diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
index 480b69b75756595f1db3340c08f0acad7f233221..53610957feaf4fa2ac34dd620bfe42b5821f6e30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
@@ -22,26 +22,6 @@ void arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(void);
 #define arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Define some priorities for the nmi notifier call chain.
- *
- * Create a local nmi bit that has a higher priority than
- * external nmis, because the local ones are more frequent.
- *
- * Also setup some default high/normal/low settings for
- * subsystems to registers with.  Using 4 bits to separate
- * the priorities.  This can go a lot higher if needed be.
- */
-
-#define NMI_LOCAL_SHIFT		16	/* randomly picked */
-#define NMI_LOCAL_BIT		(1ULL << NMI_LOCAL_SHIFT)
-#define NMI_HIGH_PRIOR		(1ULL << 8)
-#define NMI_NORMAL_PRIOR	(1ULL << 4)
-#define NMI_LOW_PRIOR		(1ULL << 0)
-#define NMI_LOCAL_HIGH_PRIOR	(NMI_LOCAL_BIT | NMI_HIGH_PRIOR)
-#define NMI_LOCAL_NORMAL_PRIOR	(NMI_LOCAL_BIT | NMI_NORMAL_PRIOR)
-#define NMI_LOCAL_LOW_PRIOR	(NMI_LOCAL_BIT | NMI_LOW_PRIOR)
-
 #define NMI_FLAG_FIRST	1
 
 enum {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/reboot.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/reboot.h
index 3250e3d605d90818368993fd61bb28325b9efd48..92f297069e87c6c6befa12c7ada4fd21b7436365 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/reboot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/reboot.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void machine_real_restart(unsigned int type);
 #define MRR_BIOS	0
 #define MRR_APM		1
 
-typedef void (*nmi_shootdown_cb)(int, struct die_args*);
+typedef void (*nmi_shootdown_cb)(int, struct pt_regs*);
 void nmi_shootdown_cpus(nmi_shootdown_cb callback);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_REBOOT_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
index d5e57db0f7beaa82a60c1c341bcc7a85a5e5d847..31cb9ae992b7d7921b03bd6173068bae3138a06e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
@@ -60,22 +60,10 @@ void arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(void)
 }
 
 static int __kprobes
-arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
-			 unsigned long cmd, void *__args)
+arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace_handler(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct die_args *args = __args;
-	struct pt_regs *regs;
 	int cpu;
 
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case DIE_NMI:
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-	}
-
-	regs = args->regs;
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(backtrace_mask))) {
@@ -86,21 +74,16 @@ arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 		show_regs(regs);
 		arch_spin_unlock(&lock);
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(backtrace_mask));
-		return NOTIFY_STOP;
+		return NMI_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	return NMI_DONE;
 }
 
-static __read_mostly struct notifier_block backtrace_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call          = arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace_handler,
-	.next                   = NULL,
-	.priority               = NMI_LOCAL_LOW_PRIOR,
-};
-
 static int __init register_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(void)
 {
-	register_die_notifier(&backtrace_notifier);
+	register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace_handler,
+				0, "arch_bt");
 	return 0;
 }
 early_initcall(register_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index 34b18594e72467212f0e430c329e9fa523f3aa09..75be00ecfff2bac0b5651dfa92ae44de59850dae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -672,18 +672,11 @@ void __cpuinit uv_cpu_init(void)
 /*
  * When NMI is received, print a stack trace.
  */
-int uv_handle_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long reason, void *data)
+int uv_handle_nmi(unsigned int reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned long real_uv_nmi;
 	int bid;
 
-	if (reason != DIE_NMIUNKNOWN)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
-	if (in_crash_kexec)
-		/* do nothing if entering the crash kernel */
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
 	/*
 	 * Each blade has an MMR that indicates when an NMI has been sent
 	 * to cpus on the blade. If an NMI is detected, atomically
@@ -704,7 +697,7 @@ int uv_handle_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long reason, void *data)
 	}
 
 	if (likely(__get_cpu_var(cpu_last_nmi_count) == uv_blade_info[bid].nmi_count))
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+		return NMI_DONE;
 
 	__get_cpu_var(cpu_last_nmi_count) = uv_blade_info[bid].nmi_count;
 
@@ -717,17 +710,12 @@ int uv_handle_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long reason, void *data)
 	dump_stack();
 	spin_unlock(&uv_nmi_lock);
 
-	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	return NMI_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block uv_dump_stack_nmi_nb = {
-	.notifier_call	= uv_handle_nmi,
-	.priority = NMI_LOCAL_LOW_PRIOR - 1,
-};
-
 void uv_register_nmi_notifier(void)
 {
-	if (register_die_notifier(&uv_dump_stack_nmi_nb))
+	if (register_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, uv_handle_nmi, 0, "uv"))
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "UV NMI handler failed to register\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c
index 0ed633c5048b174849a6993932d02442645ef68e..6199232161cffa181d6cf80605adb38dfbb51a61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c
@@ -78,27 +78,20 @@ static void raise_exception(struct mce *m, struct pt_regs *pregs)
 
 static cpumask_var_t mce_inject_cpumask;
 
-static int mce_raise_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-			    unsigned long val, void *data)
+static int mce_raise_notify(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct die_args *args = (struct die_args *)data;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct mce *m = &__get_cpu_var(injectm);
-	if (val != DIE_NMI || !cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, mce_inject_cpumask))
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, mce_inject_cpumask))
+		return NMI_DONE;
 	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, mce_inject_cpumask);
 	if (m->inject_flags & MCJ_EXCEPTION)
-		raise_exception(m, args->regs);
+		raise_exception(m, regs);
 	else if (m->status)
 		raise_poll(m);
-	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	return NMI_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block mce_raise_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = mce_raise_notify,
-	.priority = NMI_LOCAL_NORMAL_PRIOR,
-};
-
 /* Inject mce on current CPU */
 static int raise_local(void)
 {
@@ -216,7 +209,8 @@ static int inject_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Machine check injector initialized\n");
 	mce_chrdev_ops.write = mce_write;
-	register_die_notifier(&mce_raise_nb);
+	register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, mce_raise_notify, 0,
+				"mce_notify");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index 5b5cceec94c5e0966b231b7fb32dce8959fcdb54..fce51ad1f36264f0705c4c96bc76e2dc345eb69d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -908,9 +908,6 @@ void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 
 	percpu_inc(mce_exception_count);
 
-	if (notify_die(DIE_NMI, "machine check", regs, error_code,
-			   18, SIGKILL) == NOTIFY_STOP)
-		goto out;
 	if (!banks)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 8ab89112f93c8671f7bfd61309c6ff91a2c05e24..640891014b2ae3dccdef498db11f05a0942145e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1058,76 +1058,15 @@ void perf_events_lapic_init(void)
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
 }
 
-struct pmu_nmi_state {
-	unsigned int	marked;
-	int		handled;
-};
-
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct pmu_nmi_state, pmu_nmi);
-
 static int __kprobes
-perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
-			 unsigned long cmd, void *__args)
+perf_event_nmi_handler(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct die_args *args = __args;
-	unsigned int this_nmi;
-	int handled;
-
 	if (!atomic_read(&active_events))
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case DIE_NMI:
-		break;
-	case DIE_NMIUNKNOWN:
-		this_nmi = percpu_read(irq_stat.__nmi_count);
-		if (this_nmi != __this_cpu_read(pmu_nmi.marked))
-			/* let the kernel handle the unknown nmi */
-			return NOTIFY_DONE;
-		/*
-		 * This one is a PMU back-to-back nmi. Two events
-		 * trigger 'simultaneously' raising two back-to-back
-		 * NMIs. If the first NMI handles both, the latter
-		 * will be empty and daze the CPU. So, we drop it to
-		 * avoid false-positive 'unknown nmi' messages.
-		 */
-		return NOTIFY_STOP;
-	default:
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-	}
-
-	handled = x86_pmu.handle_irq(args->regs);
-	if (!handled)
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+		return NMI_DONE;
 
-	this_nmi = percpu_read(irq_stat.__nmi_count);
-	if ((handled > 1) ||
-		/* the next nmi could be a back-to-back nmi */
-	    ((__this_cpu_read(pmu_nmi.marked) == this_nmi) &&
-	     (__this_cpu_read(pmu_nmi.handled) > 1))) {
-		/*
-		 * We could have two subsequent back-to-back nmis: The
-		 * first handles more than one counter, the 2nd
-		 * handles only one counter and the 3rd handles no
-		 * counter.
-		 *
-		 * This is the 2nd nmi because the previous was
-		 * handling more than one counter. We will mark the
-		 * next (3rd) and then drop it if unhandled.
-		 */
-		__this_cpu_write(pmu_nmi.marked, this_nmi + 1);
-		__this_cpu_write(pmu_nmi.handled, handled);
-	}
-
-	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	return x86_pmu.handle_irq(regs);
 }
 
-static __read_mostly struct notifier_block perf_event_nmi_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call		= perf_event_nmi_handler,
-	.next			= NULL,
-	.priority		= NMI_LOCAL_LOW_PRIOR,
-};
-
 struct event_constraint emptyconstraint;
 struct event_constraint unconstrained;
 
@@ -1232,7 +1171,7 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 		((1LL << x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed)-1) << X86_PMC_IDX_FIXED;
 
 	perf_events_lapic_init();
-	register_die_notifier(&perf_event_nmi_notifier);
+	register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, perf_event_nmi_handler, 0, "PMI");
 
 	unconstrained = (struct event_constraint)
 		__EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, (1ULL << x86_pmu.num_counters) - 1,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
index 764c7c2b18115f12e3edc673940dffcdf9f3b47f..13ad89971d474557c4825d22dcb6d7da6e49ffc1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
@@ -32,15 +32,12 @@ int in_crash_kexec;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
 
-static void kdump_nmi_callback(int cpu, struct die_args *args)
+static void kdump_nmi_callback(int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct pt_regs *regs;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	struct pt_regs fixed_regs;
 #endif
 
-	regs = args->regs;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	if (!user_mode_vm(regs)) {
 		crash_fixup_ss_esp(&fixed_regs, regs);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 00354d4919a973fdc307427b8a2cd17bfaf94aa6..faba5771acad05c26bf01423dfa9917a9f38a662 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -511,28 +511,37 @@ single_step_cont(struct pt_regs *regs, struct die_args *args)
 
 static int was_in_debug_nmi[NR_CPUS];
 
-static int __kgdb_notify(struct die_args *args, unsigned long cmd)
+static int kgdb_nmi_handler(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct pt_regs *regs = args->regs;
-
 	switch (cmd) {
-	case DIE_NMI:
+	case NMI_LOCAL:
 		if (atomic_read(&kgdb_active) != -1) {
 			/* KGDB CPU roundup */
 			kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), regs);
 			was_in_debug_nmi[raw_smp_processor_id()] = 1;
 			touch_nmi_watchdog();
-			return NOTIFY_STOP;
+			return NMI_HANDLED;
 		}
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+		break;
 
-	case DIE_NMIUNKNOWN:
+	case NMI_UNKNOWN:
 		if (was_in_debug_nmi[raw_smp_processor_id()]) {
 			was_in_debug_nmi[raw_smp_processor_id()] = 0;
-			return NOTIFY_STOP;
+			return NMI_HANDLED;
 		}
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* do nothing */
+		break;
+	}
+	return NMI_DONE;
+}
+
+static int __kgdb_notify(struct die_args *args, unsigned long cmd)
+{
+	struct pt_regs *regs = args->regs;
 
+	switch (cmd) {
 	case DIE_DEBUG:
 		if (atomic_read(&kgdb_cpu_doing_single_step) != -1) {
 			if (user_mode(regs))
@@ -590,11 +599,6 @@ kgdb_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long cmd, void *ptr)
 
 static struct notifier_block kgdb_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call	= kgdb_notify,
-
-	/*
-	 * Lowest-prio notifier priority, we want to be notified last:
-	 */
-	.priority	= NMI_LOCAL_LOW_PRIOR,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -605,7 +609,31 @@ static struct notifier_block kgdb_notifier = {
  */
 int kgdb_arch_init(void)
 {
-	return register_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
+	int retval;
+
+	retval = register_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out;
+
+	retval = register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, kgdb_nmi_handler,
+					0, "kgdb");
+	if (retval)
+		goto out1;
+
+	retval = register_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, kgdb_nmi_handler,
+					0, "kgdb");
+
+	if (retval)
+		goto out2;
+
+	return retval;
+
+out2:
+	unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, "kgdb");
+out1:
+	unregister_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
+out:
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static void kgdb_hw_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -673,6 +701,8 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 			breakinfo[i].pev = NULL;
 		}
 	}
+	unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, "kgdb");
+	unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, "kgdb");
 	unregister_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
index 327748d4f6b04d7ace119013a84dd9b2de9eec29..e20f5e790599dec3da0ac840a0a7ff49bbacc813 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992  Linus Torvalds
  *  Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 Andi Kleen, SuSE Labs
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011	Don Zickus Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  *  Pentium III FXSR, SSE support
  *	Gareth Hughes <gareth@valinux.com>, May 2000
@@ -248,8 +249,10 @@ io_check_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
 static notrace __kprobes void
 unknown_nmi_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	if (notify_die(DIE_NMIUNKNOWN, "nmi", regs, reason, 2, SIGINT) ==
-			NOTIFY_STOP)
+	int handled;
+
+	handled = nmi_handle(NMI_UNKNOWN, regs);
+	if (handled)
 		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MCA
 	/*
@@ -274,13 +277,15 @@ unknown_nmi_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
 static notrace __kprobes void default_do_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned char reason = 0;
+	int handled;
 
 	/*
 	 * CPU-specific NMI must be processed before non-CPU-specific
 	 * NMI, otherwise we may lose it, because the CPU-specific
 	 * NMI can not be detected/processed on other CPUs.
 	 */
-	if (notify_die(DIE_NMI, "nmi", regs, 0, 2, SIGINT) == NOTIFY_STOP)
+	handled = nmi_handle(NMI_LOCAL, regs);
+	if (handled)
 		return;
 
 	/* Non-CPU-specific NMI: NMI sources can be processed on any CPU */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
index 9242436e9937e5a4ef91c6baa04eaf2e90243125..e334be1182b9f0b3666464f8ff9f13b22d3ef1dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static inline void kb_wait(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void vmxoff_nmi(int cpu, struct die_args *args)
+static void vmxoff_nmi(int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	cpu_emergency_vmxoff();
 }
@@ -736,14 +736,10 @@ static nmi_shootdown_cb shootdown_callback;
 
 static atomic_t waiting_for_crash_ipi;
 
-static int crash_nmi_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
-			unsigned long val, void *data)
+static int crash_nmi_callback(unsigned int val, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
-	if (val != DIE_NMI)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
 	/* Don't do anything if this handler is invoked on crashing cpu.
@@ -751,10 +747,10 @@ static int crash_nmi_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
 	 * an NMI if system was initially booted with nmi_watchdog parameter.
 	 */
 	if (cpu == crashing_cpu)
-		return NOTIFY_STOP;
+		return NMI_HANDLED;
 	local_irq_disable();
 
-	shootdown_callback(cpu, (struct die_args *)data);
+	shootdown_callback(cpu, regs);
 
 	atomic_dec(&waiting_for_crash_ipi);
 	/* Assume hlt works */
@@ -762,7 +758,7 @@ static int crash_nmi_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
 	for (;;)
 		cpu_relax();
 
-	return 1;
+	return NMI_HANDLED;
 }
 
 static void smp_send_nmi_allbutself(void)
@@ -770,12 +766,6 @@ static void smp_send_nmi_allbutself(void)
 	apic->send_IPI_allbutself(NMI_VECTOR);
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block crash_nmi_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = crash_nmi_callback,
-	/* we want to be the first one called */
-	.priority = NMI_LOCAL_HIGH_PRIOR+1,
-};
-
 /* Halt all other CPUs, calling the specified function on each of them
  *
  * This function can be used to halt all other CPUs on crash
@@ -794,7 +784,8 @@ void nmi_shootdown_cpus(nmi_shootdown_cb callback)
 
 	atomic_set(&waiting_for_crash_ipi, num_online_cpus() - 1);
 	/* Would it be better to replace the trap vector here? */
-	if (register_die_notifier(&crash_nmi_nb))
+	if (register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, crash_nmi_callback,
+				 NMI_FLAG_FIRST, "crash"))
 		return;		/* return what? */
 	/* Ensure the new callback function is set before sending
 	 * out the NMI
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 68894fdc034bc3cb01cd79b66ec995dadc7b7c67..adf8fb31aa7b30eb27f940f1c5e29b5c01159eec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -61,26 +61,15 @@ u64 op_x86_get_ctrl(struct op_x86_model_spec const *model,
 }
 
 
-static int profile_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-				     unsigned long val, void *data)
+static int profile_exceptions_notify(unsigned int val, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct die_args *args = (struct die_args *)data;
-	int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
-
-	switch (val) {
-	case DIE_NMI:
-		if (ctr_running)
-			model->check_ctrs(args->regs, &__get_cpu_var(cpu_msrs));
-		else if (!nmi_enabled)
-			break;
-		else
-			model->stop(&__get_cpu_var(cpu_msrs));
-		ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	return ret;
+	if (ctr_running)
+		model->check_ctrs(regs, &__get_cpu_var(cpu_msrs));
+	else if (!nmi_enabled)
+		return NMI_DONE;
+	else
+		model->stop(&__get_cpu_var(cpu_msrs));
+	return NMI_HANDLED;
 }
 
 static void nmi_cpu_save_registers(struct op_msrs *msrs)
@@ -363,12 +352,6 @@ static void nmi_cpu_setup(void *dummy)
 	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block profile_exceptions_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = profile_exceptions_notify,
-	.next = NULL,
-	.priority = NMI_LOCAL_LOW_PRIOR,
-};
-
 static void nmi_cpu_restore_registers(struct op_msrs *msrs)
 {
 	struct op_msr *counters = msrs->counters;
@@ -508,7 +491,8 @@ static int nmi_setup(void)
 	ctr_running = 0;
 	/* make variables visible to the nmi handler: */
 	smp_mb();
-	err = register_die_notifier(&profile_exceptions_nb);
+	err = register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, profile_exceptions_notify,
+					0, "oprofile");
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -538,7 +522,7 @@ static void nmi_shutdown(void)
 	put_online_cpus();
 	/* make variables visible to the nmi handler: */
 	smp_mb();
-	unregister_die_notifier(&profile_exceptions_nb);
+	unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, "oprofile");
 	msrs = &get_cpu_var(cpu_msrs);
 	model->shutdown(msrs);
 	free_msrs();
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_timer_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_timer_int.c
index 720bf5a53c513cc05aeafa644d83d70ed1e2017c..7f8052cd6620888c2746c3139e4bb081296bca12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_timer_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_timer_int.c
@@ -18,32 +18,16 @@
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 
-static int profile_timer_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-					   unsigned long val, void *data)
+static int profile_timer_exceptions_notify(unsigned int val, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct die_args *args = (struct die_args *)data;
-	int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
-
-	switch (val) {
-	case DIE_NMI:
-		oprofile_add_sample(args->regs, 0);
-		ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	return ret;
+	oprofile_add_sample(regs, 0);
+	return NMI_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block profile_timer_exceptions_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = profile_timer_exceptions_notify,
-	.next = NULL,
-	.priority = NMI_LOW_PRIOR,
-};
-
 static int timer_start(void)
 {
-	if (register_die_notifier(&profile_timer_exceptions_nb))
+	if (register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, profile_timer_exceptions_notify,
+					0, "oprofile-timer"))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -51,7 +35,7 @@ static int timer_start(void)
 
 static void timer_stop(void)
 {
-	unregister_die_notifier(&profile_timer_exceptions_nb);
+	unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, "oprofile-timer");
 	synchronize_sched();  /* Allow already-started NMIs to complete. */
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index 0784f99a4665ded14affdfd502db253653b30a2e..b8e08cb67a18a0b18dfa5d54d32a0177890f2b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <acpi/hed.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
+#include <asm/nmi.h>
 
 #include "apei-internal.h"
 
@@ -749,15 +750,11 @@ static void ghes_proc_in_irq(struct irq_work *irq_work)
 	}
 }
 
-static int ghes_notify_nmi(struct notifier_block *this,
-				  unsigned long cmd, void *data)
+static int ghes_notify_nmi(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct ghes *ghes, *ghes_global = NULL;
 	int sev, sev_global = -1;
-	int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
-
-	if (cmd != DIE_NMI)
-		return ret;
+	int ret = NMI_DONE;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&ghes_nmi_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ghes, &ghes_nmi, list) {
@@ -770,10 +767,10 @@ static int ghes_notify_nmi(struct notifier_block *this,
 			sev_global = sev;
 			ghes_global = ghes;
 		}
-		ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
+		ret = NMI_HANDLED;
 	}
 
-	if (ret == NOTIFY_DONE)
+	if (ret == NMI_DONE)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (sev_global >= GHES_SEV_PANIC) {
@@ -825,10 +822,6 @@ static struct notifier_block ghes_notifier_sci = {
 	.notifier_call = ghes_notify_sci,
 };
 
-static struct notifier_block ghes_notifier_nmi = {
-	.notifier_call = ghes_notify_nmi,
-};
-
 static unsigned long ghes_esource_prealloc_size(
 	const struct acpi_hest_generic *generic)
 {
@@ -918,7 +911,8 @@ static int __devinit ghes_probe(struct platform_device *ghes_dev)
 		ghes_estatus_pool_expand(len);
 		mutex_lock(&ghes_list_mutex);
 		if (list_empty(&ghes_nmi))
-			register_die_notifier(&ghes_notifier_nmi);
+			register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, ghes_notify_nmi, 0,
+						"ghes");
 		list_add_rcu(&ghes->list, &ghes_nmi);
 		mutex_unlock(&ghes_list_mutex);
 		break;
@@ -964,7 +958,7 @@ static int __devexit ghes_remove(struct platform_device *ghes_dev)
 		mutex_lock(&ghes_list_mutex);
 		list_del_rcu(&ghes->list);
 		if (list_empty(&ghes_nmi))
-			unregister_die_notifier(&ghes_notifier_nmi);
+			unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, "ghes");
 		mutex_unlock(&ghes_list_mutex);
 		/*
 		 * To synchronize with NMI handler, ghes can only be
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 3302586655c4ac821afc90c04dceaa744bb4569c..c2917ffad2c2a311beeeaed7f8171196601d78ff 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
  * mechanism for it at that time.
  */
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
+#include <asm/nmi.h>
 #define HAVE_DIE_NMI
 #endif
 
@@ -1077,17 +1078,8 @@ static void ipmi_unregister_watchdog(int ipmi_intf)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DIE_NMI
 static int
-ipmi_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
+ipmi_nmi(unsigned int val, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct die_args *args = data;
-
-	if (val != DIE_NMIUNKNOWN)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
-	/* Hack, if it's a memory or I/O error, ignore it. */
-	if (args->err & 0xc0)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
 	/*
 	 * If we get here, it's an NMI that's not a memory or I/O
 	 * error.  We can't truly tell if it's from IPMI or not
@@ -1097,15 +1089,15 @@ ipmi_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
 
 	if (testing_nmi) {
 		testing_nmi = 2;
-		return NOTIFY_STOP;
+		return NMI_HANDLED;
 	}
 
 	/* If we are not expecting a timeout, ignore it. */
 	if (ipmi_watchdog_state == WDOG_TIMEOUT_NONE)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
+		return NMI_DONE;
 
 	if (preaction_val != WDOG_PRETIMEOUT_NMI)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
+		return NMI_DONE;
 
 	/*
 	 * If no one else handled the NMI, we assume it was the IPMI
@@ -1120,12 +1112,8 @@ ipmi_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
 			panic(PFX "pre-timeout");
 	}
 
-	return NOTIFY_STOP;
+	return NMI_HANDLED;
 }
-
-static struct notifier_block ipmi_nmi_handler = {
-	.notifier_call = ipmi_nmi
-};
 #endif
 
 static int wdog_reboot_handler(struct notifier_block *this,
@@ -1290,7 +1278,8 @@ static void check_parms(void)
 		}
 	}
 	if (do_nmi && !nmi_handler_registered) {
-		rv = register_die_notifier(&ipmi_nmi_handler);
+		rv = register_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, ipmi_nmi, 0,
+						"ipmi");
 		if (rv) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING PFX
 			       "Can't register nmi handler\n");
@@ -1298,7 +1287,7 @@ static void check_parms(void)
 		} else
 			nmi_handler_registered = 1;
 	} else if (!do_nmi && nmi_handler_registered) {
-		unregister_die_notifier(&ipmi_nmi_handler);
+		unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, "ipmi");
 		nmi_handler_registered = 0;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1336,7 +1325,7 @@ static int __init ipmi_wdog_init(void)
 	if (rv) {
 #ifdef HAVE_DIE_NMI
 		if (nmi_handler_registered)
-			unregister_die_notifier(&ipmi_nmi_handler);
+			unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, "ipmi");
 #endif
 		atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list,
 						 &wdog_panic_notifier);
@@ -1357,7 +1346,7 @@ static void __exit ipmi_wdog_exit(void)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DIE_NMI
 	if (nmi_handler_registered)
-		unregister_die_notifier(&ipmi_nmi_handler);
+		unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, "ipmi");
 #endif
 
 	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 809cbda03d7a24390a62b90775859bb029c6d760..7e7feac052210c2eb237f10a3cd3f673158d75fd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -477,15 +477,11 @@ static int hpwdt_time_left(void)
 /*
  *	NMI Handler
  */
-static int hpwdt_pretimeout(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long ulReason,
-				void *data)
+static int hpwdt_pretimeout(unsigned int ulReason, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned long rom_pl;
 	static int die_nmi_called;
 
-	if (ulReason != DIE_NMIUNKNOWN)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (!hpwdt_nmi_decoding)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -508,7 +504,7 @@ static int hpwdt_pretimeout(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long ulReason,
 		"Management Log for details.\n");
 
 out:
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return NMI_DONE;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HPWDT_NMI_DECODING */
 
@@ -648,13 +644,6 @@ static struct miscdevice hpwdt_miscdev = {
 	.fops = &hpwdt_fops,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HPWDT_NMI_DECODING
-static struct notifier_block die_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call = hpwdt_pretimeout,
-	.priority = 0,
-};
-#endif /* CONFIG_HPWDT_NMI_DECODING */
-
 /*
  *	Init & Exit
  */
@@ -740,10 +729,9 @@ static int __devinit hpwdt_init_nmi_decoding(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	 * die notify list to handle a critical NMI. The default is to
 	 * be last so other users of the NMI signal can function.
 	 */
-	if (priority)
-		die_notifier.priority = 0x7FFFFFFF;
-
-	retval = register_die_notifier(&die_notifier);
+	retval = register_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, hpwdt_pretimeout,
+					(priority) ? NMI_FLAG_FIRST : 0,
+					"hpwdt");
 	if (retval != 0) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
 			"Unable to register a die notifier (err=%d).\n",
@@ -763,7 +751,7 @@ static int __devinit hpwdt_init_nmi_decoding(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 static void hpwdt_exit_nmi_decoding(void)
 {
-	unregister_die_notifier(&die_notifier);
+	unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_UNKNOWN, "hpwdt");
 	if (cru_rom_addr)
 		iounmap(cru_rom_addr);
 }