46 files changed, 119 insertions, 141 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
index 90561c45e7d8..8e47709160f8 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static void alpha_perf_event_irq_handler(unsigned long la_ptr,
         data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 
         if (alpha_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx)) {
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs)) {
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs)) {
                         /* Interrupts coming too quickly; "throttle" the
                          * counter, i.e., disable it for a little while.
                          */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
index f1e8dd94afe8..38dc4da1d612 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ armv6pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num,
                 if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
                         continue;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
index 4960686afb58..6e5f8752303b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static irqreturn_t armv7pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
                 if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
                         continue;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
index 39affbe4fdb2..99b6b85c7e49 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ xscale1pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
                 if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
                         continue;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
         }
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ xscale2pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
                 if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
                         continue;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
index 97260060bf26..0c9b1054f790 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static long ptrace_hbp_idx_to_num(int idx)
 /*
  * Handle hitting a HW-breakpoint.
  */
-static void ptrace_hbptriggered(struct perf_event *bp, int unused,
+static void ptrace_hbptriggered(struct perf_event *bp,
                                      struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                      struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c b/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c
index 40ee7e5045e4..5f452f8fde05 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int swp_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int instr)
         unsigned int address, destreg, data, type;
         unsigned int res = 0;
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, regs->ARM_pc);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, regs->ARM_pc);
 
         if (current->pid != previous_pid) {
                 pr_debug("\"%s\" (%ld) uses deprecated SWP{B} instruction\n",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index bc0e1d88fd3b..9ea4f7ddd665 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -318,11 +318,11 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
         fault = __do_page_fault(mm, addr, fsr, tsk);
         up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
         if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR)
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, addr);
         else if (fault & VM_FAULT_MINOR)
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, addr);
 
         /*
          * Handle the "normal" case first - VM_FAULT_MAJOR / VM_FAULT_MINOR
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c
index a8244854d3dc..d0deaab9ace2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ handle_associated_event(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
         if (!mipspmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
                 return;
 
-        if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, data, regs))
+        if (perf_event_overflow(event, data, regs))
                 mipspmu->disable_event(idx);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index e9b3af27d844..b7517e3abc85 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ static int simulate_llsc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int opcode)
 {
         if ((opcode & OPCODE) == LL) {
                 perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-                                1, 0, regs, 0);
+                                1, regs, 0);
                 return simulate_ll(regs, opcode);
         }
         if ((opcode & OPCODE) == SC) {
                 perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-                                1, 0, regs, 0);
+                                1, regs, 0);
                 return simulate_sc(regs, opcode);
         }
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static int simulate_rdhwr(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int opcode)
                 int rd = (opcode & RD) >> 11;
                 int rt = (opcode & RT) >> 16;
                 perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-                                1, 0, regs, 0);
+                                1, regs, 0);
                 switch (rd) {
                 case 0:         /* CPU number */
                         regs->regs[rt] = smp_processor_id();
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int simulate_sync(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int opcode)
 {
         if ((opcode & OPCODE) == SPEC0 && (opcode & FUNC) == SYNC) {
                 perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-                                1, 0, regs, 0);
+                                1, regs, 0);
                 return 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c b/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
index cfea1adfa153..eb319b580353 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static void emulate_load_store_insn(struct pt_regs *regs,
         unsigned long value;
         unsigned int res;
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-                      1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
         /*
          * This load never faults.
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_ade(struct pt_regs *regs)
         mm_segment_t seg;
 
         perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,
-                        1, 0, regs, regs->cp0_badvaddr);
+                        1, regs, regs->cp0_badvaddr);
         /*
          * Did we catch a fault trying to load an instruction?
          * Or are we running in MIPS16 mode?
diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
index d32cb0503110..dbf2f93a5091 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static int cop1Emulate(struct pt_regs *xcp, struct mips_fpu_struct *ctx,
         }
 
       emul:
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-                        1, 0, xcp, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, xcp, 0);
         MIPS_FPU_EMU_INC_STATS(emulated);
         switch (MIPSInst_OPCODE(ir)) {
         case ldc1_op:{
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index 137ee76a0045..937cf3368164 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ good_area:
          * the fault.
          */
         fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
         if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
                 if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
                         goto out_of_memory;
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ good_area:
                 BUG();
         }
         if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ,
-                                1, 0, regs, address);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, address);
                 tsk->maj_flt++;
         } else {
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN,
-                                1, 0, regs, address);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, address);
                 tsk->min_flt++;
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/emulated_ops.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/emulated_ops.h
index 45921672b97a..2cc41c715d2b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/emulated_ops.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/emulated_ops.h
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ extern void ppc_warn_emulated_print(const char *type);
 #define PPC_WARN_EMULATED(type, regs)                                   \
         do {                                                            \
                 perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,           \
-                        1, 0, regs, 0);                                 \
+                        1, regs, 0);                                    \
                 __PPC_WARN_EMULATED(type);                              \
         } while (0)
 
 #define PPC_WARN_ALIGNMENT(type, regs)                                  \
         do {                                                            \
                 perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,           \
-                        1, 0, regs, regs->dar);                         \
+                        1, regs, regs->dar);                            \
                 __PPC_WARN_EMULATED(type);                              \
         } while (0)
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 822f63008ae1..14967de98876 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ struct pmu power_pmu = {
  * here so there is no possibility of being interrupted.
  */
 static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
-                               struct pt_regs *regs, int nmi)
+                               struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         u64 period = event->hw.sample_period;
         s64 prev, delta, left;
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
                 if (event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR)
                         perf_get_data_addr(regs, &data.addr);
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         power_pmu_stop(event, 0);
         }
 }
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static void perf_event_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
                 if ((int)val < 0) {
                         /* event has overflowed */
                         found = 1;
-                        record_and_restart(event, val, regs, nmi);
+                        record_and_restart(event, val, regs);
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event_fsl_emb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event_fsl_emb.c
index b0dc8f7069cd..0a6d2a9d569c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event_fsl_emb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event_fsl_emb.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static struct pmu fsl_emb_pmu = {
  * here so there is no possibility of being interrupted.
  */
 static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
-                               struct pt_regs *regs, int nmi)
+                               struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         u64 period = event->hw.sample_period;
         s64 prev, delta, left;
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
                 perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);
                 data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         fsl_emb_pmu_stop(event, 0);
         }
 }
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static void perf_event_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
                         if (event) {
                                 /* event has overflowed */
                                 found = 1;
-                                record_and_restart(event, val, regs, nmi);
+                                record_and_restart(event, val, regs);
                         } else {
                                 /*
                                  * Disabled counter is negative,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index cb22024f2b42..3177617af2ef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ void user_disable_single_step(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
-void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp,
                       struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         struct perf_event_attr attr;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index 54f4fb994e99..dbc48254c6cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
                 die("Weird page fault", regs, SIGSEGV);
         }
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         /* When running in the kernel we expect faults to occur only to
          * addresses in user space.  All other faults represent errors in the
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ good_area:
         }
         if (ret & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                 current->maj_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
                                      regs, address);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_SMLPAR
                 if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_CMO)) {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ good_area:
 #endif
         } else {
                 current->min_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
                                      regs, address);
         }
         up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index fe103e891e7a..095f782a5512 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static inline int do_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int access,
                 goto out;
 
         address = trans_exc_code & __FAIL_ADDR_MASK;
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
         flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
         if (access == VM_WRITE || (trans_exc_code & store_indication) == 0x400)
                 flags |= FAULT_FLAG_WRITE;
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ retry:
         if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
                 if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                         tsk->maj_flt++;
-                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
                                       regs, address);
                 } else {
                         tsk->min_flt++;
-                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
                                       regs, address);
                 }
                 if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
index 3d7b209b2178..8051976100a6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static inline int put_stack_long(struct task_struct *task, int offset,
         return 0;
 }
 
-void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp,
                       struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         struct perf_event_attr attr;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/traps_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/traps_32.c
index b51a17104b5f..d9006f8ffc14 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/traps_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/traps_32.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ int handle_unaligned_access(insn_size_t instruction, struct pt_regs *regs,
          */
         if (!expected) {
                 unaligned_fixups_notify(current, instruction, regs);
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1,
                               regs, address);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/traps_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/traps_64.c
index 6713ca97e553..67110be83fd7 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/traps_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/traps_64.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int misaligned_load(struct pt_regs *regs,
                 return error;
         }
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         destreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
         if (user_mode(regs)) {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int misaligned_store(struct pt_regs *regs,
                 return error;
         }
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         srcreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
         if (user_mode(regs)) {
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int misaligned_fpu_load(struct pt_regs *regs,
                 return error;
         }
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         destreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
         if (user_mode(regs)) {
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int misaligned_fpu_store(struct pt_regs *regs,
                 return error;
         }
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         srcreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
         if (user_mode(regs)) {
diff --git a/arch/sh/math-emu/math.c b/arch/sh/math-emu/math.c
index f76a5090d5d1..977195210653 100644
--- a/arch/sh/math-emu/math.c
+++ b/arch/sh/math-emu/math.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ int do_fpu_inst(unsigned short inst, struct pt_regs *regs)
         struct task_struct *tsk = current;
         struct sh_fpu_soft_struct *fpu = &(tsk->thread.xstate->softfpu);
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
         if (!(task_thread_info(tsk)->status & TS_USEDFPU)) {
                 /* initialize once. */
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c
index d4c34d757f0d..7bebd044f2a1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
         if ((regs->sr & SR_IMASK) != SR_IMASK)
                 local_irq_enable();
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         /*
          * If we're in an interrupt, have no user context or are running
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ good_area:
         }
         if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                 tsk->maj_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
                                      regs, address);
         } else {
                 tsk->min_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
                                      regs, address);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c b/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c
index 7f5810f5dfdc..e3430e093d43 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long writeaccess,
         /* Not an IO address, so reenable interrupts */
         local_irq_enable();
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         /*
          * If we're in an interrupt or have no user
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ good_area:
 
         if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                 tsk->maj_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
                                      regs, address);
         } else {
                 tsk->min_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
                                      regs, address);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
index 2cb0e1c001e2..0b32f2e9e08d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static int __kprobes perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
                 if (!sparc_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
                         continue;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         sparc_pmu_stop(event, 0);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c
index 4491f4cb2695..7efbb2f9e77f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ asmlinkage void kernel_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
                 unsigned long addr = compute_effective_address(regs, insn);
                 int err;
 
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
                 switch (dir) {
                 case load:
                         err = do_int_load(fetch_reg_addr(((insn>>25)&0x1f),
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ asmlinkage void user_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
                 }
 
                 addr = compute_effective_address(regs, insn);
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
                 switch(dir) {
                 case load:
                         err = do_int_load(fetch_reg_addr(((insn>>25)&0x1f),
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_64.c
index b2b019ea8caa..35cff1673aa4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_64.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ asmlinkage void kernel_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 
                 addr = compute_effective_address(regs, insn,
                                                  ((insn >> 25) & 0x1f));
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
                 switch (asi) {
                 case ASI_NL:
                 case ASI_AIUPL:
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int handle_popc(u32 insn, struct pt_regs *regs)
         int ret, i, rd = ((insn >> 25) & 0x1f);
         int from_kernel = (regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV) != 0;
                                 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
         if (insn & 0x2000) {
                 maybe_flush_windows(0, 0, rd, from_kernel);
                 value = sign_extend_imm13(insn);
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int handle_ldf_stq(u32 insn, struct pt_regs *regs)
         int asi = decode_asi(insn, regs);
         int flag = (freg < 32) ? FPRS_DL : FPRS_DU;
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
         save_and_clear_fpu();
         current_thread_info()->xfsr[0] &= ~0x1c000;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void handle_ld_nf(u32 insn, struct pt_regs *regs)
         int from_kernel = (regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV) != 0;
         unsigned long *reg;
                                 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
         maybe_flush_windows(0, 0, rd, from_kernel);
         reg = fetch_reg_addr(rd, regs);
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void handle_lddfmna(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long sfar, unsigned long sfsr
 
         if (tstate & TSTATE_PRIV)
                 die_if_kernel("lddfmna from kernel", regs);
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, sfar);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, sfar);
         if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
                 pc = (u32)pc;
         if (get_user(insn, (u32 __user *) pc) != -EFAULT) {
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ void handle_stdfmna(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long sfar, unsigned long sfsr
 
         if (tstate & TSTATE_PRIV)
                 die_if_kernel("stdfmna from kernel", regs);
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, sfar);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, sfar);
         if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
                 pc = (u32)pc;
         if (get_user(insn, (u32 __user *) pc) != -EFAULT) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/visemul.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/visemul.c
index 36357717d691..32b626c9d815 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/visemul.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/visemul.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ int vis_emul(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 
         BUG_ON(regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV);
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
         if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
                 pc = (u32)pc;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_32.c b/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_32.c
index a3fccde894ec..aa4d55b0bdf0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_32.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int do_mathemu(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *fpt)
         int retcode = 0;                               /* assume all succeed */
         unsigned long insn;
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_MATHEMU
         printk("In do_mathemu()... pc is %08lx\n", regs->pc);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_64.c b/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_64.c
index 56d2c44747b8..e575bd2fe381 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/math-emu/math_64.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int do_mathemu(struct pt_regs *regs, struct fpustate *f)
 
         if (tstate & TSTATE_PRIV)
                 die_if_kernel("unfinished/unimplemented FPop from kernel", regs);
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
         if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
                 pc = (u32)pc;
         if (get_user(insn, (u32 __user *) pc) != -EFAULT) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index 7543ddbdadb2..aa1c1b1ce5cc 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_sparc_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, int text_fault, int write,
         if (in_atomic() || !mm)
                 goto no_context;
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
@@ -301,12 +301,10 @@ good_area:
         }
         if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                 current->maj_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
-                              regs, address);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, address);
         } else {
                 current->min_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
-                              regs, address);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, address);
         }
         up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
         return;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index f92ce56a8b22..504c0622f729 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_sparc64_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
         if (in_atomic() || !mm)
                 goto intr_or_no_mm;
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         if (!down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_sem)) {
                 if ((regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV) &&
@@ -433,12 +433,10 @@ good_area:
         }
         if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                 current->maj_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
-                              regs, address);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, address);
         } else {
                 current->min_flt++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
-                              regs, address);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, address);
         }
         up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 8a57f9aa8e36..5b86ec51534c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ static int x86_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
                 if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
                         continue;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 41178c826c48..d38b0020f775 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ again:
 
                 data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
index bab491b8ee25..0941f93f2940 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(void)
          */
         perf_prepare_sample(&header, &data, event, &regs);
 
-        if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size * (top - at), 1, 1))
+        if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size * (top - at), 1))
                 return 1;
 
         for (; at < top; at++) {
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void __intel_pmu_pebs_event(struct perf_event *event,
         else
                 regs.flags &= ~PERF_EFLAGS_EXACT;
 
-        if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, &regs))
+        if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, &regs))
                 x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index f76fddf63381..d6e6a67b9608 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static int p4_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
                 if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
                         continue;
-                if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+                if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                         x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
         }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 5f9ecff328b5..98da6a7b5e82 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_init(void)
         return register_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
 }
 
-static void kgdb_hw_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static void kgdb_hw_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event,
                 struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         struct task_struct *tsk = current;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 807c2a2b80f1..11db2e9b860a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int genregs_set(struct task_struct *target,
         return ret;
 }
 
-static void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+static void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp,
                              struct perf_sample_data *data,
                              struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 2dbf6bf4c7e5..4d09df054e39 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
         if (unlikely(error_code & PF_RSVD))
                 pgtable_bad(regs, error_code, address);
 
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
         /*
          * If we're in an interrupt, have no user context or are running
@@ -1161,11 +1161,11 @@ good_area:
         if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
                 if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
                         tsk->maj_flt++;
-                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
                                       regs, address);
                 } else {
                         tsk->min_flt++;
-                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+                        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
                                       regs, address);
                 }
                 if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 2f7b5d42ab41..0946a8bc098d 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ enum perf_event_active_state {
 struct file;
 struct perf_sample_data;
 
-typedef void (*perf_overflow_handler_t)(struct perf_event *, int,
+typedef void (*perf_overflow_handler_t)(struct perf_event *,
                                         struct perf_sample_data *,
                                         struct pt_regs *regs);
 
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ struct perf_output_handle {
         unsigned long                   size;
         void                            *addr;
         int                             page;
-        int                             nmi;
         int                             sample;
 };
 
@@ -993,7 +992,7 @@ extern void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
                                 struct perf_event *event,
                                 struct pt_regs *regs);
 
-extern int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+extern int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
                                  struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                  struct pt_regs *regs);
 
@@ -1012,7 +1011,7 @@ static inline int is_software_event(struct perf_event *event)
 
 extern struct jump_label_key perf_swevent_enabled[PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX];
 
-extern void __perf_sw_event(u32, u64, int, struct pt_regs *, u64);
+extern void __perf_sw_event(u32, u64, struct pt_regs *, u64);
 
 #ifndef perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs
 static inline void perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip) { }
@@ -1034,7 +1033,7 @@ static inline void perf_fetch_caller_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 static __always_inline void
-perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
+perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
 {
         struct pt_regs hot_regs;
 
@@ -1043,7 +1042,7 @@ perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
                         perf_fetch_caller_regs(&hot_regs);
                         regs = &hot_regs;
                 }
-                __perf_sw_event(event_id, nr, nmi, regs, addr);
+                __perf_sw_event(event_id, nr, regs, addr);
         }
 }
 
@@ -1057,7 +1056,7 @@ static inline void perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *task)
 
 static inline void perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, struct task_struct *next)
 {
-        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+        perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES, 1, NULL, 0);
 
         __perf_event_task_sched_out(task, next);
 }
@@ -1119,7 +1118,7 @@ extern void perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *event, void *data);
 
 extern int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
                              struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size,
-                             int nmi, int sample);
+                             int sample);
 extern void perf_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle);
 extern void perf_output_copy(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
                              const void *buf, unsigned int len);
@@ -1143,8 +1142,7 @@ static inline int perf_event_task_disable(void)				{ return -EINVAL; }
 static inline int perf_event_task_enable(void)                          { return -EINVAL; }
 
 static inline void
-perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi,
-                     struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)                    { }
+perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)     { }
 static inline void
 perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *event, void *data)                     { }
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 270e32f9fc06..dbd1ca75bd3c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3972,7 +3972,7 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
         }
 }
 
-static void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
                                 struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                 struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -3984,7 +3984,7 @@ static void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
 
         perf_prepare_sample(&header, data, event, regs);
 
-        if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size, nmi, 1))
+        if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size, 1))
                 goto exit;
 
         perf_output_sample(&handle, &header, data, event);
@@ -4024,7 +4024,7 @@ perf_event_read_event(struct perf_event *event,
         int ret;
 
         perf_event_header__init_id(&read_event.header, &sample, event);
-        ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event, read_event.header.size, 0, 0);
+        ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event, read_event.header.size, 0);
         if (ret)
                 return;
 
@@ -4067,7 +4067,7 @@ static void perf_event_task_output(struct perf_event *event,
         perf_event_header__init_id(&task_event->event_id.header, &sample, event);
 
         ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-                                task_event->event_id.header.size, 0, 0);
+                                task_event->event_id.header.size, 0);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -4204,7 +4204,7 @@ static void perf_event_comm_output(struct perf_event *event,
 
         perf_event_header__init_id(&comm_event->event_id.header, &sample, event);
         ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-                                comm_event->event_id.header.size, 0, 0);
+                                comm_event->event_id.header.size, 0);
 
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
@@ -4351,7 +4351,7 @@ static void perf_event_mmap_output(struct perf_event *event,
 
         perf_event_header__init_id(&mmap_event->event_id.header, &sample, event);
         ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-                                mmap_event->event_id.header.size, 0, 0);
+                                mmap_event->event_id.header.size, 0);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -4546,7 +4546,7 @@ static void perf_log_throttle(struct perf_event *event, int enable)
         perf_event_header__init_id(&throttle_event.header, &sample, event);
 
         ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-                                throttle_event.header.size, 1, 0);
+                                throttle_event.header.size, 0);
         if (ret)
                 return;
 
@@ -4559,7 +4559,7 @@ static void perf_log_throttle(struct perf_event *event, int enable)
  * Generic event overflow handling, sampling.
  */
 
-static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
                                    int throttle, struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -4602,34 +4602,28 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
         if (events && atomic_dec_and_test(&event->event_limit)) {
                 ret = 1;
                 event->pending_kill = POLL_HUP;
-                if (nmi) {
-                        event->pending_disable = 1;
-                        irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
-                } else
-                        perf_event_disable(event);
+                event->pending_disable = 1;
+                irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
         }
 
         if (event->overflow_handler)
-                event->overflow_handler(event, nmi, data, regs);
+                event->overflow_handler(event, data, regs);
         else
-                perf_event_output(event, nmi, data, regs);
+                perf_event_output(event, data, regs);
 
         if (event->fasync && event->pending_kill) {
-                if (nmi) {
-                        event->pending_wakeup = 1;
-                        irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
-                } else
-                        perf_event_wakeup(event);
+                event->pending_wakeup = 1;
+                irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
         }
 
         return ret;
 }
 
-int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
                           struct perf_sample_data *data,
                           struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-        return __perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, 1, data, regs);
+        return __perf_event_overflow(event, 1, data, regs);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4678,7 +4672,7 @@ again:
 }
 
 static void perf_swevent_overflow(struct perf_event *event, u64 overflow,
-                                    int nmi, struct perf_sample_data *data,
+                                    struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -4692,7 +4686,7 @@ static void perf_swevent_overflow(struct perf_event *event, u64 overflow,
                 return;
 
         for (; overflow; overflow--) {
-                if (__perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, throttle,
+                if (__perf_event_overflow(event, throttle,
                                             data, regs)) {
                         /*
                          * We inhibit the overflow from happening when
@@ -4705,7 +4699,7 @@ static void perf_swevent_overflow(struct perf_event *event, u64 overflow,
 }
 
 static void perf_swevent_event(struct perf_event *event, u64 nr,
-                               int nmi, struct perf_sample_data *data,
+                               struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -4719,12 +4713,12 @@ static void perf_swevent_event(struct perf_event *event, u64 nr,
                 return;
 
         if (nr == 1 && hwc->sample_period == 1 && !event->attr.freq)
-                return perf_swevent_overflow(event, 1, nmi, data, regs);
+                return perf_swevent_overflow(event, 1, data, regs);
 
         if (local64_add_negative(nr, &hwc->period_left))
                 return;
 
-        perf_swevent_overflow(event, 0, nmi, data, regs);
+        perf_swevent_overflow(event, 0, data, regs);
 }
 
 static int perf_exclude_event(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -4812,7 +4806,7 @@ find_swevent_head(struct swevent_htable *swhash, struct perf_event *event)
 }
 
 static void do_perf_sw_event(enum perf_type_id type, u32 event_id,
-                                    u64 nr, int nmi,
+                                    u64 nr,
                                     struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -4828,7 +4822,7 @@ static void do_perf_sw_event(enum perf_type_id type, u32 event_id,
 
         hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(event, node, head, hlist_entry) {
                 if (perf_swevent_match(event, type, event_id, data, regs))
-                        perf_swevent_event(event, nr, nmi, data, regs);
+                        perf_swevent_event(event, nr, data, regs);
         }
 end:
         rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -4849,8 +4843,7 @@ inline void perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(int rctx)
         put_recursion_context(swhash->recursion, rctx);
 }
 
-void __perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi,
-                            struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
+void __perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
 {
         struct perf_sample_data data;
         int rctx;
@@ -4862,7 +4855,7 @@ void __perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi,
 
         perf_sample_data_init(&data, addr);
 
-        do_perf_sw_event(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, event_id, nr, nmi, &data, regs);
+        do_perf_sw_event(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, event_id, nr, &data, regs);
 
         perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(rctx);
         preempt_enable_notrace();
@@ -5110,7 +5103,7 @@ void perf_tp_event(u64 addr, u64 count, void *record, int entry_size,
 
         hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(event, node, head, hlist_entry) {
                 if (perf_tp_event_match(event, &data, regs))
-                        perf_swevent_event(event, count, 1, &data, regs);
+                        perf_swevent_event(event, count, &data, regs);
         }
 
         perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(rctx);
@@ -5203,7 +5196,7 @@ void perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *bp, void *data)
         perf_sample_data_init(&sample, bp->attr.bp_addr);
 
         if (!bp->hw.state && !perf_exclude_event(bp, regs))
-                perf_swevent_event(bp, 1, 1, &sample, regs);
+                perf_swevent_event(bp, 1, &sample, regs);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -5232,7 +5225,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart perf_swevent_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 
         if (regs && !perf_exclude_event(event, regs)) {
                 if (!(event->attr.exclude_idle && current->pid == 0))
-                        if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+                        if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
                                 ret = HRTIMER_NORESTART;
         }
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
index 114f27f3a624..09097dd8116c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ struct ring_buffer {
         void                            *data_pages[0];
 };
 
-
 extern void rb_free(struct ring_buffer *rb);
 extern struct ring_buffer *
 rb_alloc(int nr_pages, long watermark, int cpu, int flags);
diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index fc2701c99207..8b3b73630fa4 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ static void perf_output_wakeup(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
 {
         atomic_set(&handle->rb->poll, POLL_IN);
 
-        if (handle->nmi) {
-                handle->event->pending_wakeup = 1;
-                irq_work_queue(&handle->event->pending);
-        } else
-                perf_event_wakeup(handle->event);
+        handle->event->pending_wakeup = 1;
+        irq_work_queue(&handle->event->pending);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ out:
 
 int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
                       struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size,
-                      int nmi, int sample)
+                      int sample)
 {
         struct ring_buffer *rb;
         unsigned long tail, offset, head;
@@ -127,7 +124,6 @@ int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 
         handle->rb      = rb;
         handle->event   = event;
-        handle->nmi     = nmi;
         handle->sample  = sample;
 
         if (!rb->nr_pages)
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 3f2e502d609b..d08d110b8976 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
 
         if (task_cpu(p) != new_cpu) {
                 p->se.nr_migrations++;
-                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+                perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, NULL, 0);
         }
 
         __set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 752b75ba662b..a6708e677a0a 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static struct perf_event_attr wd_hw_attr = {
 };
 
 /* Callback function for perf event subsystem */
-static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event,
                  struct perf_sample_data *data,
                  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
index 063653955f9f..7b164d3200ff 100644
--- a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
+++ b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any"
                         " write operations on the kernel symbol");
 
-static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp,
                                struct perf_sample_data *data,
                                struct pt_regs *regs)
 {