diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h
index e264ae5a1443..331682231bb4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ extern const struct pci_device_id amd_nb_misc_ids[];
 extern const struct amd_nb_bus_dev_range amd_nb_bus_dev_ranges[];
 struct bootnode;
 
-extern int early_is_amd_nb(u32 value);
+extern bool early_is_amd_nb(u32 value);
 extern int amd_cache_northbridges(void);
 extern void amd_flush_garts(void);
 extern int amd_numa_init(void);
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ struct amd_northbridge_info {
 };
 extern struct amd_northbridge_info amd_northbridges;
 
-#define AMD_NB_GART			0x1
-#define AMD_NB_L3_INDEX_DISABLE		0x2
-#define AMD_NB_L3_PARTITIONING		0x4
+#define AMD_NB_GART			BIT(0)
+#define AMD_NB_L3_INDEX_DISABLE		BIT(1)
+#define AMD_NB_L3_PARTITIONING		BIT(2)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMD_NB
 
-static inline int amd_nb_num(void)
+static inline u16 amd_nb_num(void)
 {
 	return amd_northbridges.num;
 }
 
-static inline int amd_nb_has_feature(int feature)
+static inline bool amd_nb_has_feature(unsigned feature)
 {
 	return ((amd_northbridges.flags & feature) == feature);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 7038b95d363f..4db35544de73 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -620,7 +620,12 @@ static int __kprobes stop_machine_text_poke(void *data)
 		flush_icache_range((unsigned long)p->addr,
 				   (unsigned long)p->addr + p->len);
 	}
-
+	/*
+	 * Intel Archiecture Software Developer's Manual section 7.1.3 specifies
+	 * that a core serializing instruction such as "cpuid" should be
+	 * executed on _each_ core before the new instruction is made visible.
+	 */
+	sync_core();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c
index ed3c2e5b714a..65634190ffd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static struct pci_dev *next_northbridge(struct pci_dev *dev,
 
 int amd_cache_northbridges(void)
 {
-	int i = 0;
+	u16 i = 0;
 	struct amd_northbridge *nb;
 	struct pci_dev *misc, *link;
 
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ int amd_cache_northbridges(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(amd_cache_northbridges);
 
-/* Ignores subdevice/subvendor but as far as I can figure out
-   they're useless anyways */
-int __init early_is_amd_nb(u32 device)
+/*
+ * Ignores subdevice/subvendor but as far as I can figure out
+ * they're useless anyways
+ */
+bool __init early_is_amd_nb(u32 device)
 {
 	const struct pci_device_id *id;
 	u32 vendor = device & 0xffff;
@@ -113,8 +115,8 @@ int __init early_is_amd_nb(u32 device)
 	device >>= 16;
 	for (id = amd_nb_misc_ids; id->vendor; id++)
 		if (vendor == id->vendor && device == id->device)
-			return 1;
-	return 0;
+			return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 int amd_get_subcaches(int cpu)
@@ -176,9 +178,9 @@ int amd_set_subcaches(int cpu, int mask)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int amd_cache_gart(void)
+static int amd_cache_gart(void)
 {
-       int i;
+	u16 i;
 
        if (!amd_nb_has_feature(AMD_NB_GART))
                return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index f771ab6b49e9..3ecece0217ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -611,6 +611,10 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+
+	/* As a rule processors have APIC timer running in deep C states */
+	if (c->x86 >= 0xf && !cpu_has_amd_erratum(amd_erratum_400))
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_ARAT);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
index 9efbdcc56425..3755ef494390 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/early-quirks.c
@@ -159,7 +159,12 @@ static void __init ati_bugs_contd(int num, int slot, int func)
 	if (rev >= 0x40)
 		acpi_fix_pin2_polarity = 1;
 
-	if (rev > 0x13)
+	/*
+	 * SB600: revisions 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, ...
+	 * SB700: revisions 0x39, 0x3a, ...
+	 * SB800: revisions 0x40, 0x41, ...
+	 */
+	if (rev >= 0x39)
 		return;
 
 	if (acpi_use_timer_override)