diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 839b21b..dfe8d1c 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1777,6 +1777,8 @@
 
 	nousb		[USB] Disable the USB subsystem
 
+	nowatchdog	[KNL] Disable the lockup detector.
+
 	nowb		[ARM]
 
 	nox2apic	[X86-64,APIC] Do not enable x2APIC mode.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
index 5b41b0f..932f0f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 extern void die_nmi(char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, int do_panic);
 extern int check_nmi_watchdog(void);
-#if !defined(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)
 extern int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
 #endif
 extern int avail_to_resrv_perfctr_nmi_bit(unsigned int);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
index 1a4512e..52f32e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o apic_noop.o probe_$(BITS).o ipi.o
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= nmi.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG)	+= hw_nmi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)	+= hw_nmi.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC)	+= io_apic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= ipi.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
index e8b78a0..79425f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 u64 hw_nmi_get_sample_period(void)
 {
-	return cpu_khz * 1000;
+	return (u64)(cpu_khz) * 1000 * 60;
 }
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_NMI_WATCHDOG
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index bdc7fab..bd347c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 							== NOTIFY_STOP)
 			return;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG
+#ifndef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
 		/*
 		 * Ok, so this is none of the documented NMI sources,
 		 * so it must be the NMI watchdog.
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 		if (nmi_watchdog_tick(regs, reason))
 			return;
 		if (!do_nmi_callback(regs, cpu))
-#endif /* !CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG */
+#endif /* !CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR */
 			unknown_nmi_error(reason, regs);
 #else
 		unknown_nmi_error(reason, regs);
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index 22cc796..abd48aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 extern void acpi_nmi_disable(void);
 extern void acpi_nmi_enable(void);
 #else
-#ifndef CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG
+#ifndef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
 static inline void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 {
 	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
 int hw_nmi_is_cpu_stuck(struct pt_regs *);
 u64 hw_nmi_get_sample_period(void);
-extern int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
+extern int watchdog_enabled;
 struct ctl_table;
-extern int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *, int ,
+extern int proc_dowatchdog_enabled(struct ctl_table *, int ,
 			void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index dad7f66..37efe8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@
 					 size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
+extern int proc_dowatchdog_thresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+				  void __user *buffer,
+				  size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
+#endif
+
 /* Attach to any functions which should be ignored in wchan output. */
 #define __sched		__attribute__((__section__(".sched.text")))
 
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index c6c8903..e44e254 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -944,8 +944,11 @@
 
 config PERF_EVENTS_NMI
 	bool
+	depends on PERF_EVENTS
 	help
-	  Arch has support for nmi_watchdog
+	  System hardware can generate an NMI using the perf event
+	  subsystem.  Also has support for calculating CPU cycle events
+	  to determine how many clock cycles in a given period.
 
 menu "Kernel Performance Events And Counters"
 
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index d5c3006..6adeafc 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE) += audit_tree.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES) += kprobes.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += kgdb.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP) += softlockup.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG) += nmi_watchdog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK) += hung_task.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR) += watchdog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS) += irq/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECCOMP) += seccomp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST) += rcutorture.o
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index a38af43..0f9adda 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 #include <scsi/sg.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -686,16 +686,25 @@
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-#if defined(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)
 	{
-		.procname       = "nmi_watchdog",
-		.data           = &nmi_watchdog_enabled,
+		.procname       = "watchdog",
+		.data           = &watchdog_enabled,
 		.maxlen         = sizeof (int),
 		.mode           = 0644,
-		.proc_handler   = proc_nmi_enabled,
+		.proc_handler   = proc_dowatchdog_enabled,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "watchdog_thresh",
+		.data		= &softlockup_thresh,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dowatchdog_thresh,
+		.extra1		= &neg_one,
+		.extra2		= &sixty,
 	},
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86) && !defined(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && defined(CONFIG_X86) && !defined(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR)
 	{
 		.procname       = "unknown_nmi_panic",
 		.data           = &unknown_nmi_panic,
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b7fad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -0,0 +1,592 @@
+/*
+ * Detect hard and soft lockups on a system
+ *
+ * started by Don Zickus, Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * this code detects hard lockups: incidents in where on a CPU
+ * the kernel does not respond to anything except NMI.
+ *
+ * Note: Most of this code is borrowed heavily from softlockup.c,
+ * so thanks to Ingo for the initial implementation.
+ * Some chunks also taken from arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c, thanks
+ * to those contributors as well.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
+
+#include <asm/irq_regs.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+
+int watchdog_enabled;
+int __read_mostly softlockup_thresh = 60;
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, watchdog_touch_ts);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, softlockup_watchdog);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct hrtimer, watchdog_hrtimer);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, softlockup_touch_sync);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, hard_watchdog_warn);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, soft_watchdog_warn);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, hrtimer_interrupts);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, hrtimer_interrupts_saved);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, watchdog_ev);
+#endif
+
+static int __read_mostly did_panic;
+static int __initdata no_watchdog;
+
+
+/* boot commands */
+/*
+ * Should we panic when a soft-lockup or hard-lockup occurs:
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+static int hardlockup_panic;
+
+static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
+{
+	if (!strncmp(str, "panic", 5))
+		hardlockup_panic = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nmi_watchdog=", hardlockup_panic_setup);
+#endif
+
+unsigned int __read_mostly softlockup_panic =
+			CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE;
+
+static int __init softlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
+{
+	softlockup_panic = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("softlockup_panic=", softlockup_panic_setup);
+
+static int __init nowatchdog_setup(char *str)
+{
+	no_watchdog = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nowatchdog", nowatchdog_setup);
+
+/* deprecated */
+static int __init nosoftlockup_setup(char *str)
+{
+	no_watchdog = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nosoftlockup", nosoftlockup_setup);
+/*  */
+
+
+/*
+ * Returns seconds, approximately.  We don't need nanosecond
+ * resolution, and we don't need to waste time with a big divide when
+ * 2^30ns == 1.074s.
+ */
+static unsigned long get_timestamp(int this_cpu)
+{
+	return cpu_clock(this_cpu) >> 30LL;  /* 2^30 ~= 10^9 */
+}
+
+static unsigned long get_sample_period(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * convert softlockup_thresh from seconds to ns
+	 * the divide by 5 is to give hrtimer 5 chances to
+	 * increment before the hardlockup detector generates
+	 * a warning
+	 */
+	return softlockup_thresh / 5 * NSEC_PER_SEC;
+}
+
+/* Commands for resetting the watchdog */
+static void __touch_watchdog(void)
+{
+	int this_cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+
+	__get_cpu_var(watchdog_touch_ts) = get_timestamp(this_cpu);
+}
+
+void touch_watchdog(void)
+{
+	__get_cpu_var(watchdog_touch_ts) = 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_watchdog);
+
+void touch_all_watchdog(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	/*
+	 * this is done lockless
+	 * do we care if a 0 races with a timestamp?
+	 * all it means is the softlock check starts one cycle later
+	 */
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		per_cpu(watchdog_touch_ts, cpu) = 0;
+}
+
+void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
+{
+	touch_watchdog();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_nmi_watchdog);
+
+void touch_all_nmi_watchdog(void)
+{
+	touch_all_watchdog();
+}
+
+void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
+{
+	touch_watchdog();
+}
+
+void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void)
+{
+	touch_all_watchdog();
+}
+
+void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync(void)
+{
+	__raw_get_cpu_var(softlockup_touch_sync) = true;
+	__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_touch_ts) = 0;
+}
+
+void softlockup_tick(void)
+{
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+/* watchdog detector functions */
+static int is_hardlockup(int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned long hrint = per_cpu(hrtimer_interrupts, cpu);
+
+	if (per_cpu(hrtimer_interrupts_saved, cpu) == hrint)
+		return 1;
+
+	per_cpu(hrtimer_interrupts_saved, cpu) = hrint;
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int is_softlockup(unsigned long touch_ts, int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned long now = get_timestamp(cpu);
+
+	/* Warn about unreasonable delays: */
+	if (time_after(now, touch_ts + softlockup_thresh))
+		return now - touch_ts;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+watchdog_panic(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	did_panic = 1;
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block panic_block = {
+	.notifier_call = watchdog_panic,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+static struct perf_event_attr wd_hw_attr = {
+	.type		= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+	.config		= PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
+	.size		= sizeof(struct perf_event_attr),
+	.pinned		= 1,
+	.disabled	= 1,
+};
+
+/* Callback function for perf event subsystem */
+void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+		 struct perf_sample_data *data,
+		 struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	int this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	unsigned long touch_ts = per_cpu(watchdog_touch_ts, this_cpu);
+
+	if (touch_ts == 0) {
+		__touch_watchdog();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* check for a hardlockup
+	 * This is done by making sure our timer interrupt
+	 * is incrementing.  The timer interrupt should have
+	 * fired multiple times before we overflow'd.  If it hasn't
+	 * then this is a good indication the cpu is stuck
+	 */
+	if (is_hardlockup(this_cpu)) {
+		/* only print hardlockups once */
+		if (__get_cpu_var(hard_watchdog_warn) == true)
+			return;
+
+		if (hardlockup_panic)
+			panic("Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu %d", this_cpu);
+		else
+			WARN(1, "Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu %d", this_cpu);
+
+		__get_cpu_var(hard_watchdog_warn) = true;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	__get_cpu_var(hard_watchdog_warn) = false;
+	return;
+}
+static void watchdog_interrupt_count(void)
+{
+	__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_interrupts)++;
+}
+#else
+static inline void watchdog_interrupt_count(void) { return; }
+#endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI */
+
+/* watchdog kicker functions */
+static enum hrtimer_restart watchdog_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
+{
+	int this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	unsigned long touch_ts = __get_cpu_var(watchdog_touch_ts);
+	struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
+	int duration;
+
+	/* kick the hardlockup detector */
+	watchdog_interrupt_count();
+
+	/* kick the softlockup detector */
+	wake_up_process(__get_cpu_var(softlockup_watchdog));
+
+	/* .. and repeat */
+	hrtimer_forward_now(hrtimer, ns_to_ktime(get_sample_period()));
+
+	if (touch_ts == 0) {
+		if (unlikely(per_cpu(softlockup_touch_sync, this_cpu))) {
+			/*
+			 * If the time stamp was touched atomically
+			 * make sure the scheduler tick is up to date.
+			 */
+			per_cpu(softlockup_touch_sync, this_cpu) = false;
+			sched_clock_tick();
+		}
+		__touch_watchdog();
+		return HRTIMER_RESTART;
+	}
+
+	/* check for a softlockup
+	 * This is done by making sure a high priority task is
+	 * being scheduled.  The task touches the watchdog to
+	 * indicate it is getting cpu time.  If it hasn't then
+	 * this is a good indication some task is hogging the cpu
+	 */
+	duration = is_softlockup(touch_ts, this_cpu);
+	if (unlikely(duration)) {
+		/* only warn once */
+		if (__get_cpu_var(soft_watchdog_warn) == true)
+			return HRTIMER_RESTART;
+
+		printk(KERN_ERR "BUG: soft lockup - CPU#%d stuck for %us! [%s:%d]\n",
+			this_cpu, duration,
+			current->comm, task_pid_nr(current));
+		print_modules();
+		print_irqtrace_events(current);
+		if (regs)
+			show_regs(regs);
+		else
+			dump_stack();
+
+		if (softlockup_panic)
+			panic("softlockup: hung tasks");
+		__get_cpu_var(soft_watchdog_warn) = true;
+	} else
+		__get_cpu_var(soft_watchdog_warn) = false;
+
+	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * The watchdog thread - touches the timestamp.
+ */
+static int watchdog(void *__bind_cpu)
+{
+	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
+	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &per_cpu(watchdog_hrtimer, (unsigned long)__bind_cpu);
+
+	sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
+
+	/* initialize timestamp */
+	__touch_watchdog();
+
+	/* kick off the timer for the hardlockup detector */
+	/* done here because hrtimer_start can only pin to smp_processor_id() */
+	hrtimer_start(hrtimer, ns_to_ktime(get_sample_period()),
+		      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
+
+	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	/*
+	 * Run briefly once per second to reset the softlockup timestamp.
+	 * If this gets delayed for more than 60 seconds then the
+	 * debug-printout triggers in softlockup_tick().
+	 */
+	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		__touch_watchdog();
+		schedule();
+
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			break;
+
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	}
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+static int watchdog_nmi_enable(int cpu)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr;
+	struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+
+	/* is it already setup and enabled? */
+	if (event && event->state > PERF_EVENT_STATE_OFF)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* it is setup but not enabled */
+	if (event != NULL)
+		goto out_enable;
+
+	/* Try to register using hardware perf events */
+	wd_attr = &wd_hw_attr;
+	wd_attr->sample_period = hw_nmi_get_sample_period();
+	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(wd_attr, cpu, -1, watchdog_overflow_callback);
+	if (!IS_ERR(event)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter.\n");
+		goto out_save;
+	}
+
+	printk(KERN_ERR "NMI watchdog failed to create perf event on cpu%i: %p\n", cpu, event);
+	return -1;
+
+	/* success path */
+out_save:
+	per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu) = event;
+out_enable:
+	perf_event_enable(per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu));
+out:
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void watchdog_nmi_disable(int cpu)
+{
+	struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+
+	if (event) {
+		perf_event_disable(event);
+		per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu) = NULL;
+
+		/* should be in cleanup, but blocks oprofile */
+		perf_event_release_kernel(event);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+#else
+static int watchdog_nmi_enable(int cpu) { return 0; }
+static void watchdog_nmi_disable(int cpu) { return; }
+#endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_NMI */
+
+/* prepare/enable/disable routines */
+static int watchdog_prepare_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &per_cpu(watchdog_hrtimer, cpu);
+
+	WARN_ON(per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu));
+	hrtimer_init(hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	hrtimer->function = watchdog_timer_fn;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int watchdog_enable(int cpu)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p = per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu);
+
+	/* enable the perf event */
+	if (watchdog_nmi_enable(cpu) != 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* create the watchdog thread */
+	if (!p) {
+		p = kthread_create(watchdog, (void *)(unsigned long)cpu, "watchdog/%d", cpu);
+		if (IS_ERR(p)) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "softlockup watchdog for %i failed\n", cpu);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		kthread_bind(p, cpu);
+		per_cpu(watchdog_touch_ts, cpu) = 0;
+		per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu) = p;
+		wake_up_process(p);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void watchdog_disable(int cpu)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p = per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu);
+	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &per_cpu(watchdog_hrtimer, cpu);
+
+	/*
+	 * cancel the timer first to stop incrementing the stats
+	 * and waking up the kthread
+	 */
+	hrtimer_cancel(hrtimer);
+
+	/* disable the perf event */
+	watchdog_nmi_disable(cpu);
+
+	/* stop the watchdog thread */
+	if (p) {
+		per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu) = NULL;
+		kthread_stop(p);
+	}
+
+	/* if any cpu succeeds, watchdog is considered enabled for the system */
+	watchdog_enabled = 1;
+}
+
+static void watchdog_enable_all_cpus(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	int result;
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		result += watchdog_enable(cpu);
+
+	if (result)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "watchdog: failed to be enabled on some cpus\n");
+
+}
+
+static void watchdog_disable_all_cpus(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		watchdog_disable(cpu);
+
+	/* if all watchdogs are disabled, then they are disabled for the system */
+	watchdog_enabled = 0;
+}
+
+
+/* sysctl functions */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+/*
+ * proc handler for /proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog
+ */
+
+int proc_dowatchdog_enabled(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+		     void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, length, ppos);
+
+	if (watchdog_enabled)
+		watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
+	else
+		watchdog_disable_all_cpus();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int proc_dowatchdog_thresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+			     void __user *buffer,
+			     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	return proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+}
+
+/* stub functions */
+int proc_dosoftlockup_thresh(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+			     void __user *buffer,
+			     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	return proc_dowatchdog_thresh(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+}
+/* end of stub functions */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
+
+
+/*
+ * Create/destroy watchdog threads as CPUs come and go:
+ */
+static int __cpuinit
+cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	int hotcpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
+
+	switch (action) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
+		if (watchdog_prepare_cpu(hotcpu))
+			return NOTIFY_BAD;
+		break;
+	case CPU_ONLINE:
+	case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
+		if (watchdog_enable(hotcpu))
+			return NOTIFY_BAD;
+		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
+	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
+		watchdog_disable(hotcpu);
+		break;
+	case CPU_DEAD:
+	case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
+		watchdog_disable(hotcpu);
+		break;
+#endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+	}
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpu_nfb = {
+	.notifier_call = cpu_callback
+};
+
+static int __init spawn_watchdog_task(void)
+{
+	void *cpu = (void *)(long)smp_processor_id();
+	int err;
+
+	if (no_watchdog)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
+	WARN_ON(err == NOTIFY_BAD);
+
+	cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_ONLINE, cpu);
+	register_cpu_notifier(&cpu_nfb);
+
+	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &panic_block);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(spawn_watchdog_task);
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 220ae60..49e285d 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	  points; some don't and need to be caught.
 
 config DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
-	bool "Detect Soft Lockups"
+	bool
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !S390
 	default y
 	help
@@ -171,17 +171,27 @@
 	   can be detected via the NMI-watchdog, on platforms that
 	   support it.)
 
-config NMI_WATCHDOG
-	bool "Detect Hard Lockups with an NMI Watchdog"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PERF_EVENTS && PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+config LOCKUP_DETECTOR
+	bool "Detect Hard and Soft Lockups"
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+	default DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
 	help
-	  Say Y here to enable the kernel to use the NMI as a watchdog
-	  to detect hard lockups.  This is useful when a cpu hangs for no
-	  reason but can still respond to NMIs.  A backtrace is displayed
-	  for reviewing and reporting.
+	  Say Y here to enable the kernel to act as a watchdog to detect
+	  hard and soft lockups.
 
-	  The overhead should be minimal, just an extra NMI every few
-	  seconds.
+	  Softlockups are bugs that cause the kernel to loop in kernel
+	  mode for more than 60 seconds, without giving other tasks a
+	  chance to run.  The current stack trace is displayed upon
+	  detection and the system will stay locked up.
+
+	  Hardlockups are bugs that cause the CPU to loop in kernel mode
+	  for more than 60 seconds, without letting other interrupts have a
+	  chance to run.  The current stack trace is displayed upon detection
+	  and the system will stay locked up.
+
+	  The overhead should be minimal.  A periodic hrtimer runs to
+	  generate interrupts and kick the watchdog task every 10-12 seconds.
+	  An NMI is generated every 60 seconds or so to check for hardlockups.
 
 config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC
 	bool "Panic (Reboot) On Soft Lockups"