diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
index f4dd9f3f30010ba5f62d0bfa10ada7876837d3fa..4b2575f936d46e77c82e9c003bd53b98e1f9291b 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ smp_callin(void)
 	DBGS(("smp_callin: commencing CPU %d current %p active_mm %p\n",
 	      cpuid, current, current->active_mm));
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index 52906d3145371b4a5a0bbaba5d1d9239480465da..db0e104d68355b6dd0a35524960983291ccda9c4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ void start_kernel_secondary(void)
 	pr_info("## CPU%u LIVE ##: Executing Code...\n", cpu);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 48099c6e1e4a631f1269faba4f9cf96bb666b938..8aa7fa949c2322d2401f9751c6c3bd14896cf37c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ asmlinkage void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 #endif
 	pr_debug("CPU%u: Booted secondary processor\n", cpu);
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
index 80e946b2abee276479fde238d3f01e5d7eecacb3..e83f0982b99c1a6a773401e276b90a1f32fefb0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static inline void preempt_count_set(u64 pc)
 } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
-	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 18e9727d3f64502a4ec763495b850c9ebd105f0a..feee5a3cd128834988a5f504acfbdc27f62b2803 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ asmlinkage notrace void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 		init_gic_priority_masking();
 
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
-	preempt_disable();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c b/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
index 041d0de6a1b6771de342bf1ed74292f93f87d872..1a8d7eaf1ff718a71788f644fa2aa5de105f1466 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ void csky_start_secondary(void)
 	pr_info("CPU%u Online: %s...\n", cpu, __func__);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
index 093040f7e626a1ef79aaed1cdfa17f513808cc2a..0cad990385c04acb239d074a710727b1e8455bf0 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ start_secondary (void *unused)
 #endif
 	efi_map_pal_code();
 	cpu_init();
-	preempt_disable();
 	smp_callin();
 
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 48d84d5fcc36157d8a47f7a82183272bd2cfd568..ff25926c5458c691a75d1283e612683c2b5a7e29 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 	 */
 
 	calibrate_delay();
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	cpu_data[cpu].udelay_val = loops_per_jiffy;
 
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
index 29c82ef2e207ce098918a6a7a682311ab2d75eba..e4dad76066aed1438b977e4759075f2fb0a7d68f 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ asmlinkage __init void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
-
-	preempt_disable();
 	/*
 	 * OK, it's off to the idle thread for us
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index 10227f667c8a6ed09f68dc2e9e3e75f6d7a4a171..1405b603b91b6be6909530825ad455ee150ebbf3 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ void __init smp_callin(unsigned long pdce_proc)
 #endif
 
 	smp_cpu_init(slave_id);
-	preempt_disable();
 
 	flush_cache_all_local(); /* start with known state */
 	flush_tlb_all_local(NULL);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index db7ac77bea3a791fe12d6be3a9dc52ee7d4392e3..0760230be56f27d8b1610368f027f1b648c3dfc8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,6 @@ void start_secondary(void *unused)
 	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
 	set_dec(tb_ticks_per_jiffy);
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_callin_map[cpu] = 1;
 
 	if (smp_ops->setup_cpu)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
index 96167d55ed9845a23debad56fcbeb009c600c7d1..0b04e0eae3ab5bfe0e9ff714e6ebef512b83dafd 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void smp_callin(void)
 	 * Disable preemption before enabling interrupts, so we don't try to
 	 * schedule a CPU that hasn't actually started yet.
 	 */
-	preempt_disable();
 	local_irq_enable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h
index 6ede29907fbf76424ed52de165db93af0e600933..e38480eb58faac5d36f32ca89264b36b447aacaf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 #define init_task_preempt_count(p)	do { } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu)	do { \
-	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 #define init_task_preempt_count(p)	do { } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu)	do { \
-	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 791bc373418bd3d7ad44c8deef8da7f2e715953a..7db5460553b7de5a1bf26b5987369e6e0813cdaf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -863,7 +863,6 @@ static void smp_init_secondary(void)
 	set_cpu_flag(CIF_ASCE_SECONDARY);
 	cpu_init();
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
-	preempt_disable();
 	init_cpu_timer();
 	vtime_init();
 	pfault_init();
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
index 372acdc9033eb35da2b5a610cc6221f53208e573..65924d9ec24598f81e995bee85bf4cb135b1d84b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 
 	per_cpu_trap_init();
 
-	preempt_disable();
-
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c
index 50c127ab46d5bc810f6e874a106188f8029e6af4..22b148e5a5f88c76c46b17b87c53f7df510940c8 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static void sparc_start_secondary(void *arg)
 	 */
 	arch_cpu_pre_starting(arg);
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index e38d8bf454e866636e7091d131277e0596baebb3..ae5faa1d989d2ec7e8ef3e0f05f7d91148b25bc3 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ void smp_callin(void)
 
 	set_cpu_online(cpuid, true);
 
-	/* idle thread is expected to have preempt disabled */
-	preempt_disable();
-
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
index 69485ca13665f1722a919bbf1c8345cd25e8d8ae..a334dd0d7c42c58dc587da6105b9fa87562e19da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 #define init_task_preempt_count(p) do { } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
-	per_cpu(__preempt_count, (cpu)) = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	per_cpu(__preempt_count, (cpu)) = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 582387fc939f409ffa78c48a1f2c7b73fdf9986e..8baff500914ea12f0e0f0310171a9d2f257edb83 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ static void notrace start_secondary(void *unused)
 	cpu_init_exception_handling();
 	cpu_init();
 	x86_cpuinit.early_percpu_clock_init();
-	preempt_disable();
 	smp_callin();
 
 	enable_start_cpu0 = 0;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
index cd85a7a2722ba4f4f101957c8cbc7665deda12ac..1254da07ead1f42712918b90c54b45ebf83cb5bb 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(mm));
 	enter_lazy_tlb(mm, current);
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
 	calibrate_delay();
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/preempt.h b/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
index d683f5e6d7913be7746e375908265b827d1b74c2..b4d43a4af5f794e9f7a0094cd002610fa1beb6d0 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
-	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static __always_inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b4449544390ca14f7b96a87d77aafc79af250070..dd26a42e80a87cf613982e6cf70a1293440d8529 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -914,11 +914,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init __no_sanitize_address start_kernel(void)
 	 * time - but meanwhile we still have a functioning scheduler.
 	 */
 	sched_init();
-	/*
-	 * Disable preemption - early bootup scheduling is extremely
-	 * fragile until we cpu_idle() for the first time.
-	 */
-	preempt_disable();
+
 	if (WARN(!irqs_disabled(),
 		 "Interrupts were enabled *very* early, fixing it\n"))
 		local_irq_disable();
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 281addb694df0e11c5814a8f28c989a785890e03..096945ef49ad75dee51951832270f07a1dbf10ce 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -2392,7 +2392,7 @@ static inline void init_idle_pids(struct task_struct *idle)
 	}
 }
 
-struct task_struct *fork_idle(int cpu)
+struct task_struct * __init fork_idle(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct kernel_clone_args args = {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 57b2362518849f54766d835cd7378f4d50b4b858..bd3fa14fda1ffc60bff3b196692f89869b03095f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6512,7 +6512,7 @@ void show_state_filter(unsigned long state_filter)
  * NOTE: this function does not set the idle thread's NEED_RESCHED
  * flag, to make booting more robust.
  */
-void init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
+void __init init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.c b/kernel/smpboot.c
index f25208e8df8365e090cedf887638b3e0b00e92bc..e4163042c4d6658d4fcf192bfcac04e8c2ddb5cf 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct task_struct *idle_thread_get(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	if (!tsk)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	init_idle(tsk, cpu);
 	return tsk;
 }