diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index d17766d..be989ef 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int __cpuinit hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata hrtimers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata hrtimers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = hrtimer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 759805c..436ab35 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 	tasklet_init(&per_cpu(rcu_tasklet, cpu), rcu_process_callbacks, 0UL);
 }
 
-static int __devinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata rcu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata rcu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= rcu_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 0f08a84..aab8806 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int __cpuinit cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 				  unsigned long action,
 				  void *hcpu)
 {
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 6b76caa..03e6a2b 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 /*
  * Create/destroy watchdog threads as CPUs come and go:
  */
-static int __devinit
+static int __cpuinit
 cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	int hotcpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 05809c2..ee319fc 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __devinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int __cpuinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata timers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata timers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= timer_cpu_notify,
 };