diff --git a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
index a247d80b6630..e5ace4d49084 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
@@ -35,24 +35,6 @@ extern unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS];
 #define my_cpu_offset __my_cpu_offset
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Add an offset to a pointer but keep the pointer as-is.  Use RELOC_HIDE()
- * to prevent the compiler from making incorrect assumptions about the
- * pointer value.  The weird cast keeps both GCC and sparse happy.
- */
-#define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(__p, __offset)	({				\
-	__verify_pcpu_ptr((__p));					\
-	RELOC_HIDE((typeof(*(__p)) __kernel __force *)(__p), (__offset)); \
-})
-
-/*
- * A percpu variable may point to a discarded regions. The following are
- * established ways to produce a usable pointer from the percpu variable
- * offset.
- */
-#define per_cpu(var, cpu) \
-	(*SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(&(var), per_cpu_offset(cpu)))
-
 /*
  * Arch may define arch_raw_cpu_ptr() to provide more efficient address
  * translations for raw_cpu_ptr().
@@ -61,34 +43,10 @@ extern unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS];
 #define arch_raw_cpu_ptr(ptr) SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(ptr, __my_cpu_offset)
 #endif
 
-#define raw_cpu_ptr(ptr) arch_raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT
-#define this_cpu_ptr(ptr) SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(ptr, my_cpu_offset)
-#else
-#define this_cpu_ptr(ptr) raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)
-#endif
-
-#define __get_cpu_var(var) (*this_cpu_ptr(&(var)))
-#define __raw_get_cpu_var(var) (*raw_cpu_ptr(&(var)))
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SETUP_PER_CPU_AREA
 extern void setup_per_cpu_areas(void);
 #endif
 
-#else /* ! SMP */
-
-#define VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(__p) ({			\
-	__verify_pcpu_ptr((__p));			\
-	(typeof(*(__p)) __kernel __force *)(__p);	\
-})
-
-#define per_cpu(var, cpu)	(*((void)(cpu), VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(&(var))))
-#define __get_cpu_var(var)	(*VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(&(var)))
-#define __raw_get_cpu_var(var)	(*VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(&(var)))
-#define this_cpu_ptr(ptr)	per_cpu_ptr(ptr, 0)
-#define raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)	this_cpu_ptr(ptr)
-
 #endif	/* SMP */
 
 #ifndef PER_CPU_BASE_SECTION
@@ -99,25 +57,6 @@ extern void setup_per_cpu_areas(void);
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-
-#ifdef MODULE
-#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
-#define PER_CPU_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
-#else
-#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION "..shared_aligned"
-#define PER_CPU_ALIGNED_SECTION "..shared_aligned"
-#endif
-#define PER_CPU_FIRST_SECTION "..first"
-
-#else
-
-#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
-#define PER_CPU_ALIGNED_SECTION "..shared_aligned"
-#define PER_CPU_FIRST_SECTION ""
-
-#endif
-
 #ifndef PER_CPU_ATTRIBUTES
 #define PER_CPU_ATTRIBUTES
 #endif
@@ -126,7 +65,4 @@ extern void setup_per_cpu_areas(void);
 #define PER_CPU_DEF_ATTRIBUTES
 #endif
 
-/* Keep until we have removed all uses of __this_cpu_ptr */
-#define __this_cpu_ptr raw_cpu_ptr
-
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_PERCPU_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
index a5fc7d01aad6..1a1af3e06a71 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
@@ -1,6 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * linux/percpu-defs.h - basic definitions for percpu areas
+ *
+ * DO NOT INCLUDE DIRECTLY OUTSIDE PERCPU IMPLEMENTATION PROPER.
+ *
+ * This file is separate from linux/percpu.h to avoid cyclic inclusion
+ * dependency from arch header files.  Only to be included from
+ * asm/percpu.h.
+ *
+ * This file includes macros necessary to declare percpu sections and
+ * variables, and definitions of percpu accessors and operations.  It
+ * should provide enough percpu features to arch header files even when
+ * they can only include asm/percpu.h to avoid cyclic inclusion dependency.
+ */
+
 #ifndef _LINUX_PERCPU_DEFS_H
 #define _LINUX_PERCPU_DEFS_H
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+
+#ifdef MODULE
+#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
+#define PER_CPU_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
+#else
+#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION "..shared_aligned"
+#define PER_CPU_ALIGNED_SECTION "..shared_aligned"
+#endif
+#define PER_CPU_FIRST_SECTION "..first"
+
+#else
+
+#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
+#define PER_CPU_ALIGNED_SECTION "..shared_aligned"
+#define PER_CPU_FIRST_SECTION ""
+
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Base implementations of per-CPU variable declarations and definitions, where
  * the section in which the variable is to be placed is provided by the
@@ -164,4 +198,59 @@
 #define EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(var)
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Accessors and operations.
+ */
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+
+/*
+ * Add an offset to a pointer but keep the pointer as-is.  Use RELOC_HIDE()
+ * to prevent the compiler from making incorrect assumptions about the
+ * pointer value.  The weird cast keeps both GCC and sparse happy.
+ */
+#define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(__p, __offset)	({				\
+	__verify_pcpu_ptr((__p));					\
+	RELOC_HIDE((typeof(*(__p)) __kernel __force *)(__p), (__offset)); \
+})
+
+/*
+ * A percpu variable may point to a discarded regions. The following are
+ * established ways to produce a usable pointer from the percpu variable
+ * offset.
+ */
+#define per_cpu(var, cpu) \
+	(*SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(&(var), per_cpu_offset(cpu)))
+
+#define raw_cpu_ptr(ptr) arch_raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT
+#define this_cpu_ptr(ptr) SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(ptr, my_cpu_offset)
+#else
+#define this_cpu_ptr(ptr) raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)
+#endif
+
+#define __get_cpu_var(var) (*this_cpu_ptr(&(var)))
+#define __raw_get_cpu_var(var) (*raw_cpu_ptr(&(var)))
+
+#else	/* CONFIG_SMP */
+
+#define VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(__p) ({			\
+	__verify_pcpu_ptr((__p));			\
+	(typeof(*(__p)) __kernel __force *)(__p);	\
+})
+
+#define per_cpu(var, cpu)	(*((void)(cpu), VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(&(var))))
+#define __get_cpu_var(var)	(*VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(&(var)))
+#define __raw_get_cpu_var(var)	(*VERIFY_PERCPU_PTR(&(var)))
+#define this_cpu_ptr(ptr)	per_cpu_ptr(ptr, 0)
+#define raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)	this_cpu_ptr(ptr)
+
+#endif	/* CONFIG_SMP */
+
+/* keep until we have removed all uses of __this_cpu_ptr */
+#define __this_cpu_ptr(ptr)	raw_cpu_ptr(ptr)
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_PERCPU_DEFS_H */