diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
index 34fd70488d83f09ebb947680763ddbcf4ce62fad..c7a8bfc9f6f5e4c3551fef8dc5e3e69d045153e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rtas.h
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ static inline u32 rtas_config_addr(int busno, int devfn, int reg)
 			(devfn << 8) | (reg & 0xff);
 }
 
-extern void __cpuinit rtas_give_timebase(void);
-extern void __cpuinit rtas_take_timebase(void);
+extern void rtas_give_timebase(void);
+extern void rtas_take_timebase(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_RTAS
 static inline int page_is_rtas_user_buf(unsigned long pfn)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso.h
index 50f261bc3e9595a1ad972a63af1f14073710c105..0d9cecddf8a4f5ae133415f5e0bd49d780318e01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern unsigned long vdso64_rt_sigtramp;
 extern unsigned long vdso32_sigtramp;
 extern unsigned long vdso32_rt_sigtramp;
 
-int __cpuinit vdso_getcpu_init(void);
+int vdso_getcpu_init(void);
 
 #else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.c
index 92c6b008dd2b6ea28514318b5d51edf8423c96db..9262cf2bec4bd6e1e2edd7d91d476e4b900daeb3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cacheinfo.c
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ static const char *cache_type_string(const struct cache *cache)
 	return cache_type_info[cache->type].name;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit cache_init(struct cache *cache, int type, int level, struct device_node *ofnode)
+static void cache_init(struct cache *cache, int type, int level,
+		       struct device_node *ofnode)
 {
 	cache->type = type;
 	cache->level = level;
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ static void __cpuinit cache_init(struct cache *cache, int type, int level, struc
 	list_add(&cache->list, &cache_list);
 }
 
-static struct cache *__cpuinit new_cache(int type, int level, struct device_node *ofnode)
+static struct cache *new_cache(int type, int level, struct device_node *ofnode)
 {
 	struct cache *cache;
 
@@ -324,7 +325,8 @@ static bool cache_node_is_unified(const struct device_node *np)
 	return of_get_property(np, "cache-unified", NULL);
 }
 
-static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_do_one_devnode_unified(struct device_node *node, int level)
+static struct cache *cache_do_one_devnode_unified(struct device_node *node,
+						  int level)
 {
 	struct cache *cache;
 
@@ -335,7 +337,8 @@ static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_do_one_devnode_unified(struct device_node *
 	return cache;
 }
 
-static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_do_one_devnode_split(struct device_node *node, int level)
+static struct cache *cache_do_one_devnode_split(struct device_node *node,
+						int level)
 {
 	struct cache *dcache, *icache;
 
@@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ err:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_do_one_devnode(struct device_node *node, int level)
+static struct cache *cache_do_one_devnode(struct device_node *node, int level)
 {
 	struct cache *cache;
 
@@ -369,7 +372,8 @@ static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_do_one_devnode(struct device_node *node, in
 	return cache;
 }
 
-static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_lookup_or_instantiate(struct device_node *node, int level)
+static struct cache *cache_lookup_or_instantiate(struct device_node *node,
+						 int level)
 {
 	struct cache *cache;
 
@@ -385,7 +389,7 @@ static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_lookup_or_instantiate(struct device_node *n
 	return cache;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit link_cache_lists(struct cache *smaller, struct cache *bigger)
+static void link_cache_lists(struct cache *smaller, struct cache *bigger)
 {
 	while (smaller->next_local) {
 		if (smaller->next_local == bigger)
@@ -396,13 +400,13 @@ static void __cpuinit link_cache_lists(struct cache *smaller, struct cache *bigg
 	smaller->next_local = bigger;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit do_subsidiary_caches_debugcheck(struct cache *cache)
+static void do_subsidiary_caches_debugcheck(struct cache *cache)
 {
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cache->level != 1);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(strcmp(cache->ofnode->type, "cpu"));
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit do_subsidiary_caches(struct cache *cache)
+static void do_subsidiary_caches(struct cache *cache)
 {
 	struct device_node *subcache_node;
 	int level = cache->level;
@@ -423,7 +427,7 @@ static void __cpuinit do_subsidiary_caches(struct cache *cache)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct cache *__cpuinit cache_chain_instantiate(unsigned int cpu_id)
+static struct cache *cache_chain_instantiate(unsigned int cpu_id)
 {
 	struct device_node *cpu_node;
 	struct cache *cpu_cache = NULL;
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@ out:
 	return cpu_cache;
 }
 
-static struct cache_dir *__cpuinit cacheinfo_create_cache_dir(unsigned int cpu_id)
+static struct cache_dir *cacheinfo_create_cache_dir(unsigned int cpu_id)
 {
 	struct cache_dir *cache_dir;
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -653,7 +657,7 @@ static struct kobj_type cache_index_type = {
 	.default_attrs = cache_index_default_attrs,
 };
 
-static void __cpuinit cacheinfo_create_index_opt_attrs(struct cache_index_dir *dir)
+static void cacheinfo_create_index_opt_attrs(struct cache_index_dir *dir)
 {
 	const char *cache_name;
 	const char *cache_type;
@@ -696,7 +700,8 @@ static void __cpuinit cacheinfo_create_index_opt_attrs(struct cache_index_dir *d
 	kfree(buf);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit cacheinfo_create_index_dir(struct cache *cache, int index, struct cache_dir *cache_dir)
+static void cacheinfo_create_index_dir(struct cache *cache, int index,
+				       struct cache_dir *cache_dir)
 {
 	struct cache_index_dir *index_dir;
 	int rc;
@@ -722,7 +727,8 @@ err:
 	kfree(index_dir);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit cacheinfo_sysfs_populate(unsigned int cpu_id, struct cache *cache_list)
+static void cacheinfo_sysfs_populate(unsigned int cpu_id,
+				     struct cache *cache_list)
 {
 	struct cache_dir *cache_dir;
 	struct cache *cache;
@@ -740,7 +746,7 @@ static void __cpuinit cacheinfo_sysfs_populate(unsigned int cpu_id, struct cache
 	}
 }
 
-void __cpuinit cacheinfo_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu_id)
+void cacheinfo_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu_id)
 {
 	struct cache *cache;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 52add6f3e201e1c196ea493f40a8fccc2cc922bc..80b5ef403f685d177c0c974eaaf443b615cd8c75 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_rtas(unsigned long node,
 static arch_spinlock_t timebase_lock;
 static u64 timebase = 0;
 
-void __cpuinit rtas_give_timebase(void)
+void rtas_give_timebase(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ void __cpuinit rtas_give_timebase(void)
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-void __cpuinit rtas_take_timebase(void)
+void rtas_take_timebase(void)
 {
 	while (!timebase)
 		barrier();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index ee7ac5e6e28ac82a1693b24b7c0857a2e26e94ea..85398c71665c3e989c32b785cd195ca5bd2f4e3a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static void cpu_idle_thread_init(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	secondary_ti = current_set[cpu] = ti;
 }
 
-int __cpuinit __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
+int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 {
 	int rc, c;
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static struct device_node *cpu_to_l2cache(int cpu)
 }
 
 /* Activate a secondary processor. */
-__cpuinit void start_secondary(void *unused)
+void start_secondary(void *unused)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct device_node *l2_cache;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index e68a84568b8bcbce38815dff9789de604701b185..27a90b99ef6744d20fa6664bb1c6244626a5cd0d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static struct device_attribute pa6t_attrs[] = {
 #endif /* HAS_PPC_PMC_PA6T */
 #endif /* HAS_PPC_PMC_CLASSIC */
 
-static void __cpuinit register_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
+static void register_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu *c = &per_cpu(cpu_devices, cpu);
 	struct device *s = &c->dev;
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ ssize_t arch_cpu_release(const char *buf, size_t count)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
-static int __cpuinit sysfs_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int sysfs_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				      unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned int)(long)hcpu;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int __cpuinit sysfs_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata sysfs_cpu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block sysfs_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= sysfs_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 5fc29ad7e26fad673cd1d6732d9f6fd5586a42c7..65ab9e9093772e63d74e8c9b22ef00089718d6e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -631,7 +631,6 @@ static int __init get_freq(char *name, int cells, unsigned long *val)
 	return found;
 }
 
-/* should become __cpuinit when secondary_cpu_time_init also is */
 void start_cpu_decrementer(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_BOOKE) || defined(CONFIG_40x)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index d4f463ac65b1ea6d1dd00e3f52925745f7c136e2..1d9c92621b36f4be1eeaa0dcf5ebab5c926c9259 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static void __init vdso_setup_syscall_map(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-int __cpuinit vdso_getcpu_init(void)
+int vdso_getcpu_init(void)
 {
 	unsigned long cpu, node, val;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/44x_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/44x_mmu.c
index 2c9441ee6bb853c4ca6d650bb399c94b5ee5db15..82b1ff759e26d586145c58a6b0cb7c549a09057b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/44x_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/44x_mmu.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int icache_44x_need_flush;
 
 unsigned long tlb_47x_boltmap[1024/8];
 
-static void __cpuinit ppc44x_update_tlb_hwater(void)
+static void ppc44x_update_tlb_hwater(void)
 {
 	extern unsigned int tlb_44x_patch_hwater_D[];
 	extern unsigned int tlb_44x_patch_hwater_I[];
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void __init ppc47x_update_boltmap(void)
 /*
  * "Pins" a 256MB TLB entry in AS0 for kernel lowmem for 47x type MMU
  */
-static void __cpuinit ppc47x_pin_tlb(unsigned int virt, unsigned int phys)
+static void ppc47x_pin_tlb(unsigned int virt, unsigned int phys)
 {
 	unsigned int rA;
 	int bolted;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void setup_initial_memory_limit(phys_addr_t first_memblock_base,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-void __cpuinit mmu_init_secondary(int cpu)
+void mmu_init_secondary(int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	unsigned long memstart = memstart_addr & ~(PPC_PIN_SIZE - 1);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
index 8452316439870c5ddf0d5e9f158e54b2205f685d..6ecc38bd5b2429eb08b89e3eb09cc6264c602e5c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ void __init early_init_mmu(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-void __cpuinit early_init_mmu_secondary(void)
+void early_init_mmu_secondary(void)
 {
 	/* Initialize hash table for that CPU */
 	if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_nohash.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_nohash.c
index 810f8e4d74d43c8d6047fcc7786721d1382440a1..af3d78e193026a6df95f6b4946fdf5a74236a864 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_nohash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_nohash.c
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ void destroy_context(struct mm_struct *mm)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
-static int __cpuinit mmu_context_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-					    unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int mmu_context_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+				  unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned int)(long)hcpu;
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int __cpuinit mmu_context_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata mmu_context_cpu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block mmu_context_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= mmu_context_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
index 88c0425dc0a88f41f61c38b4d01888ec468a937c..c792cd95e792e724c17871e6628204a24803ec74 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int of_drconf_to_nid_single(struct of_drconf_cell *drmem,
  * Figure out to which domain a cpu belongs and stick it there.
  * Return the id of the domain used.
  */
-static int __cpuinit numa_setup_cpu(unsigned long lcpu)
+static int numa_setup_cpu(unsigned long lcpu)
 {
 	int nid = 0;
 	struct device_node *cpu = of_get_cpu_node(lcpu, NULL);
@@ -538,8 +538,7 @@ out:
 	return nid;
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit cpu_numa_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-			     unsigned long action,
+static int cpu_numa_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action,
 			     void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long lcpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
@@ -919,7 +918,7 @@ static void __init *careful_zallocation(int nid, unsigned long size,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata ppc64_numa_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block ppc64_numa_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_numa_callback,
 	.priority = 1 /* Must run before sched domains notifier. */
 };
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/tlb_nohash.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/tlb_nohash.c
index 6888cad5103dedfe78755f2267fda7cf0cf664ab..41cd68dee68164c38f3436ee7a40e60326ecc8cb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/tlb_nohash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/tlb_nohash.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ void __init early_init_mmu(void)
 	__early_init_mmu(1);
 }
 
-void __cpuinit early_init_mmu_secondary(void)
+void early_init_mmu_secondary(void)
 {
 	__early_init_mmu(0);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 29c6482890c88c89f8fbb159d5561b591b47c09f..af94a717c4518b38f1f904aa87a3cb9d1f4733e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ static void power_pmu_setup(int cpu)
 	cpuhw->mmcr[0] = MMCR0_FC;
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit
+static int
 power_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ power_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-int __cpuinit register_power_pmu(struct power_pmu *pmu)
+int register_power_pmu(struct power_pmu *pmu)
 {
 	if (ppmu)
 		return -EBUSY;		/* something's already registered */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/currituck.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/currituck.c
index c52e1b3c9be528f68cd0dd251b3fd6d29d2396b8..7f1b71a01c6a4e936da38573b72654e6e6ef6163 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/currituck.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/currituck.c
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ static void __init ppc47x_init_irq(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-static void __cpuinit smp_ppc47x_setup_cpu(int cpu)
+static void smp_ppc47x_setup_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	mpic_setup_this_cpu();
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit smp_ppc47x_kick_cpu(int cpu)
+static int smp_ppc47x_kick_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct device_node *cpunode = of_get_cpu_node(cpu, NULL);
 	const u64 *spin_table_addr_prop;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/iss4xx.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/iss4xx.c
index a28a8629727eed875133f168a7951b9337e58802..4241bc825800d72450bc994bacf2a4203fd9aa63 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/iss4xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/iss4xx.c
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ static void __init iss4xx_init_irq(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-static void __cpuinit smp_iss4xx_setup_cpu(int cpu)
+static void smp_iss4xx_setup_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	mpic_setup_this_cpu();
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit smp_iss4xx_kick_cpu(int cpu)
+static int smp_iss4xx_kick_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct device_node *cpunode = of_get_cpu_node(cpu, NULL);
 	const u64 *spin_table_addr_prop;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
index 6a1759939c6ba47fff97cae12ecc50a79643c606..5ced4f5bb2b2e70dbc4a2a90b1a4679b5ae802a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void mpc85xx_take_timebase(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-static void __cpuinit smp_85xx_mach_cpu_die(void)
+static void smp_85xx_mach_cpu_die(void)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	u32 tmp;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static inline u32 read_spin_table_addr_l(void *spin_table)
 	return in_be32(&((struct epapr_spin_table *)spin_table)->addr_l);
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
+static int smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	const u64 *cpu_rel_addr;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static void mpc85xx_smp_machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC */
 
-static void __cpuinit smp_85xx_setup_cpu(int cpu_nr)
+static void smp_85xx_setup_cpu(int cpu_nr)
 {
 	if (smp_85xx_ops.probe == smp_mpic_probe)
 		mpic_setup_this_cpu();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
index bdb738a69e41890b5bec785ee44257f26cb6f987..49c9f9501c21342e915bfb3c2456fe533fe2f03d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static int smp_core99_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata smp_core99_cpu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block smp_core99_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= smp_core99_cpu_notify,
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
index 77784aead1c25217719b3e12616b99c23ec1539c..89e3857af4e0913679448c5cc78c6549d17b29e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define DBG(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-static void __cpuinit pnv_smp_setup_cpu(int cpu)
+static void pnv_smp_setup_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	if (cpu != boot_cpuid)
 		xics_setup_cpu();