diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 92f9fcdc5be..4f88b0698a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -121,26 +121,46 @@ enum {
 		{ .notifier_call = fn, .priority = pri };	\
 	register_cpu_notifier(&fn##_nb);			\
 }
+
+#define __cpu_notifier(fn, pri) {				\
+	static struct notifier_block fn##_nb =			\
+		{ .notifier_call = fn, .priority = pri };	\
+	__register_cpu_notifier(&fn##_nb);			\
+}
 #else /* #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || !defined(MODULE) */
 #define cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
+#define __cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
 #endif /* #else #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || !defined(MODULE) */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 extern int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern void __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 #else
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 extern int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 #else
 static inline int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 static inline void unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 int cpu_up(unsigned int cpu);
@@ -148,19 +168,32 @@ void notify_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void cpu_maps_update_begin(void);
 extern void cpu_maps_update_done(void);
 
+#define cpu_notifier_register_begin	cpu_maps_update_begin
+#define cpu_notifier_register_done	cpu_maps_update_done
+
 #else	/* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 #define cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
+#define __cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
 
 static inline int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void cpu_maps_update_begin(void)
 {
 }
@@ -169,6 +202,14 @@ static inline void cpu_maps_update_done(void)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void cpu_notifier_register_begin(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void cpu_notifier_register_done(void)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 extern struct bus_type cpu_subsys;
 
@@ -180,8 +221,11 @@ extern void put_online_cpus(void);
 extern void cpu_hotplug_disable(void);
 extern void cpu_hotplug_enable(void);
 #define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	cpu_notifier(fn, pri)
+#define __hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	__cpu_notifier(fn, pri)
 #define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	register_cpu_notifier(nb)
+#define __register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	__register_cpu_notifier(nb)
 #define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	unregister_cpu_notifier(nb)
+#define __unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	__unregister_cpu_notifier(nb)
 int cpu_down(unsigned int cpu);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE
@@ -204,9 +248,12 @@ static inline void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock(void)
 #define cpu_hotplug_disable()	do { } while (0)
 #define cpu_hotplug_enable()	do { } while (0)
 #define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
+#define __hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
 /* These aren't inline functions due to a GCC bug. */
 #define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	({ (void)(nb); 0; })
+#define __register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	({ (void)(nb); 0; })
 #define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	({ (void)(nb); })
+#define __unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	({ (void)(nb); })
 #endif		/* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP_SMP
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 02caf610cc9..677b4619ea9 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -24,18 +24,23 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(cpu_add_remove_lock);
 
 /*
- * The following two API's must be used when attempting
- * to serialize the updates to cpu_online_mask, cpu_present_mask.
+ * The following two APIs (cpu_maps_update_begin/done) must be used when
+ * attempting to serialize the updates to cpu_online_mask & cpu_present_mask.
+ * The APIs cpu_notifier_register_begin/done() must be used to protect CPU
+ * hotplug callback (un)registration performed using __register_cpu_notifier()
+ * or __unregister_cpu_notifier().
  */
 void cpu_maps_update_begin(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_notifier_register_begin);
 
 void cpu_maps_update_done(void)
 {
 	mutex_unlock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_notifier_register_done);
 
 static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(cpu_chain);
 
@@ -166,6 +171,11 @@ int __ref register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int __ref __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return raw_notifier_chain_register(&cpu_chain, nb);
+}
+
 static int __cpu_notify(unsigned long val, void *v, int nr_to_call,
 			int *nr_calls)
 {
@@ -189,6 +199,7 @@ static void cpu_notify_nofail(unsigned long val, void *v)
 	BUG_ON(cpu_notify(val, v));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_cpu_notifier);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_cpu_notifier);
 
 void __ref unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
@@ -198,6 +209,12 @@ void __ref unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_cpu_notifier);
 
+void __ref __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	raw_notifier_chain_unregister(&cpu_chain, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_cpu_notifier);
+
 static inline void check_for_tasks(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;