diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index f85ae5d..0a0d86d 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FAIL_FUNCTION) += fail_function.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += debug/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK) += hung_task.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR) += watchdog.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF) += watchdog_hld.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF) += watchdog_hld.o watchdog_hld_perf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECCOMP) += seccomp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RELAY) += relay.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += utsname_sysctl.o
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog_hld.c b/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
index 28a00c3..96615a2 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog_hld.c
@@ -22,12 +22,8 @@
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, hard_watchdog_warn);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, watchdog_nmi_touch);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, watchdog_ev);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, dead_event);
-static struct cpumask dead_events_mask;
 
 static unsigned long hardlockup_allcpu_dumped;
-static atomic_t watchdog_cpus = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
 void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 {
@@ -98,14 +94,6 @@ static inline bool watchdog_check_timestamp(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct perf_event_attr wd_hw_attr = {
-	.type		= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
-	.config		= PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
-	.size		= sizeof(struct perf_event_attr),
-	.pinned		= 1,
-	.disabled	= 1,
-};
-
 void inspect_for_hardlockups(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	if (__this_cpu_read(watchdog_nmi_touch) == true) {
@@ -155,153 +143,3 @@ void inspect_for_hardlockups(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	__this_cpu_write(hard_watchdog_warn, false);
 	return;
 }
-
-/* Callback function for perf event subsystem */
-static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event,
-				       struct perf_sample_data *data,
-				       struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	/* Ensure the watchdog never gets throttled */
-	event->hw.interrupts = 0;
-	inspect_for_hardlockups(regs);
-}
-
-static int hardlockup_detector_event_create(void)
-{
-	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr;
-	struct perf_event *evt;
-
-	wd_attr = &wd_hw_attr;
-	wd_attr->sample_period = hw_nmi_get_sample_period(watchdog_thresh);
-
-	/* Try to register using hardware perf events */
-	evt = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(wd_attr, cpu, NULL,
-					       watchdog_overflow_callback, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(evt)) {
-		pr_info("Perf event create on CPU %d failed with %ld\n", cpu,
-			PTR_ERR(evt));
-		return PTR_ERR(evt);
-	}
-	this_cpu_write(watchdog_ev, evt);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * hardlockup_detector_perf_enable - Enable the local event
- */
-static void hardlockup_detector_perf_enable(void)
-{
-	if (hardlockup_detector_event_create())
-		return;
-
-	/* use original value for check */
-	if (!atomic_fetch_inc(&watchdog_cpus))
-		pr_info("Enabled. Permanently consumes one hw-PMU counter.\n");
-
-	perf_event_enable(this_cpu_read(watchdog_ev));
-}
-
-/**
- * hardlockup_detector_perf_disable - Disable the local event
- */
-static void hardlockup_detector_perf_disable(void)
-{
-	struct perf_event *event = this_cpu_read(watchdog_ev);
-
-	if (event) {
-		perf_event_disable(event);
-		this_cpu_write(watchdog_ev, NULL);
-		this_cpu_write(dead_event, event);
-		cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &dead_events_mask);
-		atomic_dec(&watchdog_cpus);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * hardlockup_detector_perf_cleanup - Cleanup disabled events and destroy them
- *
- * Called from lockup_detector_cleanup(). Serialized by the caller.
- */
-static void hardlockup_detector_perf_cleanup(void)
-{
-	int cpu;
-
-	for_each_cpu(cpu, &dead_events_mask) {
-		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(dead_event, cpu);
-
-		/*
-		 * Required because for_each_cpu() reports  unconditionally
-		 * CPU0 as set on UP kernels. Sigh.
-		 */
-		if (event)
-			perf_event_release_kernel(event);
-		per_cpu(dead_event, cpu) = NULL;
-	}
-	cpumask_clear(&dead_events_mask);
-}
-
-/**
- * hardlockup_detector_perf_stop - Globally stop watchdog events
- *
- * Special interface for x86 to handle the perf HT bug.
- */
-void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_stop(void)
-{
-	int cpu;
-
-	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
-
-		if (event)
-			perf_event_disable(event);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * hardlockup_detector_perf_restart - Globally restart watchdog events
- *
- * Special interface for x86 to handle the perf HT bug.
- */
-void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void)
-{
-	int cpu;
-
-	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
-
-	if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
-		return;
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
-
-		if (event)
-			perf_event_enable(event);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * hardlockup_detector_perf_init - Probe whether NMI event is available at all
- */
-static int __init hardlockup_detector_perf_init(void)
-{
-	int ret = hardlockup_detector_event_create();
-
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_info("Perf NMI watchdog permanently disabled\n");
-	} else {
-		perf_event_release_kernel(this_cpu_read(watchdog_ev));
-		this_cpu_write(watchdog_ev, NULL);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-struct nmi_watchdog_ops hardlockup_detector_perf_ops = {
-	.init		= hardlockup_detector_perf_init,
-	.enable		= hardlockup_detector_perf_enable,
-	.disable	= hardlockup_detector_perf_disable,
-	.cleanup	= hardlockup_detector_perf_cleanup,
-};
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog_hld_perf.c b/kernel/watchdog_hld_perf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abc8edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/watchdog_hld_perf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Detect hard lockups on a system
+ *
+ * started by Ricardo Neri, Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * Note: All of this code comes from the previous perf-specific hardlockup
+ * detector.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "NMI perf watchdog: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/sched/debug.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <asm/irq_regs.h>
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, watchdog_ev);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, dead_event);
+static struct cpumask dead_events_mask;
+
+static atomic_t watchdog_cpus = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+static struct perf_event_attr wd_hw_attr = {
+	.type		= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+	.config		= PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
+	.size		= sizeof(struct perf_event_attr),
+	.pinned		= 1,
+	.disabled	= 1,
+};
+
+/* Callback function for perf event subsystem */
+static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event,
+				       struct perf_sample_data *data,
+				       struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	/* Ensure the watchdog never gets throttled */
+	event->hw.interrupts = 0;
+	inspect_for_hardlockups(regs);
+}
+
+static int hardlockup_detector_event_create(void)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	struct perf_event_attr *wd_attr;
+	struct perf_event *evt;
+
+	wd_attr = &wd_hw_attr;
+	wd_attr->sample_period = hw_nmi_get_sample_period(watchdog_thresh);
+
+	/* Try to register using hardware perf events */
+	evt = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(wd_attr, cpu, NULL,
+					       watchdog_overflow_callback, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(evt)) {
+		pr_info("Perf event create on CPU %d failed with %ld\n", cpu,
+			PTR_ERR(evt));
+		return PTR_ERR(evt);
+	}
+	this_cpu_write(watchdog_ev, evt);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_enable - Enable the local event
+ */
+static void hardlockup_detector_perf_enable(void)
+{
+	if (hardlockup_detector_event_create())
+		return;
+
+	/* use original value for check */
+	if (!atomic_fetch_inc(&watchdog_cpus))
+		pr_info("Enabled. Permanently consumes one hw-PMU counter.\n");
+
+	perf_event_enable(this_cpu_read(watchdog_ev));
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_disable - Disable the local event
+ */
+static void hardlockup_detector_perf_disable(void)
+{
+	struct perf_event *event = this_cpu_read(watchdog_ev);
+
+	if (event) {
+		perf_event_disable(event);
+		this_cpu_write(watchdog_ev, NULL);
+		this_cpu_write(dead_event, event);
+		cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &dead_events_mask);
+		atomic_dec(&watchdog_cpus);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_cleanup - Cleanup disabled events and destroy them
+ *
+ * Called from lockup_detector_cleanup(). Serialized by the caller.
+ */
+static void hardlockup_detector_perf_cleanup(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, &dead_events_mask) {
+		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(dead_event, cpu);
+
+		/*
+		 * Required because for_each_cpu() reports  unconditionally
+		 * CPU0 as set on UP kernels. Sigh.
+		 */
+		if (event)
+			perf_event_release_kernel(event);
+		per_cpu(dead_event, cpu) = NULL;
+	}
+	cpumask_clear(&dead_events_mask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_stop - Globally stop watchdog events
+ *
+ * Special interface for x86 to handle the perf HT bug.
+ */
+void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_stop(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+
+		if (event)
+			perf_event_disable(event);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_restart - Globally restart watchdog events
+ *
+ * Special interface for x86 to handle the perf HT bug.
+ */
+void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
+
+	if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
+		return;
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct perf_event *event = per_cpu(watchdog_ev, cpu);
+
+		if (event)
+			perf_event_enable(event);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * hardlockup_detector_perf_init - Probe whether NMI event is available at all
+ */
+static int __init hardlockup_detector_perf_init(void)
+{
+	int ret = hardlockup_detector_event_create();
+
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_info("Perf NMI watchdog permanently disabled\n");
+	} else {
+		perf_event_release_kernel(this_cpu_read(watchdog_ev));
+		this_cpu_write(watchdog_ev, NULL);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct nmi_watchdog_ops hardlockup_detector_perf_ops = {
+	.init		= hardlockup_detector_perf_init,
+	.enable		= hardlockup_detector_perf_enable,
+	.disable	= hardlockup_detector_perf_disable,
+	.cleanup	= hardlockup_detector_perf_cleanup,
+};
