diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 198a388..b2b227b 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 #endif /*CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU*/
 
 /* Requires cpu_add_remove_lock to be held */
-static int __cpuinit _cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, int tasks_frozen)
+static int _cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, int tasks_frozen)
 {
 	int ret, nr_calls = 0;
 	void *hcpu = (void *)(long)cpu;
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int __cpuinit cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
+int cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
  * It must be called by the arch code on the new cpu, before the new cpu
  * enables interrupts and before the "boot" cpu returns from __cpu_up().
  */
-void __cpuinit notify_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
+void notify_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long val = CPU_STARTING;
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index eba8fb5..f3e9dce 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7630,7 +7630,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit perf_event_init_cpu(int cpu)
+static void perf_event_init_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct swevent_htable *swhash = &per_cpu(swevent_htable, cpu);
 
@@ -7719,7 +7719,7 @@
 	.priority = INT_MIN,
 };
 
-static int __cpuinit
+static int
 perf_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 66635c8..403d2bb 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-struct task_struct * __cpuinit fork_idle(int cpu)
+struct task_struct *fork_idle(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	task = copy_process(CLONE_VM, 0, 0, NULL, &init_struct_pid, 0);
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index f0f4fe2..383319b 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@
 /*
  * Functions related to boot-time initialization:
  */
-static void __cpuinit init_hrtimers_cpu(int cpu)
+static void init_hrtimers_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base = &per_cpu(hrtimer_bases, cpu);
 	int i;
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __cpuinit hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	int scpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata hrtimers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block hrtimers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = hrtimer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index d37d45c..69b0890 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@
  * called when a new CPU comes online (or fails to come up), and ensures
  * that any such output gets printed.
  */
-static int __cpuinit console_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int console_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	switch (action) {
diff --git a/kernel/profile.c b/kernel/profile.c
index 0bf4007..6631e1e 100644
--- a/kernel/profile.c
+++ b/kernel/profile.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 	put_cpu();
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit profile_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *info,
+static int profile_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *info,
 					unsigned long action, void *__cpu)
 {
 	int node, cpu = (unsigned long)__cpu;
diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index b91488b..5001c98 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
  *
  * 	Returns the success/failure of the operation. (%NOTIFY_OK, %NOTIFY_BAD)
  */
-static int __cpuinit relay_hotcpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
+static int relay_hotcpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				unsigned long action,
 				void *hcpu)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 0d8eb45..b7c32cb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4133,7 +4133,7 @@
 		debug_show_all_locks();
 }
 
-void __cpuinit init_idle_bootup_task(struct task_struct *idle)
+void init_idle_bootup_task(struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	idle->sched_class = &idle_sched_class;
 }
@@ -4146,7 +4146,7 @@
  * NOTE: this function does not set the idle thread's NEED_RESCHED
  * flag, to make booting more robust.
  */
-void __cpuinit init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
+void init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -4630,7 +4630,7 @@
  * migration_call - callback that gets triggered when a CPU is added.
  * Here we can start up the necessary migration thread for the new CPU.
  */
-static int __cpuinit
+static int
 migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	int cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -4684,12 +4684,12 @@
  * happens before everything else.  This has to be lower priority than
  * the notifier in the perf_event subsystem, though.
  */
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata migration_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block migration_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = migration_call,
 	.priority = CPU_PRI_MIGRATION,
 };
 
-static int __cpuinit sched_cpu_active(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int sched_cpu_active(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 				      unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
@@ -4702,7 +4702,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit sched_cpu_inactive(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int sched_cpu_inactive(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index f77f9c5..bb456f4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5506,7 +5506,7 @@
 	set_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu));
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit sched_ilb_notifier(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int sched_ilb_notifier(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index 4dba0f7..fe9f773 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata hotplug_cfd_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block hotplug_cfd_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call		= hotplug_cfd,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.c b/kernel/smpboot.c
index 02fc5c9..eb89e18 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, idle_threads);
 
-struct task_struct * __cpuinit idle_thread_get(unsigned int cpu)
+struct task_struct *idle_thread_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = per_cpu(idle_threads, cpu);
 
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index ca25e6e..be3d351 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_remote_softirq);
 
-static int __cpuinit remote_softirq_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int remote_softirq_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 					       unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	/*
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata remote_softirq_cpu_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block remote_softirq_cpu_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call	= remote_softirq_cpu_notify,
 };
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __cpuinit cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 				  unsigned long action,
 				  void *hcpu)
 {
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block cpu_nfb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 6960172..e80183f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 }
 __setup("nohz_full=", tick_nohz_full_setup);
 
-static int __cpuinit tick_nohz_cpu_down_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int tick_nohz_cpu_down_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 						 unsigned long action,
 						 void *hcpu)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 15bc1b4..4296d13 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1505,11 +1505,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(schedule_timeout_uninterruptible);
 
-static int __cpuinit init_timers_cpu(int cpu)
+static int init_timers_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	int j;
 	struct tvec_base *base;
-	static char __cpuinitdata tvec_base_done[NR_CPUS];
+	static char tvec_base_done[NR_CPUS];
 
 	if (!tvec_base_done[cpu]) {
 		static char boot_done;
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit migrate_timers(int cpu)
+static void migrate_timers(int cpu)
 {
 	struct tvec_base *old_base;
 	struct tvec_base *new_base;
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __cpuinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata timers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block timers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= timer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index f02c4a4..0b72e81 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4644,7 +4644,7 @@
  * Workqueues should be brought up before normal priority CPU notifiers.
  * This will be registered high priority CPU notifier.
  */
-static int __cpuinit workqueue_cpu_up_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int workqueue_cpu_up_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 					       unsigned long action,
 					       void *hcpu)
 {
@@ -4697,7 +4697,7 @@
  * Workqueues should be brought down after normal priority CPU notifiers.
  * This will be registered as low priority CPU notifier.
  */
-static int __cpuinit workqueue_cpu_down_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int workqueue_cpu_down_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 						 unsigned long action,
 						 void *hcpu)
 {