diff --git a/crypto/pcrypt.c b/crypto/pcrypt.c
index 6036b6de9079..c9662e25595e 100644
--- a/crypto/pcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/pcrypt.c
@@ -24,12 +24,38 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <crypto/pcrypt.h>
 
-static struct padata_instance *pcrypt_enc_padata;
-static struct padata_instance *pcrypt_dec_padata;
-static struct workqueue_struct *encwq;
-static struct workqueue_struct *decwq;
+struct pcrypt_instance {
+	struct padata_instance *pinst;
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
+
+	/*
+	 * Cpumask for callback CPUs. It should be
+	 * equal to serial cpumask of corresponding padata instance,
+	 * so it is updated when padata notifies us about serial
+	 * cpumask change.
+	 *
+	 * cb_cpumask is protected by RCU. This fact prevents us from
+	 * using cpumask_var_t directly because the actual type of
+	 * cpumsak_var_t depends on kernel configuration(particularly on
+	 * CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK macro). Depending on the configuration
+	 * cpumask_var_t may be either a pointer to the struct cpumask
+	 * or a variable allocated on the stack. Thus we can not safely use
+	 * cpumask_var_t with RCU operations such as rcu_assign_pointer or
+	 * rcu_dereference. So cpumask_var_t is wrapped with struct
+	 * pcrypt_cpumask which makes possible to use it with RCU.
+	 */
+	struct pcrypt_cpumask {
+		cpumask_var_t mask;
+	} *cb_cpumask;
+	struct notifier_block nblock;
+};
+
+static struct pcrypt_instance pencrypt;
+static struct pcrypt_instance pdecrypt;
+
 
 struct pcrypt_instance_ctx {
 	struct crypto_spawn spawn;
@@ -42,25 +68,29 @@ struct pcrypt_aead_ctx {
 };
 
 static int pcrypt_do_parallel(struct padata_priv *padata, unsigned int *cb_cpu,
-			      struct padata_instance *pinst)
+			      struct pcrypt_instance *pcrypt)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu_index, cpu, i;
+	struct pcrypt_cpumask *cpumask;
 
 	cpu = *cb_cpu;
 
-	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_active_mask))
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	cpumask = rcu_dereference(pcrypt->cb_cpumask);
+	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpumask->mask))
 			goto out;
 
-	cpu_index = cpu % cpumask_weight(cpu_active_mask);
+	cpu_index = cpu % cpumask_weight(cpumask->mask);
 
-	cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_active_mask);
+	cpu = cpumask_first(cpumask->mask);
 	for (i = 0; i < cpu_index; i++)
-		cpu = cpumask_next(cpu, cpu_active_mask);
+		cpu = cpumask_next(cpu, cpumask->mask);
 
 	*cb_cpu = cpu;
 
 out:
-	return padata_do_parallel(pinst, padata, cpu);
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+	return padata_do_parallel(pcrypt->pinst, padata, cpu);
 }
 
 static int pcrypt_aead_setkey(struct crypto_aead *parent,
@@ -142,7 +172,7 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_encrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 			       req->cryptlen, req->iv);
 	aead_request_set_assoc(creq, req->assoc, req->assoclen);
 
-	err = pcrypt_do_parallel(padata, &ctx->cb_cpu, pcrypt_enc_padata);
+	err = pcrypt_do_parallel(padata, &ctx->cb_cpu, &pencrypt);
 	if (!err)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
@@ -184,7 +214,7 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_decrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 			       req->cryptlen, req->iv);
 	aead_request_set_assoc(creq, req->assoc, req->assoclen);
 
-	err = pcrypt_do_parallel(padata, &ctx->cb_cpu, pcrypt_dec_padata);
+	err = pcrypt_do_parallel(padata, &ctx->cb_cpu, &pdecrypt);
 	if (!err)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
@@ -228,7 +258,7 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_givencrypt(struct aead_givcrypt_request *req)
 	aead_givcrypt_set_assoc(creq, areq->assoc, areq->assoclen);
 	aead_givcrypt_set_giv(creq, req->giv, req->seq);
 
-	err = pcrypt_do_parallel(padata, &ctx->cb_cpu, pcrypt_enc_padata);
+	err = pcrypt_do_parallel(padata, &ctx->cb_cpu, &pencrypt);
 	if (!err)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
@@ -370,6 +400,88 @@ static void pcrypt_free(struct crypto_instance *inst)
 	kfree(inst);
 }
 
+static int pcrypt_cpumask_change_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+					unsigned long val, void *data)
+{
+	struct pcrypt_instance *pcrypt;
+	struct pcrypt_cpumask *new_mask, *old_mask;
+
+	if (!(val & PADATA_CPU_SERIAL))
+		return 0;
+
+	pcrypt = container_of(self, struct pcrypt_instance, nblock);
+	new_mask = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_mask), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new_mask)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&new_mask->mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		kfree(new_mask);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	old_mask = pcrypt->cb_cpumask;
+
+	padata_get_cpumask(pcrypt->pinst, PADATA_CPU_SERIAL, new_mask->mask);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(pcrypt->cb_cpumask, new_mask);
+	synchronize_rcu_bh();
+
+	free_cpumask_var(old_mask->mask);
+	kfree(old_mask);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __pcrypt_init_instance(struct pcrypt_instance *pcrypt,
+				  const char *name)
+{
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	struct pcrypt_cpumask *mask;
+
+	pcrypt->wq = create_workqueue(name);
+	if (!pcrypt->wq)
+		goto err;
+
+	pcrypt->pinst = padata_alloc(pcrypt->wq);
+	if (!pcrypt->pinst)
+		goto err_destroy_workqueue;
+
+	mask = kmalloc(sizeof(*mask), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mask)
+		goto err_free_padata;
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&mask->mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		kfree(mask);
+		goto err_free_padata;
+	}
+
+	padata_get_cpumask(pcrypt->pinst, PADATA_CPU_SERIAL, mask->mask);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(pcrypt->cb_cpumask, mask);
+
+	pcrypt->nblock.notifier_call = pcrypt_cpumask_change_notify;
+	ret = padata_register_cpumask_notifier(pcrypt->pinst, &pcrypt->nblock);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free_cpumask;
+
+	return ret;
+err_free_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(mask->mask);
+	kfree(mask);
+err_free_padata:
+	padata_free(pcrypt->pinst);
+err_destroy_workqueue:
+	destroy_workqueue(pcrypt->wq);
+err:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void __pcrypt_deinit_instance(struct pcrypt_instance *pcrypt)
+{
+	free_cpumask_var(pcrypt->cb_cpumask->mask);
+	kfree(pcrypt->cb_cpumask);
+
+	padata_stop(pcrypt->pinst);
+	padata_unregister_cpumask_notifier(pcrypt->pinst, &pcrypt->nblock);
+	destroy_workqueue(pcrypt->wq);
+	padata_free(pcrypt->pinst);
+}
+
 static struct crypto_template pcrypt_tmpl = {
 	.name = "pcrypt",
 	.alloc = pcrypt_alloc,
@@ -379,60 +491,31 @@ static struct crypto_template pcrypt_tmpl = {
 
 static int __init pcrypt_init(void)
 {
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
-	encwq = create_workqueue("pencrypt");
-	if (!encwq)
+	int err;
+
+	err = __pcrypt_init_instance(&pencrypt, "pencrypt");
+	if (err)
 		goto err;
 
-	decwq = create_workqueue("pdecrypt");
-	if (!decwq)
-		goto err_destroy_encwq;
-
-
-	pcrypt_enc_padata = padata_alloc(cpu_possible_mask, encwq);
-	if (!pcrypt_enc_padata)
-		goto err_destroy_decwq;
-
-	pcrypt_dec_padata = padata_alloc(cpu_possible_mask, decwq);
-	if (!pcrypt_dec_padata)
-		goto err_free_enc_padata;
-
-	err = padata_start(pcrypt_enc_padata);
+	err = __pcrypt_init_instance(&pdecrypt, "pdecrypt");
 	if (err)
-		goto err_free_dec_padata;
+		goto err_deinit_pencrypt;
 
-	err = padata_start(pcrypt_dec_padata);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_free_dec_padata;
+	padata_start(pencrypt.pinst);
+	padata_start(pdecrypt.pinst);
 
 	return crypto_register_template(&pcrypt_tmpl);
 
-err_free_dec_padata:
-	padata_free(pcrypt_dec_padata);
-
-err_free_enc_padata:
-	padata_free(pcrypt_enc_padata);
-
-err_destroy_decwq:
-	destroy_workqueue(decwq);
-
-err_destroy_encwq:
-	destroy_workqueue(encwq);
-
+err_deinit_pencrypt:
+	__pcrypt_deinit_instance(&pencrypt);
 err:
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit pcrypt_exit(void)
 {
-	padata_stop(pcrypt_enc_padata);
-	padata_stop(pcrypt_dec_padata);
-
-	destroy_workqueue(encwq);
-	destroy_workqueue(decwq);
-
-	padata_free(pcrypt_enc_padata);
-	padata_free(pcrypt_dec_padata);
+	__pcrypt_deinit_instance(&pencrypt);
+	__pcrypt_deinit_instance(&pdecrypt);
 
 	crypto_unregister_template(&pcrypt_tmpl);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/padata.h b/include/linux/padata.h
index 8844b851191e..621e7736690c 100644
--- a/include/linux/padata.h
+++ b/include/linux/padata.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+
+#define PADATA_CPU_SERIAL   0x01
+#define PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL 0x02
 
 /**
  * struct padata_priv -  Embedded to the users data structure.
@@ -59,7 +63,20 @@ struct padata_list {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct padata_queue - The percpu padata queues.
+* struct padata_serial_queue - The percpu padata serial queue
+*
+* @serial: List to wait for serialization after reordering.
+* @work: work struct for serialization.
+* @pd: Backpointer to the internal control structure.
+*/
+struct padata_serial_queue {
+       struct padata_list    serial;
+       struct work_struct    work;
+       struct parallel_data *pd;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct padata_parallel_queue - The percpu padata parallel queue
  *
  * @parallel: List to wait for parallelization.
  * @reorder: List to wait for reordering after parallel processing.
@@ -67,44 +84,52 @@ struct padata_list {
  * @pwork: work struct for parallelization.
  * @swork: work struct for serialization.
  * @pd: Backpointer to the internal control structure.
+ * @work: work struct for parallelization.
+ * @num_obj: Number of objects that are processed by this cpu.
  * @cpu_index: Index of the cpu.
  */
-struct padata_queue {
-	struct padata_list	parallel;
-	struct padata_list	reorder;
-	struct padata_list	serial;
-	struct work_struct	pwork;
-	struct work_struct	swork;
-	struct parallel_data    *pd;
-	int			cpu_index;
+struct padata_parallel_queue {
+       struct padata_list    parallel;
+       struct padata_list    reorder;
+       struct parallel_data *pd;
+       struct work_struct    work;
+       atomic_t              num_obj;
+       int                   cpu_index;
 };
 
+
 /**
  * struct parallel_data - Internal control structure, covers everything
  * that depends on the cpumask in use.
  *
  * @pinst: padata instance.
- * @queue: percpu padata queues.
+ * @pqueue: percpu padata queues used for parallelization.
+ * @squeue: percpu padata queues used for serialuzation.
  * @seq_nr: The sequence number that will be attached to the next object.
  * @reorder_objects: Number of objects waiting in the reorder queues.
  * @refcnt: Number of objects holding a reference on this parallel_data.
  * @max_seq_nr:  Maximal used sequence number.
- * @cpumask: cpumask in use.
+ * @cpumask: Contains two cpumasks: pcpu and cbcpu for
+ *           parallel and serial workers respectively.
  * @lock: Reorder lock.
  * @processed: Number of already processed objects.
  * @timer: Reorder timer.
  */
 struct parallel_data {
-	struct padata_instance	*pinst;
-	struct padata_queue	*queue;
-	atomic_t		seq_nr;
-	atomic_t		reorder_objects;
-	atomic_t                refcnt;
-	unsigned int		max_seq_nr;
-	cpumask_var_t		cpumask;
-	spinlock_t              lock ____cacheline_aligned;
-	unsigned int            processed;
-	struct timer_list       timer;
+	struct padata_instance		*pinst;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue	*pqueue;
+	struct padata_serial_queue	*squeue;
+	atomic_t			 seq_nr;
+	atomic_t			 reorder_objects;
+	atomic_t			 refcnt;
+	unsigned int			 max_seq_nr;
+	struct {
+		cpumask_var_t		 pcpu;
+		cpumask_var_t		 cbcpu;
+	} cpumask;
+	spinlock_t                       lock ____cacheline_aligned;
+	unsigned int			 processed;
+	struct timer_list		 timer;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -113,32 +138,51 @@ struct parallel_data {
  * @cpu_notifier: cpu hotplug notifier.
  * @wq: The workqueue in use.
  * @pd: The internal control structure.
- * @cpumask: User supplied cpumask.
+ * @cpumask: User supplied cpumask. Contains two cpumasks: pcpu and
+ *           cbcpu for parallel and serial works respectivly.
+ * @cpumask_change_notifier: Notifiers chain for user-defined notify
+ *            callbacks that will be called when either @pcpu or @cbcpu
+ *             or both cpumasks change.
  * @lock: padata instance lock.
  * @flags: padata flags.
  */
 struct padata_instance {
-	struct notifier_block   cpu_notifier;
-	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
-	struct parallel_data	*pd;
-	cpumask_var_t           cpumask;
-	struct mutex		lock;
-	u8			flags;
-#define	PADATA_INIT		1
-#define	PADATA_RESET		2
-#define	PADATA_INVALID		4
+	struct notifier_block		 cpu_notifier;
+	struct workqueue_struct		*wq;
+	struct parallel_data		*pd;
+	struct {
+		cpumask_var_t		 pcpu;
+		cpumask_var_t		 cbcpu;
+	} cpumask;
+	struct blocking_notifier_head	 cpumask_change_notifier;
+	struct mutex			 lock;
+	u8				 flags;
+#define	PADATA_INIT	1
+#define	PADATA_RESET	2
+#define	PADATA_INVALID	4
 };
 
-extern struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpumask,
-					    struct workqueue_struct *wq);
+extern struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
+extern struct padata_instance *__padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+					      const struct cpumask *pcpumask,
+					      const struct cpumask *cbcpumask);
 extern void padata_free(struct padata_instance *pinst);
 extern int padata_do_parallel(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 			      struct padata_priv *padata, int cb_cpu);
 extern void padata_do_serial(struct padata_priv *padata);
-extern int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+extern int padata_get_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+			      int cpumask_type, struct cpumask *out_mask);
+extern int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpumask_type,
 			      cpumask_var_t cpumask);
-extern int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu);
-extern int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu);
+extern int __padata_set_cpumasks(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+				 cpumask_var_t pcpumask,
+				 cpumask_var_t cbcpumask);
+extern int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu, int mask);
+extern int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu, int mask);
 extern int padata_start(struct padata_instance *pinst);
 extern void padata_stop(struct padata_instance *pinst);
+extern int padata_register_cpumask_notifier(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+					    struct notifier_block *nblock);
+extern int padata_unregister_cpumask_notifier(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+					      struct notifier_block *nblock);
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 450d67d394b0..84d0ca9dac9c 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ static int padata_index_to_cpu(struct parallel_data *pd, int cpu_index)
 {
 	int cpu, target_cpu;
 
-	target_cpu = cpumask_first(pd->cpumask);
+	target_cpu = cpumask_first(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cpu_index; cpu++)
-		target_cpu = cpumask_next(target_cpu, pd->cpumask);
+		target_cpu = cpumask_next(target_cpu, pd->cpumask.pcpu);
 
 	return target_cpu;
 }
@@ -53,26 +53,27 @@ static int padata_cpu_hash(struct padata_priv *padata)
 	 * Hash the sequence numbers to the cpus by taking
 	 * seq_nr mod. number of cpus in use.
 	 */
-	cpu_index =  padata->seq_nr % cpumask_weight(pd->cpumask);
+	cpu_index =  padata->seq_nr % cpumask_weight(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
 
 	return padata_index_to_cpu(pd, cpu_index);
 }
 
-static void padata_parallel_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+static void padata_parallel_worker(struct work_struct *parallel_work)
 {
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue *pqueue;
 	struct parallel_data *pd;
 	struct padata_instance *pinst;
 	LIST_HEAD(local_list);
 
 	local_bh_disable();
-	queue = container_of(work, struct padata_queue, pwork);
-	pd = queue->pd;
+	pqueue = container_of(parallel_work,
+			      struct padata_parallel_queue, work);
+	pd = pqueue->pd;
 	pinst = pd->pinst;
 
-	spin_lock(&queue->parallel.lock);
-	list_replace_init(&queue->parallel.list, &local_list);
-	spin_unlock(&queue->parallel.lock);
+	spin_lock(&pqueue->parallel.lock);
+	list_replace_init(&pqueue->parallel.list, &local_list);
+	spin_unlock(&pqueue->parallel.lock);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&local_list)) {
 		struct padata_priv *padata;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ static void padata_parallel_worker(struct work_struct *work)
  * @pinst: padata instance
  * @padata: object to be parallelized
  * @cb_cpu: cpu the serialization callback function will run on,
- *          must be in the cpumask of padata.
+ *          must be in the serial cpumask of padata(i.e. cpumask.cbcpu).
  *
  * The parallelization callback function will run with BHs off.
  * Note: Every object which is parallelized by padata_do_parallel
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ int padata_do_parallel(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 		       struct padata_priv *padata, int cb_cpu)
 {
 	int target_cpu, err;
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue *queue;
 	struct parallel_data *pd;
 
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ int padata_do_parallel(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 	if (!(pinst->flags & PADATA_INIT))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cb_cpu, pd->cpumask))
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cb_cpu, pd->cpumask.cbcpu))
 		goto out;
 
 	err =  -EBUSY;
@@ -136,13 +137,13 @@ int padata_do_parallel(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 	padata->seq_nr = atomic_inc_return(&pd->seq_nr);
 
 	target_cpu = padata_cpu_hash(padata);
-	queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, target_cpu);
+	queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, target_cpu);
 
 	spin_lock(&queue->parallel.lock);
 	list_add_tail(&padata->list, &queue->parallel.list);
 	spin_unlock(&queue->parallel.lock);
 
-	queue_work_on(target_cpu, pinst->wq, &queue->pwork);
+	queue_work_on(target_cpu, pinst->wq, &queue->work);
 
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
@@ -172,11 +173,11 @@ static struct padata_priv *padata_get_next(struct parallel_data *pd)
 {
 	int cpu, num_cpus;
 	int next_nr, next_index;
-	struct padata_queue *queue, *next_queue;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue *queue, *next_queue;
 	struct padata_priv *padata;
 	struct padata_list *reorder;
 
-	num_cpus = cpumask_weight(pd->cpumask);
+	num_cpus = cpumask_weight(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
 
 	/*
 	 * Calculate the percpu reorder queue and the sequence
@@ -185,13 +186,13 @@ static struct padata_priv *padata_get_next(struct parallel_data *pd)
 	next_nr = pd->processed;
 	next_index = next_nr % num_cpus;
 	cpu = padata_index_to_cpu(pd, next_index);
-	next_queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, cpu);
+	next_queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, cpu);
 
 	if (unlikely(next_nr > pd->max_seq_nr)) {
 		next_nr = next_nr - pd->max_seq_nr - 1;
 		next_index = next_nr % num_cpus;
 		cpu = padata_index_to_cpu(pd, next_index);
-		next_queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, cpu);
+		next_queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, cpu);
 		pd->processed = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ static struct padata_priv *padata_get_next(struct parallel_data *pd)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, smp_processor_id());
+	queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, smp_processor_id());
 	if (queue->cpu_index == next_queue->cpu_index) {
 		padata = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
 		goto out;
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ out:
 static void padata_reorder(struct parallel_data *pd)
 {
 	struct padata_priv *padata;
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
+	struct padata_serial_queue *squeue;
 	struct padata_instance *pinst = pd->pinst;
 
 	/*
@@ -268,13 +269,13 @@ static void padata_reorder(struct parallel_data *pd)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, padata->cb_cpu);
+		squeue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->squeue, padata->cb_cpu);
 
-		spin_lock(&queue->serial.lock);
-		list_add_tail(&padata->list, &queue->serial.list);
-		spin_unlock(&queue->serial.lock);
+		spin_lock(&squeue->serial.lock);
+		list_add_tail(&padata->list, &squeue->serial.list);
+		spin_unlock(&squeue->serial.lock);
 
-		queue_work_on(padata->cb_cpu, pinst->wq, &queue->swork);
+		queue_work_on(padata->cb_cpu, pinst->wq, &squeue->work);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pd->lock);
@@ -300,19 +301,19 @@ static void padata_reorder_timer(unsigned long arg)
 	padata_reorder(pd);
 }
 
-static void padata_serial_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+static void padata_serial_worker(struct work_struct *serial_work)
 {
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
+	struct padata_serial_queue *squeue;
 	struct parallel_data *pd;
 	LIST_HEAD(local_list);
 
 	local_bh_disable();
-	queue = container_of(work, struct padata_queue, swork);
-	pd = queue->pd;
+	squeue = container_of(serial_work, struct padata_serial_queue, work);
+	pd = squeue->pd;
 
-	spin_lock(&queue->serial.lock);
-	list_replace_init(&queue->serial.list, &local_list);
-	spin_unlock(&queue->serial.lock);
+	spin_lock(&squeue->serial.lock);
+	list_replace_init(&squeue->serial.list, &local_list);
+	spin_unlock(&squeue->serial.lock);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&local_list)) {
 		struct padata_priv *padata;
@@ -339,18 +340,18 @@ static void padata_serial_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 void padata_do_serial(struct padata_priv *padata)
 {
 	int cpu;
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue *pqueue;
 	struct parallel_data *pd;
 
 	pd = padata->pd;
 
 	cpu = get_cpu();
-	queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, cpu);
+	pqueue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, cpu);
 
-	spin_lock(&queue->reorder.lock);
+	spin_lock(&pqueue->reorder.lock);
 	atomic_inc(&pd->reorder_objects);
-	list_add_tail(&padata->list, &queue->reorder.list);
-	spin_unlock(&queue->reorder.lock);
+	list_add_tail(&padata->list, &pqueue->reorder.list);
+	spin_unlock(&pqueue->reorder.lock);
 
 	put_cpu();
 
@@ -358,51 +359,88 @@ void padata_do_serial(struct padata_priv *padata)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_do_serial);
 
-/* Allocate and initialize the internal cpumask dependend resources. */
-static struct parallel_data *padata_alloc_pd(struct padata_instance *pinst,
-					     const struct cpumask *cpumask)
+static int padata_setup_cpumasks(struct parallel_data *pd,
+				 const struct cpumask *pcpumask,
+				 const struct cpumask *cbcpumask)
 {
-	int cpu, cpu_index, num_cpus;
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
-	struct parallel_data *pd;
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&pd->cpumask.pcpu, GFP_KERNEL))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cpumask_and(pd->cpumask.pcpu, pcpumask, cpu_active_mask);
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&pd->cpumask.cbcpu, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		free_cpumask_var(pd->cpumask.cbcpu);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	cpumask_and(pd->cpumask.cbcpu, cbcpumask, cpu_active_mask);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __padata_list_init(struct padata_list *pd_list)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pd_list->list);
+	spin_lock_init(&pd_list->lock);
+}
+
+/* Initialize all percpu queues used by serial workers */
+static void padata_init_squeues(struct parallel_data *pd)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	struct padata_serial_queue *squeue;
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask.cbcpu) {
+		squeue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->squeue, cpu);
+		squeue->pd = pd;
+		__padata_list_init(&squeue->serial);
+		INIT_WORK(&squeue->work, padata_serial_worker);
+	}
+}
+
+/* Initialize all percpu queues used by parallel workers */
+static void padata_init_pqueues(struct parallel_data *pd)
+{
+	int cpu_index, num_cpus, cpu;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue *pqueue;
 
 	cpu_index = 0;
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask.pcpu) {
+		pqueue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, cpu);
+		pqueue->pd = pd;
+		pqueue->cpu_index = cpu_index;
+
+		__padata_list_init(&pqueue->reorder);
+		__padata_list_init(&pqueue->parallel);
+		INIT_WORK(&pqueue->work, padata_parallel_worker);
+		atomic_set(&pqueue->num_obj, 0);
+	}
+
+	num_cpus = cpumask_weight(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
+	pd->max_seq_nr = (MAX_SEQ_NR / num_cpus) * num_cpus - 1;
+}
+
+/* Allocate and initialize the internal cpumask dependend resources. */
+static struct parallel_data *padata_alloc_pd(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+					     const struct cpumask *pcpumask,
+					     const struct cpumask *cbcpumask)
+{
+	struct parallel_data *pd;
 
 	pd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct parallel_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pd)
 		goto err;
 
-	pd->queue = alloc_percpu(struct padata_queue);
-	if (!pd->queue)
+	pd->pqueue = alloc_percpu(struct padata_parallel_queue);
+	if (!pd->pqueue)
 		goto err_free_pd;
 
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&pd->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
-		goto err_free_queue;
-
-	cpumask_and(pd->cpumask, cpumask, cpu_active_mask);
-
-	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask) {
-		queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, cpu);
-
-		queue->pd = pd;
-
-		queue->cpu_index = cpu_index;
-		cpu_index++;
-
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->reorder.list);
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->parallel.list);
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->serial.list);
-		spin_lock_init(&queue->reorder.lock);
-		spin_lock_init(&queue->parallel.lock);
-		spin_lock_init(&queue->serial.lock);
-
-		INIT_WORK(&queue->pwork, padata_parallel_worker);
-		INIT_WORK(&queue->swork, padata_serial_worker);
-	}
-
-	num_cpus = cpumask_weight(pd->cpumask);
-	pd->max_seq_nr = (MAX_SEQ_NR / num_cpus) * num_cpus - 1;
+	pd->squeue = alloc_percpu(struct padata_serial_queue);
+	if (!pd->squeue)
+		goto err_free_pqueue;
+	if (padata_setup_cpumasks(pd, pcpumask, cbcpumask) < 0)
+		goto err_free_squeue;
 
+	padata_init_pqueues(pd);
+	padata_init_squeues(pd);
 	setup_timer(&pd->timer, padata_reorder_timer, (unsigned long)pd);
 	atomic_set(&pd->seq_nr, -1);
 	atomic_set(&pd->reorder_objects, 0);
@@ -412,8 +450,10 @@ static struct parallel_data *padata_alloc_pd(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 
 	return pd;
 
-err_free_queue:
-	free_percpu(pd->queue);
+err_free_squeue:
+	free_percpu(pd->squeue);
+err_free_pqueue:
+	free_percpu(pd->pqueue);
 err_free_pd:
 	kfree(pd);
 err:
@@ -422,8 +462,10 @@ err:
 
 static void padata_free_pd(struct parallel_data *pd)
 {
-	free_cpumask_var(pd->cpumask);
-	free_percpu(pd->queue);
+	free_cpumask_var(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
+	free_cpumask_var(pd->cpumask.cbcpu);
+	free_percpu(pd->pqueue);
+	free_percpu(pd->squeue);
 	kfree(pd);
 }
 
@@ -431,11 +473,12 @@ static void padata_free_pd(struct parallel_data *pd)
 static void padata_flush_queues(struct parallel_data *pd)
 {
 	int cpu;
-	struct padata_queue *queue;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue *pqueue;
+	struct padata_serial_queue *squeue;
 
-	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask) {
-		queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, cpu);
-		flush_work(&queue->pwork);
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask.pcpu) {
+		pqueue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->pqueue, cpu);
+		flush_work(&pqueue->work);
 	}
 
 	del_timer_sync(&pd->timer);
@@ -443,9 +486,9 @@ static void padata_flush_queues(struct parallel_data *pd)
 	if (atomic_read(&pd->reorder_objects))
 		padata_reorder(pd);
 
-	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask) {
-		queue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->queue, cpu);
-		flush_work(&queue->swork);
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, pd->cpumask.cbcpu) {
+		squeue = per_cpu_ptr(pd->squeue, cpu);
+		flush_work(&squeue->work);
 	}
 
 	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&pd->refcnt) != 0);
@@ -475,21 +518,63 @@ static void padata_replace(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 			   struct parallel_data *pd_new)
 {
 	struct parallel_data *pd_old = pinst->pd;
+	int notification_mask = 0;
 
 	pinst->flags |= PADATA_RESET;
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(pinst->pd, pd_new);
 
 	synchronize_rcu();
+	if (!pd_old)
+		goto out;
 
-	if (pd_old) {
-		padata_flush_queues(pd_old);
-		padata_free_pd(pd_old);
-	}
+	padata_flush_queues(pd_old);
+	if (!cpumask_equal(pd_old->cpumask.pcpu, pd_new->cpumask.pcpu))
+		notification_mask |= PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL;
+	if (!cpumask_equal(pd_old->cpumask.cbcpu, pd_new->cpumask.cbcpu))
+		notification_mask |= PADATA_CPU_SERIAL;
 
+	padata_free_pd(pd_old);
+	if (notification_mask)
+		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&pinst->cpumask_change_notifier,
+					     notification_mask, pinst);
+
+out:
 	pinst->flags &= ~PADATA_RESET;
 }
 
+/**
+ * padata_register_cpumask_notifier - Registers a notifier that will be called
+ *                             if either pcpu or cbcpu or both cpumasks change.
+ *
+ * @pinst: A poineter to padata instance
+ * @nblock: A pointer to notifier block.
+ */
+int padata_register_cpumask_notifier(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+				     struct notifier_block *nblock)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&pinst->cpumask_change_notifier,
+						nblock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_register_cpumask_notifier);
+
+/**
+ * padata_unregister_cpumask_notifier - Unregisters cpumask notifier
+ *        registered earlier  using padata_register_cpumask_notifier
+ *
+ * @pinst: A pointer to data instance.
+ * @nlock: A pointer to notifier block.
+ */
+int padata_unregister_cpumask_notifier(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+				       struct notifier_block *nblock)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(
+		&pinst->cpumask_change_notifier,
+		nblock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_unregister_cpumask_notifier);
+
+
 /* If cpumask contains no active cpu, we mark the instance as invalid. */
 static bool padata_validate_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 				    const struct cpumask *cpumask)
@@ -504,13 +589,82 @@ static bool padata_validate_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 }
 
 /**
- * padata_set_cpumask - set the cpumask that padata should use
+ * padata_get_cpumask: Fetch serial or parallel cpumask from the
+ *                     given padata instance and copy it to @out_mask
+ *
+ * @pinst: A pointer to padata instance
+ * @cpumask_type: Specifies which cpumask will be copied.
+ *                Possible values are PADATA_CPU_SERIAL *or* PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL
+ *                corresponding to serial and parallel cpumask respectively.
+ * @out_mask: A pointer to cpumask structure where selected
+ *            cpumask will be copied.
+ */
+int padata_get_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+		       int cpumask_type, struct cpumask *out_mask)
+{
+	struct parallel_data *pd;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	pd = rcu_dereference(pinst->pd);
+	switch (cpumask_type) {
+	case PADATA_CPU_SERIAL:
+		cpumask_copy(out_mask, pd->cpumask.cbcpu);
+		break;
+	case PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL:
+		cpumask_copy(out_mask, pd->cpumask.pcpu);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_get_cpumask);
+
+/**
+ * padata_set_cpumask: Sets specified by @cpumask_type cpumask to the value
+ *                     equivalent to @cpumask.
  *
  * @pinst: padata instance
+ * @cpumask_type: PADATA_CPU_SERIAL or PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL corresponding
+ *                to parallel and serial cpumasks respectively.
  * @cpumask: the cpumask to use
  */
-int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
-			cpumask_var_t cpumask)
+int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpumask_type,
+		       cpumask_var_t cpumask)
+{
+	struct cpumask *serial_mask, *parallel_mask;
+
+	switch (cpumask_type) {
+	case PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL:
+		serial_mask = pinst->cpumask.cbcpu;
+		parallel_mask = cpumask;
+		break;
+	case PADATA_CPU_SERIAL:
+		parallel_mask = pinst->cpumask.pcpu;
+		serial_mask = cpumask;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return __padata_set_cpumasks(pinst, parallel_mask, serial_mask);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_set_cpumask);
+
+/**
+ * __padata_set_cpumasks - Set both parallel and serial cpumasks. The first
+ *                         one is used by parallel workers and the second one
+ *                         by the wokers doing serialization.
+ *
+ * @pinst: padata instance
+ * @pcpumask: the cpumask to use for parallel workers
+ * @cbcpumask: the cpumsak to use for serial workers
+ */
+int __padata_set_cpumasks(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+			  cpumask_var_t pcpumask, cpumask_var_t cbcpumask)
 {
 	int valid;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -518,7 +672,13 @@ int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 
 	mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 
-	valid = padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, cpumask);
+	valid = padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pcpumask);
+	if (!valid) {
+		__padata_stop(pinst);
+		goto out_replace;
+	}
+
+	valid = padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, cbcpumask);
 	if (!valid) {
 		__padata_stop(pinst);
 		goto out_replace;
@@ -526,14 +686,15 @@ int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 
-	pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, cpumask);
+	pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, pcpumask, cbcpumask);
 	if (!pd) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 out_replace:
-	cpumask_copy(pinst->cpumask, cpumask);
+	cpumask_copy(pinst->cpumask.pcpu, pcpumask);
+	cpumask_copy(pinst->cpumask.cbcpu, cbcpumask);
 
 	padata_replace(pinst, pd);
 
@@ -546,41 +707,57 @@ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pinst->lock);
 
 	return err;
+
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_set_cpumask);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__padata_set_cpumasks);
 
 static int __padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu)
 {
 	struct parallel_data *pd;
 
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_active_mask)) {
-		pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, pinst->cpumask);
+		pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, pinst->cpumask.pcpu,
+				     pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
 		if (!pd)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		padata_replace(pinst, pd);
 
-		if (padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pinst->cpumask))
+		if (padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pinst->cpumask.pcpu) &&
+		    padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pinst->cpumask.cbcpu))
 			__padata_start(pinst);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * padata_add_cpu - add a cpu to the padata cpumask
+ /**
+ * padata_add_cpu - add a cpu to one or both(parallel and serial)
+ *                  padata cpumasks.
  *
  * @pinst: padata instance
  * @cpu: cpu to add
+ * @mask: bitmask of flags specifying to which cpumask @cpu shuld be added.
+ *        The @mask may be any combination of the following flags:
+ *          PADATA_CPU_SERIAL   - serial cpumask
+ *          PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL - parallel cpumask
  */
-int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu)
+
+int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu, int mask)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!(mask & (PADATA_CPU_SERIAL | PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask);
+	if (mask & PADATA_CPU_SERIAL)
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
+	if (mask & PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL)
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask.pcpu);
+
 	err = __padata_add_cpu(pinst, cpu);
 	put_online_cpus();
 
@@ -596,13 +773,15 @@ static int __padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu)
 
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cpu_online_mask)) {
 
-		if (!padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pinst->cpumask)) {
+		if (!padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pinst->cpumask.pcpu) ||
+		    !padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pinst->cpumask.cbcpu)) {
 			__padata_stop(pinst);
 			padata_replace(pinst, pd);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, pinst->cpumask);
+		pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, pinst->cpumask.pcpu,
+				     pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
 		if (!pd)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -613,20 +792,32 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * padata_remove_cpu - remove a cpu from the padata cpumask
+ /**
+ * padata_remove_cpu - remove a cpu from the one or both(serial and paralell)
+ *                     padata cpumasks.
  *
  * @pinst: padata instance
  * @cpu: cpu to remove
+ * @mask: bitmask specifying from which cpumask @cpu should be removed
+ *        The @mask may be any combination of the following flags:
+ *          PADATA_CPU_SERIAL   - serial cpumask
+ *          PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL - parallel cpumask
  */
-int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu)
+int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu, int mask)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!(mask & (PADATA_CPU_SERIAL | PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask);
+	if (mask & PADATA_CPU_SERIAL)
+		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
+	if (mask & PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL)
+		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask.pcpu);
+
 	err = __padata_remove_cpu(pinst, cpu);
 	put_online_cpus();
 
@@ -672,6 +863,14 @@ void padata_stop(struct padata_instance *pinst)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_stop);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+
+static inline int pinst_has_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu)
+{
+	return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask.pcpu) ||
+		cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
+}
+
+
 static int padata_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 			       unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
@@ -684,7 +883,7 @@ static int padata_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	switch (action) {
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
 	case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
-		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask))
+		if (!pinst_has_cpu(pinst, cpu))
 			break;
 		mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 		err = __padata_add_cpu(pinst, cpu);
@@ -695,7 +894,7 @@ static int padata_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
-		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask))
+		if (!pinst_has_cpu(pinst, cpu))
 			break;
 		mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 		err = __padata_remove_cpu(pinst, cpu);
@@ -706,7 +905,7 @@ static int padata_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
-		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask))
+		if (!pinst_has_cpu(pinst, cpu))
 			break;
 		mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 		__padata_remove_cpu(pinst, cpu);
@@ -714,7 +913,7 @@ static int padata_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 
 	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
 	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED_FROZEN:
-		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, pinst->cpumask))
+		if (!pinst_has_cpu(pinst, cpu))
 			break;
 		mutex_lock(&pinst->lock);
 		__padata_add_cpu(pinst, cpu);
@@ -726,13 +925,29 @@ static int padata_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 #endif
 
 /**
- * padata_alloc - allocate and initialize a padata instance
+ * padata_alloc - Allocate and initialize padata instance.
+ *                Use default cpumask(cpu_possible_mask)
+ *                for serial and parallel workes.
  *
- * @cpumask: cpumask that padata uses for parallelization
  * @wq: workqueue to use for the allocated padata instance
  */
-struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpumask,
-				     struct workqueue_struct *wq)
+struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
+{
+	return __padata_alloc(wq, cpu_possible_mask, cpu_possible_mask);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_alloc);
+
+/**
+ * __padata_alloc - allocate and initialize a padata instance
+ *                  and specify cpumasks for serial and parallel workers.
+ *
+ * @wq: workqueue to use for the allocated padata instance
+ * @pcpumask: cpumask that will be used for padata parallelization
+ * @cbcpumask: cpumask that will be used for padata serialization
+ */
+struct padata_instance *__padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+				       const struct cpumask *pcpumask,
+				       const struct cpumask *cbcpumask)
 {
 	struct padata_instance *pinst;
 	struct parallel_data *pd = NULL;
@@ -742,21 +957,26 @@ struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpumask,
 		goto err;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&pinst->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&pinst->cpumask.pcpu, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto err_free_inst;
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&pinst->cpumask.cbcpu, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask.pcpu);
 		goto err_free_inst;
-
-	if (padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, cpumask)) {
-		pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, cpumask);
-		if (!pd)
-			goto err_free_mask;
 	}
+	if (!padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, pcpumask) ||
+	    !padata_validate_cpumask(pinst, cbcpumask))
+		goto err_free_masks;
+
+	pd = padata_alloc_pd(pinst, pcpumask, cbcpumask);
+	if (!pd)
+		goto err_free_masks;
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(pinst->pd, pd);
 
 	pinst->wq = wq;
 
-	cpumask_copy(pinst->cpumask, cpumask);
+	cpumask_copy(pinst->cpumask.pcpu, pcpumask);
+	cpumask_copy(pinst->cpumask.cbcpu, cbcpumask);
 
 	pinst->flags = 0;
 
@@ -768,19 +988,21 @@ struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpumask,
 
 	put_online_cpus();
 
+	BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&pinst->cpumask_change_notifier);
 	mutex_init(&pinst->lock);
 
 	return pinst;
 
-err_free_mask:
-	free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask);
+err_free_masks:
+	free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask.pcpu);
+	free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
 err_free_inst:
 	kfree(pinst);
 	put_online_cpus();
 err:
 	return NULL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_alloc);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__padata_alloc);
 
 /**
  * padata_free - free a padata instance
@@ -795,7 +1017,8 @@ void padata_free(struct padata_instance *pinst)
 
 	padata_stop(pinst);
 	padata_free_pd(pinst->pd);
-	free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask);
+	free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask.pcpu);
+	free_cpumask_var(pinst->cpumask.cbcpu);
 	kfree(pinst);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_free);