diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index dbc7f42b5d2b..c6e536597c8a 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(blk_cpu_done, i));
 
-	open_softirq(BLOCK_SOFTIRQ, blk_done_softirq, NULL);
+	open_softirq(BLOCK_SOFTIRQ, blk_done_softirq);
 	register_hotcpu_notifier(&blk_cpu_notifier);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index f1fc7470d26c..a86186dd0474 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -285,12 +285,11 @@ enum
 struct softirq_action
 {
 	void	(*action)(struct softirq_action *);
-	void	*data;
 };
 
 asmlinkage void do_softirq(void);
 asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void);
-extern void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action*), void *data);
+extern void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action *));
 extern void softirq_init(void);
 #define __raise_softirq_irqoff(nr) do { or_softirq_pending(1UL << (nr)); } while (0)
 extern void raise_softirq_irqoff(unsigned int nr);
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index ab80515008f4..e0da4fc9f931 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ void __init hrtimers_init(void)
 			  (void *)(long)smp_processor_id());
 	register_cpu_notifier(&hrtimers_nb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
-	open_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_hrtimer_softirq, NULL);
+	open_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_hrtimer_softirq);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcuclassic.c b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
index a38895a5b8e2..65c0906080ef 100644
--- a/kernel/rcuclassic.c
+++ b/kernel/rcuclassic.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
 
 	rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_ctrlblk, rdp);
 	rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_bh_ctrlblk, bh_rdp);
-	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks, NULL);
+	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 }
 
 static int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
diff --git a/kernel/rcupreempt.c b/kernel/rcupreempt.c
index 41d275a81df5..9bf445664457 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupreempt.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupreempt.c
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ void __init __rcu_init(void)
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
 		rcu_cpu_notify(&rcu_nb, CPU_UP_PREPARE,	(void *)(long) cpu);
 
-	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks, NULL);
+	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 2317a2178104..99e6d850ecab 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -8152,7 +8152,7 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	open_softirq(SCHED_SOFTIRQ, run_rebalance_domains, NULL);
+	open_softirq(SCHED_SOFTIRQ, run_rebalance_domains);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index afd9120c2fc4..3e9e896fdc5b 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -131,48 +131,11 @@ void _local_bh_enable(void)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_local_bh_enable);
 
-void local_bh_enable(void)
+static inline void _local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_irq() || irqs_disabled());
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_irq());
-#endif
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(irqs_disabled());
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-#endif
-	/*
-	 * Are softirqs going to be turned on now:
-	 */
-	if (softirq_count() == SOFTIRQ_OFFSET)
-		trace_softirqs_on((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0));
-	/*
-	 * Keep preemption disabled until we are done with
-	 * softirq processing:
- 	 */
- 	sub_preempt_count(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET - 1);
-
-	if (unlikely(!in_interrupt() && local_softirq_pending()))
-		do_softirq();
-
-	dec_preempt_count();
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-#endif
-	preempt_check_resched();
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(local_bh_enable);
-
-void local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_irq());
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_disable();
 #endif
 	/*
 	 * Are softirqs going to be turned on now:
@@ -190,10 +153,21 @@ void local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip)
 
 	dec_preempt_count();
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_enable();
 #endif
 	preempt_check_resched();
 }
+
+void local_bh_enable(void)
+{
+	_local_bh_enable_ip((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(local_bh_enable);
+
+void local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip)
+{
+	_local_bh_enable_ip(ip);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(local_bh_enable_ip);
 
 /*
@@ -347,9 +321,8 @@ void raise_softirq(unsigned int nr)
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action*), void *data)
+void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action *))
 {
-	softirq_vec[nr].data = data;
 	softirq_vec[nr].action = action;
 }
 
@@ -360,10 +333,8 @@ struct tasklet_head
 	struct tasklet_struct **tail;
 };
 
-/* Some compilers disobey section attribute on statics when not
-   initialized -- RR */
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_head, tasklet_vec) = { NULL };
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_head, tasklet_hi_vec) = { NULL };
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_head, tasklet_vec);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_head, tasklet_hi_vec);
 
 void __tasklet_schedule(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 {
@@ -503,8 +474,8 @@ void __init softirq_init(void)
 			&per_cpu(tasklet_hi_vec, cpu).head;
 	}
 
-	open_softirq(TASKLET_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_action, NULL);
-	open_softirq(HI_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_hi_action, NULL);
+	open_softirq(TASKLET_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_action);
+	open_softirq(HI_SOFTIRQ, tasklet_hi_action);
 }
 
 static int ksoftirqd(void * __bind_cpu)
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index ceacc6626572..b4da888497fa 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ void __init init_timers(void)
 
 	BUG_ON(err == NOTIFY_BAD);
 	register_cpu_notifier(&timers_nb);
-	open_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_timer_softirq, NULL);
+	open_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ, run_timer_softirq);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index fca23a3bf12c..821cb1628e5e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4585,8 +4585,8 @@ static int __init net_dev_init(void)
 
 	dev_boot_phase = 0;
 
-	open_softirq(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ, net_tx_action, NULL);
-	open_softirq(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ, net_rx_action, NULL);
+	open_softirq(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ, net_tx_action);
+	open_softirq(NET_RX_SOFTIRQ, net_rx_action);
 
 	hotcpu_notifier(dev_cpu_callback, 0);
 	dst_init();