diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index bd3e8421b57c..e07a22bb9308 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ static int amd_pmu_cpu_prepare(int cpu)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cpuc->amd_nb);
 
 	if (!x86_pmu.amd_nb_constraints)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
+		return 0;
 
 	cpuc->amd_nb = amd_alloc_nb(cpu);
 	if (!cpuc->amd_nb)
-		return NOTIFY_BAD;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void amd_pmu_cpu_starting(int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 26ced536005a..4ce3745f26f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1477,49 +1477,49 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(perf_event_nmi_handler);
 struct event_constraint emptyconstraint;
 struct event_constraint unconstrained;
 
-static int
-x86_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int x86_pmu_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
-	int i, ret = NOTIFY_OK;
+	int i;
 
-	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
-	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
-		for (i = 0 ; i < X86_PERF_KFREE_MAX; i++)
-			cpuc->kfree_on_online[i] = NULL;
-		if (x86_pmu.cpu_prepare)
-			ret = x86_pmu.cpu_prepare(cpu);
-		break;
+	for (i = 0 ; i < X86_PERF_KFREE_MAX; i++)
+		cpuc->kfree_on_online[i] = NULL;
+	if (x86_pmu.cpu_prepare)
+		return x86_pmu.cpu_prepare(cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	case CPU_STARTING:
-		if (x86_pmu.cpu_starting)
-			x86_pmu.cpu_starting(cpu);
-		break;
+static int x86_pmu_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	if (x86_pmu.cpu_dead)
+		x86_pmu.cpu_dead(cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	case CPU_ONLINE:
-		for (i = 0 ; i < X86_PERF_KFREE_MAX; i++) {
-			kfree(cpuc->kfree_on_online[i]);
-			cpuc->kfree_on_online[i] = NULL;
-		}
-		break;
+static int x86_pmu_online_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
+	int i;
 
-	case CPU_DYING:
-		if (x86_pmu.cpu_dying)
-			x86_pmu.cpu_dying(cpu);
-		break;
-
-	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
-	case CPU_DEAD:
-		if (x86_pmu.cpu_dead)
-			x86_pmu.cpu_dead(cpu);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		break;
+	for (i = 0 ; i < X86_PERF_KFREE_MAX; i++) {
+		kfree(cpuc->kfree_on_online[i]);
+		cpuc->kfree_on_online[i] = NULL;
 	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	return ret;
+static int x86_pmu_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	if (x86_pmu.cpu_starting)
+		x86_pmu.cpu_starting(cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int x86_pmu_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	if (x86_pmu.cpu_dying)
+		x86_pmu.cpu_dying(cpu);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __init pmu_check_apic(void)
@@ -1764,10 +1764,39 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 	pr_info("... fixed-purpose events:   %d\n",     x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed);
 	pr_info("... event mask:             %016Lx\n", x86_pmu.intel_ctrl);
 
-	perf_pmu_register(&pmu, "cpu", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
-	perf_cpu_notifier(x86_pmu_notifier);
+	/*
+	 * Install callbacks. Core will call them for each online
+	 * cpu.
+	 */
+	err = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_PERF_X86_PREPARE, "PERF_X86_PREPARE",
+				x86_pmu_prepare_cpu, x86_pmu_dead_cpu);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_STARTING,
+				"AP_PERF_X86_STARTING", x86_pmu_starting_cpu,
+				x86_pmu_dying_cpu);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_ONLINE, "AP_PERF_X86_ONLINE",
+				x86_pmu_online_cpu, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out1;
+
+	err = perf_pmu_register(&pmu, "cpu", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
+	if (err)
+		goto out2;
 
 	return 0;
+
+out2:
+	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_ONLINE);
+out1:
+	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_STARTING);
+out:
+	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_PERF_X86_PREPARE);
+	return err;
 }
 early_initcall(init_hw_perf_events);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 9b4f9d3ce465..6a1441be485b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3050,7 +3050,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_cpu_prepare(int cpu)
 		cpuc->excl_thread_id = 0;
 	}
 
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return 0;
 
 err_constraint_list:
 	kfree(cpuc->constraint_list);
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ err_shared_regs:
 	cpuc->shared_regs = NULL;
 
 err:
-	return NOTIFY_BAD;
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static void intel_pmu_cpu_starting(int cpu)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index 067082e3fd41..858915f40fb3 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_OFFLINE,
 	CPUHP_CREATE_THREADS,
 	CPUHP_PERF_PREPARE,
+	CPUHP_PERF_X86_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_NOTIFY_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_BRINGUP_CPU,
 	CPUHP_AP_IDLE_DEAD,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_AP_IRQ_ARMADA_CASC_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_IRQ_BCM2836_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_ARM_MVEBU_COHERENCY,
+	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_NOTIFY_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_TEARDOWN_CPU,
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_AP_SMPBOOT_THREADS,
 	CPUHP_AP_X86_VDSO_VMA_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_ONLINE,
+	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_AP_NOTIFY_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN_END		= CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN + 30,