diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig
index e1e2f6a43019d9618f5da854c07a07bc982de49a..3a963b4a9be0fcca0457e97a980f37bc6a63f4a9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Kconfig
@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ config CBE_CPUFREQ_PMI
 	  but also at lower core voltage.
 
 endmenu
+
+config OPROFILE_CELL
+	def_bool y
+	depends on PPC_CELL_NATIVE && (OPROFILE = m || OPROFILE = y)
+
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile
index 61d12f1830364e984a63a44ecebb40863af7042c..39d695cb969383e9399a15722bf5c6191f19cb70 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spu-manage-$(CONFIG_PPC_CELLEB)		+= spu_manage.o
 spu-manage-$(CONFIG_PPC_CELL_NATIVE)	+= spu_manage.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPU_BASE)			+= spu_callbacks.o spu_base.o \
+					   spu_notify.o \
 					   spu_syscalls.o \
 					   $(spu-priv1-y) \
 					   $(spu-manage-y) \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_notify.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_notify.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..34d156959f39943c4984a4d9fc2c4775340a81e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_notify.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Move OProfile dependencies from spufs module to the kernel so it
+ * can run on non-cell PPC.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM 2005
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#undef DEBUG
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <asm/spu.h>
+#include "spufs/spufs.h"
+
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(spu_switch_notifier);
+
+void spu_switch_notify(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx)
+{
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&spu_switch_notifier,
+				     ctx ? ctx->object_id : 0, spu);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_switch_notify);
+
+int spu_switch_event_register(struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+	int ret;
+	ret = blocking_notifier_chain_register(&spu_switch_notifier, n);
+	if (!ret)
+		notify_spus_active();
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_switch_event_register);
+
+int spu_switch_event_unregister(struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&spu_switch_notifier, n);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_switch_event_unregister);
+
+void spu_set_profile_private_kref(struct spu_context *ctx,
+				  struct kref *prof_info_kref,
+				  void (* prof_info_release) (struct kref *kref))
+{
+	ctx->prof_priv_kref = prof_info_kref;
+	ctx->prof_priv_release = prof_info_release;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_set_profile_private_kref);
+
+void *spu_get_profile_private_kref(struct spu_context *ctx)
+{
+	return ctx->prof_priv_kref;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_get_profile_private_kref);
+
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
index a9438b719fe8ba38e53f48f4e2106e1e81746cc0..75530d99eda6b831f363170ada2822140f38c29c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ int elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(struct file *file, loff_t *foffset)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void notify_spus_active(void)
+{
+	struct spufs_calls *calls;
+
+	calls = spufs_calls_get();
+	if (!calls)
+		return;
+
+	calls->notify_spus_active();
+	spufs_calls_put(calls);
+
+	return;
+}
+
 int register_spu_syscalls(struct spufs_calls *calls)
 {
 	if (spufs_calls)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
index 9cb081c26e7120f5ca84c8ecb2e7ff7ae7814df4..adf0a030d6fecc5532dccb31c5df4375376276ec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/context.c
@@ -190,19 +190,3 @@ void spu_release_saved(struct spu_context *ctx)
 	spu_release(ctx);
 }
 
-void spu_set_profile_private_kref(struct spu_context *ctx,
-				  struct kref *prof_info_kref,
-				  void ( * prof_info_release) (struct kref *kref))
-{
-	ctx->prof_priv_kref = prof_info_kref;
-	ctx->prof_priv_release = prof_info_release;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_set_profile_private_kref);
-
-void *spu_get_profile_private_kref(struct spu_context *ctx)
-{
-	return ctx->prof_priv_kref;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_get_profile_private_kref);
-
-
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index 4d257b3f93364bc34b667d836153451e0e2161e4..6e2a45e60261f99bf3814daeddd65e45fc2de07a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -166,15 +166,7 @@ static int node_allowed(struct spu_context *ctx, int node)
 	return rval;
 }
 
-static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(spu_switch_notifier);
-
-void spu_switch_notify(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx)
-{
-	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&spu_switch_notifier,
-			    ctx ? ctx->object_id : 0, spu);
-}
-
-static void notify_spus_active(void)
+void do_notify_spus_active(void)
 {
 	int node;
 
@@ -200,22 +192,15 @@ static void notify_spus_active(void)
 		mutex_unlock(&cbe_spu_info[node].list_mutex);
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(do_notify_spus_active);
 
-int spu_switch_event_register(struct notifier_block * n)
-{
-	int ret;
-	ret = blocking_notifier_chain_register(&spu_switch_notifier, n);
-	if (!ret)
-		notify_spus_active();
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_switch_event_register);
-
-int spu_switch_event_unregister(struct notifier_block * n)
+#ifndef MODULE
+void notify_spus_active(void)
 {
-	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&spu_switch_notifier, n);
+	do_notify_spus_active();
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_switch_event_unregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(notify_spus_active);
+#endif
 
 /**
  * spu_bind_context - bind spu context to physical spu
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
index 2c34f717019033c6e568d4db0dc9828d47c936cb..430404413178852c146c67e57a763d5aebf3ccd2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@ struct spufs_calls spufs_calls = {
 	.spu_run = do_spu_run,
 	.coredump_extra_notes_size = spufs_coredump_extra_notes_size,
 	.coredump_extra_notes_write = spufs_coredump_extra_notes_write,
+	.notify_spus_active = do_notify_spus_active,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
index 766685ab26f82b46116c46953bb51286455c7990..b9ea09d9d2fb130056f59d59640eec8554623fa0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
 
 #include <asm/lmb.h>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ enum os_area_ldr_format {
 	HEADER_LDR_FORMAT_GZIP = 1,
 };
 
+#define OS_AREA_HEADER_MAGIC_NUM "cell_ext_os_area"
+
 /**
  * struct os_area_header - os area header segment.
  * @magic_num: Always 'cell_ext_os_area'.
@@ -114,13 +117,11 @@ struct os_area_params {
 	u8 _reserved_5[8];
 };
 
-enum {
-	OS_AREA_DB_MAGIC_NUM = 0x2d64622dU,
-};
+#define OS_AREA_DB_MAGIC_NUM "-db-"
 
 /**
  * struct os_area_db - Shared flash memory database.
- * @magic_num: Always '-db-' = 0x2d64622d.
+ * @magic_num: Always '-db-'.
  * @version: os_area_db format version number.
  * @index_64: byte offset of the database id index for 64 bit variables.
  * @count_64: number of usable 64 bit index entries
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ enum {
  */
 
 struct os_area_db {
-	u32 magic_num;
+	u8 magic_num[4];
 	u16 version;
 	u16 _reserved_1;
 	u16 index_64;
@@ -265,12 +266,26 @@ static void __init os_area_get_property(struct device_node *node,
 			prop->name);
 }
 
+static void dump_field(char *s, const u8 *field, int size_of_field)
+{
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size_of_field; i++)
+		s[i] = isprint(field[i]) ? field[i] : '.';
+	s[i] = 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 #define dump_header(_a) _dump_header(_a, __func__, __LINE__)
 static void _dump_header(const struct os_area_header *h, const char *func,
 	int line)
 {
+	char str[sizeof(h->magic_num) + 1];
+
+	dump_field(str, h->magic_num, sizeof(h->magic_num));
 	pr_debug("%s:%d: h.magic_num:       '%s'\n", func, line,
-		h->magic_num);
+		str);
 	pr_debug("%s:%d: h.hdr_version:     %u\n", func, line,
 		h->hdr_version);
 	pr_debug("%s:%d: h.db_area_offset:  %u\n", func, line,
@@ -311,7 +326,8 @@ static void _dump_params(const struct os_area_params *p, const char *func,
 
 static int verify_header(const struct os_area_header *header)
 {
-	if (memcmp(header->magic_num, "cell_ext_os_area", 16)) {
+	if (memcmp(header->magic_num, OS_AREA_HEADER_MAGIC_NUM,
+		sizeof(header->magic_num))) {
 		pr_debug("%s:%d magic_num failed\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -331,7 +347,8 @@ static int verify_header(const struct os_area_header *header)
 
 static int db_verify(const struct os_area_db *db)
 {
-	if (db->magic_num != OS_AREA_DB_MAGIC_NUM) {
+	if (memcmp(db->magic_num, OS_AREA_DB_MAGIC_NUM,
+		sizeof(db->magic_num))) {
 		pr_debug("%s:%d magic_num failed\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -484,8 +501,11 @@ static int db_get_rtc_diff(const struct os_area_db *db, int64_t *rtc_diff)
 static void _dump_db(const struct os_area_db *db, const char *func,
 	int line)
 {
+	char str[sizeof(db->magic_num) + 1];
+
+	dump_field(str, db->magic_num, sizeof(db->magic_num));
 	pr_debug("%s:%d: db.magic_num:      '%s'\n", func, line,
-		(const char*)&db->magic_num);
+		str);
 	pr_debug("%s:%d: db.version:         %u\n", func, line,
 		db->version);
 	pr_debug("%s:%d: db.index_64:        %u\n", func, line,
@@ -516,7 +536,7 @@ static void os_area_db_init(struct os_area_db *db)
 
 	memset(db, 0, sizeof(struct os_area_db));
 
-	db->magic_num = OS_AREA_DB_MAGIC_NUM;
+	memcpy(db->magic_num, OS_AREA_DB_MAGIC_NUM, sizeof(db->magic_num));
 	db->version = 1;
 	db->index_64 = HEADER_SIZE;
 	db->count_64 = VALUES_64_COUNT;
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
index b1accce77bb5a84a52a5f3b165bff1350137770e..34b7807f068b3a0f1300bebdbd1046baad1da8d0 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ struct spufs_calls {
 						__u32 __user *ustatus);
 	int (*coredump_extra_notes_size)(void);
 	int (*coredump_extra_notes_write)(struct file *file, loff_t *foffset);
+	void (*notify_spus_active)(void);
 	struct module *owner;
 };
 
@@ -298,6 +299,9 @@ struct notifier_block;
 int spu_switch_event_register(struct notifier_block * n);
 int spu_switch_event_unregister(struct notifier_block * n);
 
+extern void notify_spus_active(void);
+extern void do_notify_spus_active(void);
+
 /*
  * This defines the Local Store, Problem Area and Privlege Area of an SPU.
  */