diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 5120bd44f69a..fbe101d7505d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ static void perf_event_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		irq_exit();
 }
 
-void hw_perf_event_setup(int cpu)
+static void power_pmu_setup(int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
 
@@ -1297,6 +1297,23 @@ void hw_perf_event_setup(int cpu)
 	cpuhw->mmcr[0] = MMCR0_FC;
 }
 
+static int __cpuinit
+power_pmu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
+
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+		power_pmu_setup(cpu);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
 int register_power_pmu(struct power_pmu *pmu)
 {
 	if (ppmu)
@@ -1314,5 +1331,7 @@ int register_power_pmu(struct power_pmu *pmu)
 		freeze_events_kernel = MMCR0_FCHV;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 
+	perf_cpu_notifier(power_pmu_notifier);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c
index 7ff0943e7a08..9f253e9cce01 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -275,13 +275,30 @@ const struct pmu *hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	return &pmu;
 }
 
-void hw_perf_event_setup(int cpu)
+static void sh_pmu_setup(int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
 
 	memset(cpuhw, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_hw_events));
 }
 
+static int __cpuinit
+sh_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
+
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+		sh_pmu_setup(cpu);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
 void hw_perf_enable(void)
 {
 	if (!sh_pmu_initialized())
@@ -308,5 +325,6 @@ int register_sh_pmu(struct sh_pmu *pmu)
 
 	WARN_ON(pmu->num_events > MAX_HWEVENTS);
 
+	perf_cpu_notifier(sh_pmu_notifier);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 42aafd11e170..585d5608ae6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ struct x86_pmu {
 	void		(*put_event_constraints)(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 						 struct perf_event *event);
 	struct event_constraint *event_constraints;
+
+	void		(*cpu_prepare)(int cpu);
+	void		(*cpu_starting)(int cpu);
+	void		(*cpu_dying)(int cpu);
+	void		(*cpu_dead)(int cpu);
 };
 
 static struct x86_pmu x86_pmu __read_mostly;
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ static inline bool bts_available(void)
 	return x86_pmu.enable_bts != NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void init_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
+static void init_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct debug_store *ds = per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu).ds;
 
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@ static inline void init_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
 		     (u32)((u64)(unsigned long)ds >> 32));
 }
 
-static inline void fini_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
+static void fini_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	if (!per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu).ds)
 		return;
@@ -1337,6 +1342,39 @@ undo:
 #include "perf_event_p6.c"
 #include "perf_event_intel.c"
 
+static int __cpuinit
+x86_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
+
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+		if (x86_pmu.cpu_prepare)
+			x86_pmu.cpu_prepare(cpu);
+		break;
+
+	case CPU_STARTING:
+		if (x86_pmu.cpu_starting)
+			x86_pmu.cpu_starting(cpu);
+		break;
+
+	case CPU_DYING:
+		if (x86_pmu.cpu_dying)
+			x86_pmu.cpu_dying(cpu);
+		break;
+
+	case CPU_DEAD:
+		if (x86_pmu.cpu_dead)
+			x86_pmu.cpu_dead(cpu);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
 static void __init pmu_check_apic(void)
 {
 	if (cpu_has_apic)
@@ -1415,6 +1453,8 @@ void __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 	pr_info("... max period:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.max_period);
 	pr_info("... fixed-purpose events:   %d\n",     x86_pmu.num_events_fixed);
 	pr_info("... event mask:             %016Lx\n", perf_event_mask);
+
+	perf_cpu_notifier(x86_pmu_notifier);
 }
 
 static inline void x86_pmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -1674,29 +1714,3 @@ struct perf_callchain_entry *perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	return entry;
 }
-
-void hw_perf_event_setup_online(int cpu)
-{
-	init_debug_store_on_cpu(cpu);
-
-	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
-	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
-		amd_pmu_cpu_online(cpu);
-		break;
-	default:
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
-void hw_perf_event_setup_offline(int cpu)
-{
-	init_debug_store_on_cpu(cpu);
-
-	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
-	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
-		amd_pmu_cpu_offline(cpu);
-		break;
-	default:
-		return;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
index 8f3dbfda3c4f..014528ba7d57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
@@ -271,28 +271,6 @@ done:
 	return &emptyconstraint;
 }
 
-static __initconst struct x86_pmu amd_pmu = {
-	.name			= "AMD",
-	.handle_irq		= x86_pmu_handle_irq,
-	.disable_all		= x86_pmu_disable_all,
-	.enable_all		= x86_pmu_enable_all,
-	.enable			= x86_pmu_enable_event,
-	.disable		= x86_pmu_disable_event,
-	.eventsel		= MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0,
-	.perfctr		= MSR_K7_PERFCTR0,
-	.event_map		= amd_pmu_event_map,
-	.raw_event		= amd_pmu_raw_event,
-	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(amd_perfmon_event_map),
-	.num_events		= 4,
-	.event_bits		= 48,
-	.event_mask		= (1ULL << 48) - 1,
-	.apic			= 1,
-	/* use highest bit to detect overflow */
-	.max_period		= (1ULL << 47) - 1,
-	.get_event_constraints	= amd_get_event_constraints,
-	.put_event_constraints	= amd_put_event_constraints
-};
-
 static struct amd_nb *amd_alloc_nb(int cpu, int nb_id)
 {
 	struct amd_nb *nb;
@@ -378,6 +356,31 @@ static void amd_pmu_cpu_offline(int cpu)
 	raw_spin_unlock(&amd_nb_lock);
 }
 
+static __initconst struct x86_pmu amd_pmu = {
+	.name			= "AMD",
+	.handle_irq		= x86_pmu_handle_irq,
+	.disable_all		= x86_pmu_disable_all,
+	.enable_all		= x86_pmu_enable_all,
+	.enable			= x86_pmu_enable_event,
+	.disable		= x86_pmu_disable_event,
+	.eventsel		= MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0,
+	.perfctr		= MSR_K7_PERFCTR0,
+	.event_map		= amd_pmu_event_map,
+	.raw_event		= amd_pmu_raw_event,
+	.max_events		= ARRAY_SIZE(amd_perfmon_event_map),
+	.num_events		= 4,
+	.event_bits		= 48,
+	.event_mask		= (1ULL << 48) - 1,
+	.apic			= 1,
+	/* use highest bit to detect overflow */
+	.max_period		= (1ULL << 47) - 1,
+	.get_event_constraints	= amd_get_event_constraints,
+	.put_event_constraints	= amd_put_event_constraints,
+
+	.cpu_prepare		= amd_pmu_cpu_online,
+	.cpu_dead		= amd_pmu_cpu_offline,
+};
+
 static __init int amd_pmu_init(void)
 {
 	/* Performance-monitoring supported from K7 and later: */
@@ -390,11 +393,6 @@ static __init int amd_pmu_init(void)
 	memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, amd_hw_cache_event_ids,
 	       sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));
 
-	/*
-	 * explicitly initialize the boot cpu, other cpus will get
-	 * the cpu hotplug callbacks from smp_init()
-	 */
-	amd_pmu_cpu_online(smp_processor_id());
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -405,12 +403,4 @@ static int amd_pmu_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void amd_pmu_cpu_online(int cpu)
-{
-}
-
-static void amd_pmu_cpu_offline(int cpu)
-{
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 44b60c852107..12e811a7d747 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -870,7 +870,10 @@ static __initconst struct x86_pmu intel_pmu = {
 	.max_period		= (1ULL << 31) - 1,
 	.enable_bts		= intel_pmu_enable_bts,
 	.disable_bts		= intel_pmu_disable_bts,
-	.get_event_constraints	= intel_get_event_constraints
+	.get_event_constraints	= intel_get_event_constraints,
+
+	.cpu_starting		= init_debug_store_on_cpu,
+	.cpu_dying		= fini_debug_store_on_cpu,
 };
 
 static __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 6f8cd7da1a01..80acbf3d5de1 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -936,5 +936,21 @@ static inline void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event)		{ }
 #define perf_output_put(handle, x) \
 	perf_output_copy((handle), &(x), sizeof(x))
 
+/*
+ * This has to have a higher priority than migration_notifier in sched.c.
+ */
+#define perf_cpu_notifier(fn)					\
+do {								\
+	static struct notifier_block fn##_nb __cpuinitdata =	\
+		{ .notifier_call = fn, .priority = 20 };	\
+	fn(&fn##_nb, (unsigned long)CPU_UP_PREPARE,		\
+		(void *)(unsigned long)smp_processor_id());	\
+	fn(&fn##_nb, (unsigned long)CPU_STARTING,		\
+		(void *)(unsigned long)smp_processor_id());	\
+	fn(&fn##_nb, (unsigned long)CPU_ONLINE,			\
+		(void *)(unsigned long)smp_processor_id());	\
+	register_cpu_notifier(&fn##_nb);			\
+} while (0)
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 4393b9e73740..73329dedb5ad 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ extern __weak const struct pmu *hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 void __weak hw_perf_disable(void)		{ barrier(); }
 void __weak hw_perf_enable(void)		{ barrier(); }
 
-void __weak hw_perf_event_setup(int cpu)	{ barrier(); }
-void __weak hw_perf_event_setup_online(int cpu)	{ barrier(); }
-void __weak hw_perf_event_setup_offline(int cpu)	{ barrier(); }
-
 int __weak
 hw_perf_group_sched_in(struct perf_event *group_leader,
 	       struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx,
@@ -5382,8 +5378,6 @@ static void __cpuinit perf_event_init_cpu(int cpu)
 	spin_lock(&perf_resource_lock);
 	cpuctx->max_pertask = perf_max_events - perf_reserved_percpu;
 	spin_unlock(&perf_resource_lock);
-
-	hw_perf_event_setup(cpu);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
@@ -5423,20 +5417,11 @@ perf_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 		perf_event_init_cpu(cpu);
 		break;
 
-	case CPU_ONLINE:
-	case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
-		hw_perf_event_setup_online(cpu);
-		break;
-
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
 		perf_event_exit_cpu(cpu);
 		break;
 
-	case CPU_DEAD:
-		hw_perf_event_setup_offline(cpu);
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		break;
 	}