diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index 73560ef6f802..0235eb7ecba6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int __devinit sysfs_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata sysfs_cpu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block sysfs_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= sysfs_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index 54d35c130907..9a22434a580c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ appldata_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata appldata_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block appldata_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = appldata_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 1755c053fd68..e5041a02e21f 100644
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -3385,7 +3385,7 @@ static int blk_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action,
 }
 
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata blk_cpu_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block blk_cpu_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call	= blk_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index d2a7296c8251..4b63bb9797b2 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int __devinit hrtimer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata hrtimers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block hrtimers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = hrtimer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 13458bbaa1be..193e5a0df198 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static int __devinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata rcu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block rcu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= rcu_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 365f0b90b4de..4c64f85698ae 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4814,7 +4814,7 @@ static int migration_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action,
 /* Register at highest priority so that task migration (migrate_all_tasks)
  * happens before everything else.
  */
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata migration_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block migration_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = migration_call,
 	.priority = 10
 };
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index ec8fed42a86f..a13f2b342e4b 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int __devinit cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block cpu_nfb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index ced91e1ff564..dabebac50868 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+static struct notifier_block cpu_nfb = {
 	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 883773788836..d355d5a4d5ae 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int __devinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __devinitdata timers_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block timers_nb = {
 	.notifier_call	= timer_cpu_notify,
 };