diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 053d846ab5b10..ffadd836e0b51 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int arch_timer_set_next_event_phys(unsigned long evt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit arch_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *clk)
+static int arch_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
 	clk->features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT | CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP;
 	clk->name = "arch_sys_timer";
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ struct timecounter *arch_timer_get_timecounter(void)
 	return &timecounter;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit arch_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *clk)
+static void arch_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
 	pr_debug("arch_timer_teardown disable IRQ%d cpu #%d\n",
 		 clk->irq, smp_processor_id());
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void __cpuinit arch_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *clk)
 	clk->set_mode(CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED, clk);
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit arch_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int arch_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 					   unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	/*
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int __cpuinit arch_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block arch_timer_cpu_nb __cpuinitdata = {
+static struct notifier_block arch_timer_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = arch_timer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_global_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_global_timer.c
index db8afc7427a6b..b66c1f36066ce 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_global_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_global_timer.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static irqreturn_t gt_clockevent_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit gt_clockevents_init(struct clock_event_device *clk)
+static int gt_clockevents_init(struct clock_event_device *clk)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ static void __init gt_clocksource_init(void)
 	clocksource_register_hz(&gt_clocksource, gt_clk_rate);
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit gt_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-					   unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int gt_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action,
+			 void *hcpu)
 {
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 	case CPU_STARTING:
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int __cpuinit gt_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
-static struct notifier_block gt_cpu_nb __cpuinitdata = {
+static struct notifier_block gt_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = gt_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/dummy_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/dummy_timer.c
index 1f55f96203381..b3eb582d6a6f1 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/dummy_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/dummy_timer.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void dummy_timer_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 	 */
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit dummy_timer_setup(void)
+static void dummy_timer_setup(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct clock_event_device *evt = __this_cpu_ptr(&dummy_timer_evt);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void __cpuinit dummy_timer_setup(void)
 	clockevents_register_device(evt);
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit dummy_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int dummy_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				      unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	if ((action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) == CPU_STARTING)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int __cpuinit dummy_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block dummy_timer_cpu_nb __cpuinitdata = {
+static struct notifier_block dummy_timer_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = dummy_timer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c b/drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c
index a70480409ea52..b2bbc415f1205 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/exynos_mct.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static irqreturn_t exynos4_mct_tick_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit exynos4_local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+static int exynos4_local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
 	struct mct_clock_event_device *mevt;
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static void exynos4_local_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 		disable_percpu_irq(mct_irqs[MCT_L0_IRQ]);
 }
 
-static struct local_timer_ops exynos4_mct_tick_ops __cpuinitdata = {
+static struct local_timer_ops exynos4_mct_tick_ops = {
 	.setup	= exynos4_local_timer_setup,
 	.stop	= exynos4_local_timer_stop,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/metag_generic.c b/drivers/clocksource/metag_generic.c
index 6722f0e2fe40b..9e4db41abe3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/metag_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/metag_generic.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ unsigned long long sched_clock(void)
 	return ticks << HARDWARE_TO_NS_SHIFT;
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit arch_timer_setup(unsigned int cpu)
+static void arch_timer_setup(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int txdivtime;
 	struct clock_event_device *clk = &per_cpu(local_clockevent, cpu);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void __cpuinit arch_timer_setup(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 }
 
-static int __cpuinit arch_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+static int arch_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 					   unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	int cpu = (long)hcpu;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int __cpuinit arch_timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata arch_timer_cpu_nb = {
+static struct notifier_block arch_timer_cpu_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = arch_timer_cpu_notify,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c b/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
index efdca3263afef..1b04b7e1d39b9 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static irqreturn_t armada_370_xp_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 /*
  * Setup the local clock events for a CPU.
  */
-static int __cpuinit armada_370_xp_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
+static int armada_370_xp_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
 	u32 u;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static void  armada_370_xp_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 	disable_percpu_irq(evt->irq);
 }
 
-static struct local_timer_ops armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops __cpuinitdata = {
+static struct local_timer_ops armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops = {
 	.setup	= armada_370_xp_timer_setup,
 	.stop	=  armada_370_xp_timer_stop,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
index e5dc9129ca263..62876baa3ab9c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-marco.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static struct irqaction sirfsoc_timer1_irq = {
 	.handler = sirfsoc_timer_interrupt,
 };
 
-static int __cpuinit sirfsoc_local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *ce)
+static int sirfsoc_local_timer_setup(struct clock_event_device *ce)
 {
 	/* Use existing clock_event for cpu 0 */
 	if (!smp_processor_id())
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void sirfsoc_local_timer_stop(struct clock_event_device *ce)
 	remove_irq(sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer1_irq);
 }
 
-static struct local_timer_ops sirfsoc_local_timer_ops __cpuinitdata = {
+static struct local_timer_ops sirfsoc_local_timer_ops = {
 	.setup	= sirfsoc_local_timer_setup,
 	.stop	= sirfsoc_local_timer_stop,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index 19ceaa60e0f45..ee7c50312066c 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static void __init gic_dist_init(struct gic_chip_data *gic)
 	writel_relaxed(1, base + GIC_DIST_CTRL);
 }
 
-static void __cpuinit gic_cpu_init(struct gic_chip_data *gic)
+static void gic_cpu_init(struct gic_chip_data *gic)
 {
 	void __iomem *dist_base = gic_data_dist_base(gic);
 	void __iomem *base = gic_data_cpu_base(gic);
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ static int gic_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-static int __cpuinit gic_secondary_init(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int gic_secondary_init(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action,
+			      void *hcpu)
 {
 	if (action == CPU_STARTING || action == CPU_STARTING_FROZEN)
 		gic_cpu_init(&gic_data[0]);
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static int __cpuinit gic_secondary_init(struct notifier_block *nfb,
  * Notifier for enabling the GIC CPU interface. Set an arbitrarily high
  * priority because the GIC needs to be up before the ARM generic timers.
  */
-static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata gic_cpu_notifier = {
+static struct notifier_block gic_cpu_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = gic_secondary_init,
 	.priority = 100,
 };