diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 6f8cd7d..80acbf3 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -936,5 +936,21 @@
 #define perf_output_put(handle, x) \
 	perf_output_copy((handle), &(x), sizeof(x))
 
+/*
+ * This has to have a higher priority than migration_notifier in sched.c.
+ */
+#define perf_cpu_notifier(fn)					\
+do {								\
+	static struct notifier_block fn##_nb __cpuinitdata =	\
+		{ .notifier_call = fn, .priority = 20 };	\
+	fn(&fn##_nb, (unsigned long)CPU_UP_PREPARE,		\
+		(void *)(unsigned long)smp_processor_id());	\
+	fn(&fn##_nb, (unsigned long)CPU_STARTING,		\
+		(void *)(unsigned long)smp_processor_id());	\
+	fn(&fn##_nb, (unsigned long)CPU_ONLINE,			\
+		(void *)(unsigned long)smp_processor_id());	\
+	register_cpu_notifier(&fn##_nb);			\
+} while (0)
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_PERF_EVENT_H */