diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index 331e169..2cd32dd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
 #include <asm/sstep.h>
 
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(kprobe_mutex);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct kprobe *, current_kprobe) = NULL;
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct kprobe_ctlblk, kprobe_ctlblk);
 
@@ -54,9 +53,7 @@
 
 	/* insn must be on a special executable page on ppc64 */
 	if (!ret) {
-		down(&kprobe_mutex);
 		p->ainsn.insn = get_insn_slot();
-		up(&kprobe_mutex);
 		if (!p->ainsn.insn)
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
index 8b8943b..128e181 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
 
 void jprobe_return_end(void);
-void __kprobes arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
+static void __kprobes arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct kprobe *, current_kprobe) = NULL;
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct kprobe_ctlblk, kprobe_ctlblk);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void __kprobes arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+static void __kprobes arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	s32 *ripdisp;
 	memcpy(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr, MAX_INSN_SIZE);
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index f14ccd3..f1c0e61 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 		copy_kprobe(old_p, p);
 		ret = add_new_kprobe(old_p, p);
 	} else {
-		ap = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct kprobe), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		ap = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct kprobe), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!ap)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		add_aggr_kprobe(ap, old_p);
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@
 void __kprobes unregister_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
-	struct kprobe *old_p, *cleanup_p;
+	struct kprobe *old_p, *list_p;
+	int cleanup_p;
 
 	down(&kprobe_mutex);
 	old_p = get_kprobe(p->addr);
@@ -499,22 +500,25 @@
 		up(&kprobe_mutex);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	if ((old_p->pre_handler == aggr_pre_handler) &&
+	if (p != old_p) {
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(list_p, &old_p->list, list)
+			if (list_p == p)
+			/* kprobe p is a valid probe */
+				goto valid_p;
+		up(&kprobe_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+valid_p:
+	if ((old_p == p) || ((old_p->pre_handler == aggr_pre_handler) &&
 		(p->list.next == &old_p->list) &&
-		(p->list.prev == &old_p->list)) {
-		/* Only one element in the aggregate list */
+		(p->list.prev == &old_p->list))) {
+		/* Only probe on the hash list */
 		arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
 		hlist_del_rcu(&old_p->hlist);
-		cleanup_p = old_p;
-	} else if (old_p == p) {
-		/* Only one kprobe element in the hash list */
-		arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
-		hlist_del_rcu(&p->hlist);
-		cleanup_p = p;
+		cleanup_p = 1;
 	} else {
 		list_del_rcu(&p->list);
-		cleanup_p = NULL;
+		cleanup_p = 0;
 	}
 
 	up(&kprobe_mutex);
@@ -524,7 +528,7 @@
 		module_put(mod);
 
 	if (cleanup_p) {
-		if (cleanup_p->pre_handler == aggr_pre_handler) {
+		if (p != old_p) {
 			list_del_rcu(&p->list);
 			kfree(old_p);
 		}