctx_dbrs[IA64_NUM_DBG_REGS];	/* DBR values (cache) when not loaded */
 	unsigned long		ctx_ibrs[IA64_NUM_DBG_REGS];	/* IBR values (cache) when not loaded */
 
-	pfm_counter_t		ctx_pmds[IA64_NUM_PMD_REGS]; /* software state for PMDS */
+	pfm_counter_t		ctx_pmds[PFM_NUM_PMD_REGS]; /* software state for PMDS */
+
+	unsigned long		th_pmcs[PFM_NUM_PMC_REGS];	/* PMC thread save state */
+	unsigned long		th_pmds[PFM_NUM_PMD_REGS];	/* PMD thread save state */
 
 	u64			ctx_saved_psr_up;	/* only contains psr.up value */
 
@@ -867,7 +873,6 @@
 pfm_mask_monitoring(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	pfm_context_t *ctx = PFM_GET_CTX(task);
-	struct thread_struct *th = &task->thread;
 	unsigned long mask, val, ovfl_mask;
 	int i;
 
@@ -888,7 +893,7 @@
 	 * So in both cases, the live register contains the owner's
 	 * state. We can ONLY touch the PMU registers and NOT the PSR.
 	 *
-	 * As a consequence to this call, the thread->pmds[] array
+	 * As a consequence to this call, the ctx->th_pmds[] array
 	 * contains stale information which must be ignored
 	 * when context is reloaded AND monitoring is active (see
 	 * pfm_restart).
@@ -923,9 +928,9 @@
 	mask = ctx->ctx_used_monitors[0] >> PMU_FIRST_COUNTER;
 	for(i= PMU_FIRST_COUNTER; mask; i++, mask>>=1) {
 		if ((mask & 0x1) == 0UL) continue;
-		ia64_set_pmc(i, th->pmcs[i] & ~0xfUL);
-		th->pmcs[i] &= ~0xfUL;
-		DPRINT_ovfl(("pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", i, th->pmcs[i]));
+		ia64_set_pmc(i, ctx->th_pmcs[i] & ~0xfUL);
+		ctx->th_pmcs[i] &= ~0xfUL;
+		DPRINT_ovfl(("pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", i, ctx->th_pmcs[i]));
 	}
 	/*
 	 * make all of this visible
@@ -942,7 +947,6 @@
 pfm_restore_monitoring(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	pfm_context_t *ctx = PFM_GET_CTX(task);
-	struct thread_struct *th = &task->thread;
 	unsigned long mask, ovfl_mask;
 	unsigned long psr, val;
 	int i, is_system;
@@ -1008,9 +1012,9 @@
 	mask = ctx->ctx_used_monitors[0] >> PMU_FIRST_COUNTER;
 	for(i= PMU_FIRST_COUNTER; mask; i++, mask>>=1) {
 		if ((mask & 0x1) == 0UL) continue;
-		th->pmcs[i] = ctx->ctx_pmcs[i];
-		ia64_set_pmc(i, th->pmcs[i]);
-		DPRINT(("[%d] pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", task->pid, i, th->pmcs[i]));
+		ctx->th_pmcs[i] = ctx->ctx_pmcs[i];
+		ia64_set_pmc(i, ctx->th_pmcs[i]);
+		DPRINT(("[%d] pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", task->pid, i, ctx->th_pmcs[i]));
 	}
 	ia64_srlz_d();
 
@@ -1069,7 +1073,6 @@
 static inline void
 pfm_copy_pmds(struct task_struct *task, pfm_context_t *ctx)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *thread = &task->thread;
 	unsigned long ovfl_val = pmu_conf->ovfl_val;
 	unsigned long mask = ctx->ctx_all_pmds[0];
 	unsigned long val;
@@ -1091,11 +1094,11 @@
 			ctx->ctx_pmds[i].val = val & ~ovfl_val;
 			 val &= ovfl_val;
 		}
-		thread->pmds[i] = val;
+		ctx->th_pmds[i] = val;
 
 		DPRINT(("pmd[%d]=0x%lx soft_val=0x%lx\n",
 			i,
-			thread->pmds[i],
+			ctx->th_pmds[i],
 			ctx->ctx_pmds[i].val));
 	}
 }
@@ -1106,7 +1109,6 @@
 static inline void
 pfm_copy_pmcs(struct task_struct *task, pfm_context_t *ctx)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *thread = &task->thread;
 	unsigned long mask = ctx->ctx_all_pmcs[0];
 	int i;
 
@@ -1114,8 +1116,8 @@
 
 	for (i=0; mask; i++, mask>>=1) {
 		/* masking 0 with ovfl_val yields 0 */
-		thread->pmcs[i] = ctx->ctx_pmcs[i];
-		DPRINT(("pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", i, thread->pmcs[i]));
+		ctx->th_pmcs[i] = ctx->ctx_pmcs[i];
+		DPRINT(("pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", i, ctx->th_pmcs[i]));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2859,7 +2861,6 @@
 static int
 pfm_write_pmcs(pfm_context_t *ctx, void *arg, int count, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *thread = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	pfarg_reg_t *req = (pfarg_reg_t *)arg;
 	unsigned long value, pmc_pm;
@@ -2880,7 +2881,6 @@
 	if (state == PFM_CTX_ZOMBIE) return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (is_loaded) {
-		thread = &task->thread;
 		/*
 		 * In system wide and when the context is loaded, access can only happen
 		 * when the caller is running on the CPU being monitored by the session.
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * The value in ctx_pmcs[] can only be changed in pfm_write_pmcs().
 		 *
-		 * The value in thread->pmcs[] may be modified on overflow, i.e.,  when
+		 * The value in th_pmcs[] may be modified on overflow, i.e.,  when
 		 * monitoring needs to be stopped.
 		 */
 		if (is_monitor) CTX_USED_MONITOR(ctx, 1UL << cnum);
@@ -3049,7 +3049,7 @@
 			/*
 			 * write thread state
 			 */
-			if (is_system == 0) thread->pmcs[cnum] = value;
+			if (is_system == 0) ctx->th_pmcs[cnum] = value;
 
 			/*
 			 * write hardware register if we can
@@ -3101,7 +3101,6 @@
 static int
 pfm_write_pmds(pfm_context_t *ctx, void *arg, int count, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *thread = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	pfarg_reg_t *req = (pfarg_reg_t *)arg;
 	unsigned long value, hw_value, ovfl_mask;
@@ -3125,7 +3124,6 @@
 	 * the owner of the local PMU.
 	 */
 	if (likely(is_loaded)) {
-		thread = &task->thread;
 		/*
 		 * In system wide and when the context is loaded, access can only happen
 		 * when the caller is running on the CPU being monitored by the session.
@@ -3233,7 +3231,7 @@
 			/*
 		 	 * write thread state
 		 	 */
-			if (is_system == 0) thread->pmds[cnum] = hw_value;
+			if (is_system == 0) ctx->th_pmds[cnum] = hw_value;
 
 			/*
 			 * write hardware register if we can
@@ -3299,7 +3297,6 @@
 static int
 pfm_read_pmds(pfm_context_t *ctx, void *arg, int count, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *thread = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	unsigned long val = 0UL, lval, ovfl_mask, sval;
 	pfarg_reg_t *req = (pfarg_reg_t *)arg;
@@ -3323,7 +3320,6 @@
 	if (state == PFM_CTX_ZOMBIE) return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (likely(is_loaded)) {
-		thread = &task->thread;
 		/*
 		 * In system wide and when the context is loaded, access can only happen
 		 * when the caller is running on the CPU being monitored by the session.
@@ -3385,7 +3381,7 @@
 			 * if context is zombie, then task does not exist anymore.
 			 * In this case, we use the full value saved in the context (pfm_flush_regs()).
 			 */
-			val = is_loaded ? thread->pmds[cnum] : 0UL;
+			val = is_loaded ? ctx->th_pmds[cnum] : 0UL;
 		}
 		rd_func = pmu_conf->pmd_desc[cnum].read_check;
 
@@ -4354,8 +4350,8 @@
 	pfm_copy_pmds(task, ctx);
 	pfm_copy_pmcs(task, ctx);
 
-	pmcs_source = thread->pmcs;
-	pmds_source = thread->pmds;
+	pmcs_source = ctx->th_pmcs;
+	pmds_source = ctx->th_pmds;
 
 	/*
 	 * always the case for system-wide
@@ -5864,14 +5860,12 @@
 pfm_save_regs(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	pfm_context_t *ctx;
-	struct thread_struct *t;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 psr;
 
 
 	ctx = PFM_GET_CTX(task);
 	if (ctx == NULL) return;
-	t = &task->thread;
 
 	/*
  	 * we always come here with interrupts ALREADY disabled by
@@ -5929,19 +5923,19 @@
 	 * guarantee we will be schedule at that same
 	 * CPU again.
 	 */
-	pfm_save_pmds(t->pmds, ctx->ctx_used_pmds[0]);
+	pfm_save_pmds(ctx->th_pmds, ctx->ctx_used_pmds[0]);
 
 	/*
 	 * save pmc0 ia64_srlz_d() done in pfm_save_pmds()
 	 * we will need it on the restore path to check
 	 * for pending overflow.
 	 */
-	t->pmcs[0] = ia64_get_pmc(0);
+	ctx->th_pmcs[0] = ia64_get_pmc(0);
 
 	/*
 	 * unfreeze PMU if had pending overflows
 	 */
-	if (t->pmcs[0] & ~0x1UL) pfm_unfreeze_pmu();
+	if (ctx->th_pmcs[0] & ~0x1UL) pfm_unfreeze_pmu();
 
 	/*
 	 * finally, allow context access.
@@ -5986,7 +5980,6 @@
 pfm_lazy_save_regs (struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	pfm_context_t *ctx;
-	struct thread_struct *t;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	{ u64 psr  = pfm_get_psr();
@@ -5994,7 +5987,6 @@
 	}
 
 	ctx = PFM_GET_CTX(task);
-	t   = &task->thread;
 
 	/*
 	 * we need to mask PMU overflow here to
@@ -6019,19 +6011,19 @@
 	/*
 	 * save all the pmds we use
 	 */
-	pfm_save_pmds(t->pmds, ctx->ctx_used_pmds[0]);
+	pfm_save_pmds(ctx->th_pmds, ctx->ctx_used_pmds[0]);
 
 	/*
 	 * save pmc0 ia64_srlz_d() done in pfm_save_pmds()
 	 * it is needed to check for pended overflow
 	 * on the restore path
 	 */
-	t->pmcs[0] = ia64_get_pmc(0);
+	ctx->th_pmcs[0] = ia64_get_pmc(0);
 
 	/*
 	 * unfreeze PMU if had pending overflows
 	 */
-	if (t->pmcs[0] & ~0x1UL) pfm_unfreeze_pmu();
+	if (ctx->th_pmcs[0] & ~0x1UL) pfm_unfreeze_pmu();
 
 	/*
 	 * now get can unmask PMU interrupts, they will
@@ -6050,7 +6042,6 @@
 pfm_load_regs (struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	pfm_context_t *ctx;
-	struct thread_struct *t;
 	unsigned long pmc_mask = 0UL, pmd_mask = 0UL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 psr, psr_up;
@@ -6061,11 +6052,10 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(GET_PMU_OWNER());
 
-	t     = &task->thread;
 	/*
 	 * possible on unload
 	 */
-	if (unlikely((t->flags & IA64_THREAD_PM_VALID) == 0)) return;
+	if (unlikely((task->thread.flags & IA64_THREAD_PM_VALID) == 0)) return;
 
 	/*
  	 * we always come here with interrupts ALREADY disabled by
@@ -6147,21 +6137,21 @@
 	 *
 	 * XXX: optimize here
 	 */
-	if (pmd_mask) pfm_restore_pmds(t->pmds, pmd_mask);
-	if (pmc_mask) pfm_restore_pmcs(t->pmcs, pmc_mask);
+	if (pmd_mask) pfm_restore_pmds(ctx->th_pmds, pmd_mask);
+	if (pmc_mask) pfm_restore_pmcs(ctx->th_pmcs, pmc_mask);
 
 	/*
 	 * check for pending overflow at the time the state
 	 * was saved.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(PMC0_HAS_OVFL(t->pmcs[0]))) {
+	if (unlikely(PMC0_HAS_OVFL(ctx->th_pmcs[0]))) {
 		/*
 		 * reload pmc0 with the overflow information
 		 * On McKinley PMU, this will trigger a PMU interrupt
 		 */
-		ia64_set_pmc(0, t->pmcs[0]);
+		ia64_set_pmc(0, ctx->th_pmcs[0]);
 		ia64_srlz_d();
-		t->pmcs[0] = 0UL;
+		ctx->th_pmcs[0] = 0UL;
 
 		/*
 		 * will replay the PMU interrupt
@@ -6214,7 +6204,6 @@
 void
 pfm_load_regs (struct task_struct *task)
 {
-	struct thread_struct *t;
 	pfm_context_t *ctx;
 	struct task_struct *owner;
 	unsigned long pmd_mask, pmc_mask;
@@ -6223,7 +6212,6 @@
 
 	owner = GET_PMU_OWNER();
 	ctx   = PFM_GET_CTX(task);
-	t     = &task->thread;
 	psr   = pfm_get_psr();
 
 	BUG_ON(psr & (IA64_PSR_UP|IA64_PSR_PP));
@@ -6286,22 +6274,22 @@
 	 */
 	pmc_mask = ctx->ctx_all_pmcs[0];
 
-	pfm_restore_pmds(t->pmds, pmd_mask);
-	pfm_restore_pmcs(t->pmcs, pmc_mask);
+	pfm_restore_pmds(ctx->th_pmds, pmd_mask);
+	pfm_restore_pmcs(ctx->th_pmcs, pmc_mask);
 
 	/*
 	 * check for pending overflow at the time the state
 	 * was saved.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(PMC0_HAS_OVFL(t->pmcs[0]))) {
+	if (unlikely(PMC0_HAS_OVFL(ctx->th_pmcs[0]))) {
 		/*
 		 * reload pmc0 with the overflow information
 		 * On McKinley PMU, this will trigger a PMU interrupt
 		 */
-		ia64_set_pmc(0, t->pmcs[0]);
+		ia64_set_pmc(0, ctx->th_pmcs[0]);
 		ia64_srlz_d();
 
-		t->pmcs[0] = 0UL;
+		ctx->th_pmcs[0] = 0UL;
 
 		/*
 		 * will replay the PMU interrupt
@@ -6376,11 +6364,11 @@
 		 */
 		pfm_unfreeze_pmu();
 	} else {
-		pmc0 = task->thread.pmcs[0];
+		pmc0 = ctx->th_pmcs[0];
 		/*
 		 * clear whatever overflow status bits there were
 		 */
-		task->thread.pmcs[0] = 0;
+		ctx->th_pmcs[0] = 0;
 	}
 	ovfl_val = pmu_conf->ovfl_val;
 	/*
@@ -6401,7 +6389,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * can access PMU always true in system wide mode
 		 */
-		val = pmd_val = can_access_pmu ? ia64_get_pmd(i) : task->thread.pmds[i];
+		val = pmd_val = can_access_pmu ? ia64_get_pmd(i) : ctx->th_pmds[i];
 
 		if (PMD_IS_COUNTING(i)) {
 			DPRINT(("[%d] pmd[%d] ctx_pmd=0x%lx hw_pmd=0x%lx\n",
@@ -6433,7 +6421,7 @@
 
 		DPRINT(("[%d] ctx_pmd[%d]=0x%lx  pmd_val=0x%lx\n", task->pid, i, val, pmd_val));
 
-		if (is_self) task->thread.pmds[i] = pmd_val;
+		if (is_self) ctx->th_pmds[i] = pmd_val;
 
 		ctx->ctx_pmds[i].val = val;
 	}
@@ -6677,7 +6665,7 @@
 	       ffz(pmu_conf->ovfl_val));
 
 	/* sanity check */
-	if (pmu_conf->num_pmds >= IA64_NUM_PMD_REGS || pmu_conf->num_pmcs >= IA64_NUM_PMC_REGS) {
+	if (pmu_conf->num_pmds >= PFM_NUM_PMD_REGS || pmu_conf->num_pmcs >= PFM_NUM_PMC_REGS) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "perfmon: not enough pmc/pmd, perfmon disabled\n");
 		pmu_conf = NULL;
 		return -1;
@@ -6752,7 +6740,6 @@
 dump_pmu_state(const char *from)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	struct thread_struct *t;
 	struct pt_regs *regs;
 	pfm_context_t *ctx;
 	unsigned long psr, dcr, info, flags;
@@ -6797,16 +6784,14 @@
 	ia64_psr(regs)->up = 0;
 	ia64_psr(regs)->pp = 0;
 
-	t = &current->thread;
-
 	for (i=1; PMC_IS_LAST(i) == 0; i++) {
 		if (PMC_IS_IMPL(i) == 0) continue;
-		printk("->CPU%d pmc[%d]=0x%lx thread_pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", this_cpu, i, ia64_get_pmc(i), i, t->pmcs[i]);
+		printk("->CPU%d pmc[%d]=0x%lx thread_pmc[%d]=0x%lx\n", this_cpu, i, ia64_get_pmc(i), i, ctx->th_pmcs[i]);
 	}
 
 	for (i=1; PMD_IS_LAST(i) == 0; i++) {
 		if (PMD_IS_IMPL(i) == 0) continue;
-		printk("->CPU%d pmd[%d]=0x%lx thread_pmd[%d]=0x%lx\n", this_cpu, i, ia64_get_pmd(i), i, t->pmds[i]);
+		printk("->CPU%d pmd[%d]=0x%lx thread_pmd[%d]=0x%lx\n", this_cpu, i, ia64_get_pmd(i), i, ctx->th_pmds[i]);
 	}
 
 	if (ctx) {
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/processor.h b/include/asm-ia64/processor.h
index ead68f8..5830d36 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/processor.h
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 #include <asm/ustack.h>
 
 #define IA64_NUM_DBG_REGS	8
-/*
- * Limits for PMC and PMD are set to less than maximum architected values
- * but should be sufficient for a while
- */
-#define IA64_NUM_PMC_REGS	64
-#define IA64_NUM_PMD_REGS	64
 
 #define DEFAULT_MAP_BASE	__IA64_UL_CONST(0x2000000000000000)
 #define DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE	__IA64_UL_CONST(0xa000000000000000)
@@ -263,13 +257,9 @@
 # define INIT_THREAD_IA32
 #endif /* CONFIG_IA32_SUPPORT */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERFMON
-	__u64 pmcs[IA64_NUM_PMC_REGS];
-	__u64 pmds[IA64_NUM_PMD_REGS];
 	void *pfm_context;		     /* pointer to detailed PMU context */
 	unsigned long pfm_needs_checking;    /* when >0, pending perfmon work on kernel exit */
-# define INIT_THREAD_PM		.pmcs =			{0UL, },  \
-				.pmds =			{0UL, },  \
-				.pfm_context =		NULL,     \
+# define INIT_THREAD_PM		.pfm_context =		NULL,     \
 				.pfm_needs_checking =	0UL,
 #else
 # define INIT_THREAD_PM