diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 05d86407188c..9fb8aae5c391 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ config AUTO_IRQ_AFFINITY
 	depends on SMP
 	default y
 
-config HAVE_LEGACY_PER_CPU_AREA
-	def_bool y
-
 source "init/Kconfig"
 source "kernel/Kconfig.freezer"
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h
index 7f0a9c4f2fd0..2c12378e3aa9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h
@@ -1,97 +1,18 @@
 #ifndef __ALPHA_PERCPU_H
 #define __ALPHA_PERCPU_H
 
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/threads.h>
-#include <linux/percpu-defs.h>
-
 /*
- * Determine the real variable name from the name visible in the
- * kernel sources.
- */
-#define per_cpu_var(var) per_cpu__##var
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-
-/*
- * per_cpu_offset() is the offset that has to be added to a
- * percpu variable to get to the instance for a certain processor.
- */
-extern unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS];
-
-#define per_cpu_offset(x) (__per_cpu_offset[x])
-
-#define __my_cpu_offset per_cpu_offset(raw_smp_processor_id())
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT
-#define my_cpu_offset per_cpu_offset(smp_processor_id())
-#else
-#define my_cpu_offset __my_cpu_offset
-#endif
-
-#ifndef MODULE
-#define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(var, offset) RELOC_HIDE(&per_cpu_var(var), (offset))
-#else
-/*
- * To calculate addresses of locally defined variables, GCC uses 32-bit
- * displacement from the GP. Which doesn't work for per cpu variables in
- * modules, as an offset to the kernel per cpu area is way above 4G.
+ * To calculate addresses of locally defined variables, GCC uses
+ * 32-bit displacement from the GP. Which doesn't work for per cpu
+ * variables in modules, as an offset to the kernel per cpu area is
+ * way above 4G.
  *
- * This forces allocation of a GOT entry for per cpu variable using
- * ldq instruction with a 'literal' relocation.
+ * Always use weak definitions for percpu variables in modules.
  */
-#define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(var, offset) ({		\
-	extern int simple_identifier_##var(void);	\
-	unsigned long __ptr, tmp_gp;			\
-	asm (  "br	%1, 1f		  	      \n\
-	1:	ldgp	%1, 0(%1)	    	      \n\
-		ldq %0, per_cpu__" #var"(%1)\t!literal"		\
-		: "=&r"(__ptr), "=&r"(tmp_gp));		\
-	(typeof(&per_cpu_var(var)))(__ptr + (offset)); })
-
-#endif /* MODULE */
-
-/*
- * 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 __get_cpu_var(var) \
-	(*SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(var, my_cpu_offset))
-#define __raw_get_cpu_var(var) \
-	(*SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(var, __my_cpu_offset))
-
-#else /* ! SMP */
-
-#define per_cpu(var, cpu)		(*((void)(cpu), &per_cpu_var(var)))
-#define __get_cpu_var(var)		per_cpu_var(var)
-#define __raw_get_cpu_var(var)		per_cpu_var(var)
-
-#endif /* SMP */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define PER_CPU_BASE_SECTION ".data.percpu"
-#else
-#define PER_CPU_BASE_SECTION ".data"
+#if defined(MODULE) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+#define ARCH_NEEDS_WEAK_PER_CPU
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-
-#ifdef MODULE
-#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
-#else
-#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ".shared_aligned"
-#endif
-#define PER_CPU_FIRST_SECTION ".first"
-
-#else
-
-#define PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED_SECTION ""
-#define PER_CPU_FIRST_SECTION ""
-
-#endif
-
-#define PER_CPU_ATTRIBUTES
+#include <asm-generic/percpu.h>
 
 #endif /* __ALPHA_PERCPU_H */
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index 9d87aaa08c0d..e89e0c2e15b1 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _ALPHA_TLBFLUSH_H
 
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <asm/compiler.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>