diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index 45f1ff721c32..367494dc67d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static nokprobe_inline void set_current_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs
 	kcb->kprobe_saved_msr = regs->msr;
 }
 
-bool arch_function_offset_within_entry(unsigned long offset)
+bool arch_kprobe_on_func_entry(unsigned long offset)
 {
 #ifdef PPC64_ELF_ABI_v2
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 541df0b5b815..bd2684700b74 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ extern int arch_init_kprobes(void);
 extern void show_registers(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern void kprobes_inc_nmissed_count(struct kprobe *p);
 extern bool arch_within_kprobe_blacklist(unsigned long addr);
-extern bool arch_function_offset_within_entry(unsigned long offset);
-extern bool function_offset_within_entry(kprobe_opcode_t *addr, const char *sym, unsigned long offset);
+extern bool arch_kprobe_on_func_entry(unsigned long offset);
+extern bool kprobe_on_func_entry(kprobe_opcode_t *addr, const char *sym, unsigned long offset);
 
 extern bool within_kprobe_blacklist(unsigned long addr);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 6756d750b31b..a1606a4224e1 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1771,24 +1771,13 @@ unsigned long __weak arch_deref_entry_point(void *entry)
 
 int register_jprobes(struct jprobe **jps, int num)
 {
-	struct jprobe *jp;
 	int ret = 0, i;
 
 	if (num <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		unsigned long addr, offset;
-		jp = jps[i];
-		addr = arch_deref_entry_point(jp->entry);
 
-		/* Verify probepoint is a function entry point */
-		if (kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(addr, NULL, &offset) &&
-		    offset == 0) {
-			jp->kp.pre_handler = setjmp_pre_handler;
-			jp->kp.break_handler = longjmp_break_handler;
-			ret = register_kprobe(&jp->kp);
-		} else
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		ret = register_jprobe(jps[i]);
 
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			if (i > 0)
@@ -1796,13 +1785,30 @@ int register_jprobes(struct jprobe **jps, int num)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_jprobes);
 
 int register_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
 {
-	return register_jprobes(&jp, 1);
+	unsigned long addr, offset;
+	struct kprobe *kp = &jp->kp;
+
+	/*
+	 * Verify probepoint as well as the jprobe handler are
+	 * valid function entry points.
+	 */
+	addr = arch_deref_entry_point(jp->entry);
+
+	if (kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(addr, NULL, &offset) && offset == 0 &&
+	    kprobe_on_func_entry(kp->addr, kp->symbol_name, kp->offset)) {
+		kp->pre_handler = setjmp_pre_handler;
+		kp->break_handler = longjmp_break_handler;
+		return register_kprobe(kp);
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_jprobe);
 
@@ -1888,12 +1894,12 @@ static int pre_handler_kretprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(pre_handler_kretprobe);
 
-bool __weak arch_function_offset_within_entry(unsigned long offset)
+bool __weak arch_kprobe_on_func_entry(unsigned long offset)
 {
 	return !offset;
 }
 
-bool function_offset_within_entry(kprobe_opcode_t *addr, const char *sym, unsigned long offset)
+bool kprobe_on_func_entry(kprobe_opcode_t *addr, const char *sym, unsigned long offset)
 {
 	kprobe_opcode_t *kp_addr = _kprobe_addr(addr, sym, offset);
 
@@ -1901,7 +1907,7 @@ bool function_offset_within_entry(kprobe_opcode_t *addr, const char *sym, unsign
 		return false;
 
 	if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset((unsigned long)kp_addr, NULL, &offset) ||
-						!arch_function_offset_within_entry(offset))
+						!arch_kprobe_on_func_entry(offset))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -1914,7 +1920,7 @@ int register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 	int i;
 	void *addr;
 
-	if (!function_offset_within_entry(rp->kp.addr, rp->kp.symbol_name, rp->kp.offset))
+	if (!kprobe_on_func_entry(rp->kp.addr, rp->kp.symbol_name, rp->kp.offset))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (kretprobe_blacklist_size) {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index b53c8d369163..2c5221819be5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static int create_trace_kprobe(int argc, char **argv)
 			return ret;
 		}
 		if (offset && is_return &&
-		    !function_offset_within_entry(NULL, symbol, offset)) {
+		    !kprobe_on_func_entry(NULL, symbol, offset)) {
 			pr_info("Given offset is not valid for return probe.\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 6f4882f8d61f..87b431886670 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(void)
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
 		.type	= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
 		.config	= PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
+		.exclude_kernel	= 1,
 	};
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
index 6d542a4e0648..8aef572d0889 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
 
 	if (!ops) {
 		pr_err("unwind: target platform=%s is not supported\n", arch);
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 	}
 out_register:
 	unwind__register_ops(thread, ops);