diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 1d601a7c4587..a9d9760dc7b6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void *ring_buffer_event_data(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_event_data);
 
 #define for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu)		\
-	for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, buffer->cpumask)
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask)
 
 #define TS_SHIFT	27
 #define TS_MASK		((1ULL << TS_SHIFT) - 1)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 	unsigned			pages;
 	unsigned			flags;
 	int				cpus;
-	cpumask_t			cpumask;
+	cpumask_var_t			cpumask;
 	atomic_t			record_disabled;
 
 	struct mutex			mutex;
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 	if (!buffer)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&buffer->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto fail_free_buffer;
+
 	buffer->pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(size, BUF_PAGE_SIZE);
 	buffer->flags = flags;
 
@@ -465,14 +468,14 @@ struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 	if (buffer->pages == 1)
 		buffer->pages++;
 
-	buffer->cpumask = cpu_possible_map;
+	cpumask_copy(buffer->cpumask, cpu_possible_mask);
 	buffer->cpus = nr_cpu_ids;
 
 	bsize = sizeof(void *) * nr_cpu_ids;
 	buffer->buffers = kzalloc(ALIGN(bsize, cache_line_size()),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buffer->buffers)
-		goto fail_free_buffer;
+		goto fail_free_cpumask;
 
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
 		buffer->buffers[cpu] =
@@ -492,6 +495,9 @@ struct ring_buffer *ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 	}
 	kfree(buffer->buffers);
 
+ fail_free_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(buffer->cpumask);
+
  fail_free_buffer:
 	kfree(buffer);
 	return NULL;
@@ -510,6 +516,8 @@ ring_buffer_free(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
 	for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu)
 		rb_free_cpu_buffer(buffer->buffers[cpu]);
 
+	free_cpumask_var(buffer->cpumask);
+
 	kfree(buffer);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_free);
@@ -1283,7 +1291,7 @@ ring_buffer_lock_reserve(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		goto out;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -1396,7 +1404,7 @@ int ring_buffer_write(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		goto out;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -1478,7 +1486,7 @@ void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -1498,7 +1506,7 @@ void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -1515,7 +1523,7 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_entries_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -1532,7 +1540,7 @@ unsigned long ring_buffer_overrun_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return 0;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -1850,7 +1858,7 @@ rb_buffer_peek(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts)
 	struct buffer_page *reader;
 	int nr_loops = 0;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return NULL;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -2025,7 +2033,7 @@ ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts)
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
@@ -2062,7 +2070,7 @@ ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 	struct ring_buffer_iter *iter;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return NULL;
 
 	iter = kmalloc(sizeof(*iter), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -2172,7 +2180,7 @@ void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
@@ -2228,7 +2236,7 @@ int ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return 1;
 
 	cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
@@ -2252,8 +2260,8 @@ int ring_buffer_swap_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer_a,
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer_a;
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer_b;
 
-	if (!cpu_isset(cpu, buffer_a->cpumask) ||
-	    !cpu_isset(cpu, buffer_b->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer_a->cpumask) ||
+	    !cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer_b->cpumask))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* At least make sure the two buffers are somewhat the same */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 0e91f43b6baf..5d04e27f3b40 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ static inline void ftrace_enable_cpu(void)
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
-static cpumask_t __read_mostly		tracing_buffer_mask;
+static cpumask_var_t __read_mostly	tracing_buffer_mask;
 
 #define for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu)	\
-	for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, tracing_buffer_mask)
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, tracing_buffer_mask)
 
 /*
  * ftrace_dump_on_oops - variable to dump ftrace buffer on oops
@@ -2646,13 +2646,7 @@ static struct file_operations show_traces_fops = {
 /*
  * Only trace on a CPU if the bitmask is set:
  */
-static cpumask_t tracing_cpumask = CPU_MASK_ALL;
-
-/*
- * When tracing/tracing_cpu_mask is modified then this holds
- * the new bitmask we are about to install:
- */
-static cpumask_t tracing_cpumask_new;
+static cpumask_var_t tracing_cpumask;
 
 /*
  * The tracer itself will not take this lock, but still we want
@@ -2674,7 +2668,7 @@ tracing_cpumask_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 
 	mutex_lock(&tracing_cpumask_update_lock);
 
-	len = cpumask_scnprintf(mask_str, count, &tracing_cpumask);
+	len = cpumask_scnprintf(mask_str, count, tracing_cpumask);
 	if (count - len < 2) {
 		count = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err;
@@ -2693,9 +2687,13 @@ tracing_cpumask_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 		      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int err, cpu;
+	cpumask_var_t tracing_cpumask_new;
+
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tracing_cpumask_new, GFP_KERNEL))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_lock(&tracing_cpumask_update_lock);
-	err = cpumask_parse_user(ubuf, count, &tracing_cpumask_new);
+	err = cpumask_parse_user(ubuf, count, tracing_cpumask_new);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_unlock;
 
@@ -2706,26 +2704,28 @@ tracing_cpumask_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 		 * Increase/decrease the disabled counter if we are
 		 * about to flip a bit in the cpumask:
 		 */
-		if (cpu_isset(cpu, tracing_cpumask) &&
-				!cpu_isset(cpu, tracing_cpumask_new)) {
+		if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tracing_cpumask) &&
+				!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tracing_cpumask_new)) {
 			atomic_inc(&global_trace.data[cpu]->disabled);
 		}
-		if (!cpu_isset(cpu, tracing_cpumask) &&
-				cpu_isset(cpu, tracing_cpumask_new)) {
+		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tracing_cpumask) &&
+				cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tracing_cpumask_new)) {
 			atomic_dec(&global_trace.data[cpu]->disabled);
 		}
 	}
 	__raw_spin_unlock(&ftrace_max_lock);
 	local_irq_enable();
 
-	tracing_cpumask = tracing_cpumask_new;
+	cpumask_copy(tracing_cpumask, tracing_cpumask_new);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&tracing_cpumask_update_lock);
+	free_cpumask_var(tracing_cpumask_new);
 
 	return count;
 
 err_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&tracing_cpumask_update_lock);
+	free_cpumask_var(tracing_cpumask);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -3752,7 +3752,6 @@ void ftrace_dump(void)
 	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ftrace_dump_lock);
 	/* use static because iter can be a bit big for the stack */
 	static struct trace_iterator iter;
-	static cpumask_t mask;
 	static int dump_ran;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int cnt = 0, cpu;
@@ -3786,8 +3785,6 @@ void ftrace_dump(void)
 	 * and then release the locks again.
 	 */
 
-	cpus_clear(mask);
-
 	while (!trace_empty(&iter)) {
 
 		if (!cnt)
@@ -3823,19 +3820,28 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
 	int i;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tracing_buffer_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tracing_cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto out_free_buffer_mask;
+
+	cpumask_copy(tracing_buffer_mask, cpu_possible_mask);
+	cpumask_copy(tracing_cpumask, cpu_all_mask);
 
 	/* TODO: make the number of buffers hot pluggable with CPUS */
-	tracing_buffer_mask = cpu_possible_map;
-
 	global_trace.buffer = ring_buffer_alloc(trace_buf_size,
 						   TRACE_BUFFER_FLAGS);
 	if (!global_trace.buffer) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "tracer: failed to allocate ring buffer!\n");
 		WARN_ON(1);
-		return 0;
+		goto out_free_cpumask;
 	}
 	global_trace.entries = ring_buffer_size(global_trace.buffer);
 
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
 	max_tr.buffer = ring_buffer_alloc(trace_buf_size,
 					     TRACE_BUFFER_FLAGS);
@@ -3843,7 +3849,7 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "tracer: failed to allocate max ring buffer!\n");
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		ring_buffer_free(global_trace.buffer);
-		return 0;
+		goto out_free_cpumask;
 	}
 	max_tr.entries = ring_buffer_size(max_tr.buffer);
 	WARN_ON(max_tr.entries != global_trace.entries);
@@ -3873,8 +3879,14 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 				       &trace_panic_notifier);
 
 	register_die_notifier(&trace_die_notifier);
+	ret = 0;
 
-	return 0;
+out_free_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(tracing_cpumask);
+out_free_buffer_mask:
+	free_cpumask_var(tracing_buffer_mask);
+out:
+	return ret;
 }
 early_initcall(tracer_alloc_buffers);
 fs_initcall(tracer_init_debugfs);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sysprof.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sysprof.c
index a5779bd975db..eaca5ad803ff 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sysprof.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sysprof.c
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart stack_trace_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
 }
 
-static void start_stack_timer(int cpu)
+static void start_stack_timer(void *unused)
 {
-	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &per_cpu(stack_trace_hrtimer, cpu);
+	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &__get_cpu_var(stack_trace_hrtimer);
 
 	hrtimer_init(hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	hrtimer->function = stack_trace_timer_fn;
@@ -208,14 +208,7 @@ static void start_stack_timer(int cpu)
 
 static void start_stack_timers(void)
 {
-	cpumask_t saved_mask = current->cpus_allowed;
-	int cpu;
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
-		start_stack_timer(cpu);
-	}
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &saved_mask);
+	on_each_cpu(start_stack_timer, NULL, 1);
 }
 
 static void stop_stack_timer(int cpu)