3 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/perf_event.h
index fe792ca818f6..5996e7a6757e 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ALPHA_PERF_EVENT_H
 #define __ASM_ALPHA_PERF_EVENT_H
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-extern void init_hw_perf_events(void);
-#else
-static inline void init_hw_perf_events(void)    { }
-#endif
-
 #endif /* __ASM_ALPHA_PERF_EVENT_H */
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/irq_alpha.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/irq_alpha.c
index 5f77afb88e89..4c8bb374eb0a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/irq_alpha.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/irq_alpha.c
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ init_IRQ(void)
         wrent(entInt, 0);
 
         alpha_mv.init_irq();
-
-        init_hw_perf_events();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
index 1cc49683fb69..3283059b6e85 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kdebug.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
 
 #include <asm/hwrpb.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
@@ -863,13 +864,13 @@ static void alpha_perf_event_irq_handler(unsigned long la_ptr,
 /*
  * Init call to initialise performance events at kernel startup.
  */
-void __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
+int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 {
         pr_info("Performance events: ");
 
         if (!supported_cpu()) {
                 pr_cont("No support for your CPU.\n");
-                return;
+                return 0;
         }
 
         pr_cont("Supported CPU type!\n");
@@ -882,5 +883,7 @@ void __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
         alpha_pmu = &ev67_pmu;
 
         perf_pmu_register(&pmu);
-}
 
+        return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(init_hw_perf_events);