diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
index f3a58c1fdd55e..cb64e4797d2a8 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ smp_callin(void)
 	DBGS(("smp_callin: commencing CPU %d current %p active_mm %p\n",
 	      cpuid, current, current->active_mm));
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index 52906d3145371..db0e104d68355 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ void start_kernel_secondary(void)
 	pr_info("## CPU%u LIVE ##: Executing Code...\n", cpu);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index ba27e184402a7..123432bb500ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ asmlinkage void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 #endif
 	pr_debug("CPU%u: Booted secondary processor\n", cpu);
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
index 80e946b2abee2..e83f0982b99c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static inline void preempt_count_set(u64 pc)
 } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
-	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 1bcf403a8e673..92a1bbb9f3196 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ asmlinkage notrace void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 		init_gic_priority_masking();
 
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
-	preempt_disable();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c b/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
index 041d0de6a1b67..1a8d7eaf1ff71 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ void csky_start_secondary(void)
 	pr_info("CPU%u Online: %s...\n", cpu, __func__);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
index 093040f7e626a..0cad990385c04 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ start_secondary (void *unused)
 #endif
 	efi_map_pal_code();
 	cpu_init();
-	preempt_disable();
 	smp_callin();
 
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 48d84d5fcc361..ff25926c5458c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 	 */
 
 	calibrate_delay();
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	cpu_data[cpu].udelay_val = loops_per_jiffy;
 
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
index 29c82ef2e207c..e4dad76066aed 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ asmlinkage __init void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
-
-	preempt_disable();
 	/*
 	 * OK, it's off to the idle thread for us
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index 10227f667c8a6..1405b603b91b6 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ void __init smp_callin(unsigned long pdce_proc)
 #endif
 
 	smp_cpu_init(slave_id);
-	preempt_disable();
 
 	flush_cache_all_local(); /* start with known state */
 	flush_tlb_all_local(NULL);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index aa0a35ebc04ab..91f274134884e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,6 @@ void start_secondary(void *unused)
 	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
 	set_dec(tb_ticks_per_jiffy);
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu_callin_map[cpu] = 1;
 
 	if (smp_ops->setup_cpu)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
index 96167d55ed984..0b04e0eae3ab5 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void smp_callin(void)
 	 * Disable preemption before enabling interrupts, so we don't try to
 	 * schedule a CPU that hasn't actually started yet.
 	 */
-	preempt_disable();
 	local_irq_enable();
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h
index 6ede29907fbf7..e38480eb58faa 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 #define init_task_preempt_count(p)	do { } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu)	do { \
-	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 #define init_task_preempt_count(p)	do { } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu)	do { \
-	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	S390_lowcore.preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 791bc373418bd..7db5460553b7d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -863,7 +863,6 @@ static void smp_init_secondary(void)
 	set_cpu_flag(CIF_ASCE_SECONDARY);
 	cpu_init();
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
-	preempt_disable();
 	init_cpu_timer();
 	vtime_init();
 	pfault_init();
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
index 372acdc9033eb..65924d9ec2459 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 
 	per_cpu_trap_init();
 
-	preempt_disable();
-
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c
index 50c127ab46d5b..22b148e5a5f88 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_32.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static void sparc_start_secondary(void *arg)
 	 */
 	arch_cpu_pre_starting(arg);
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index e38d8bf454e86..ae5faa1d989d2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ void smp_callin(void)
 
 	set_cpu_online(cpuid, true);
 
-	/* idle thread is expected to have preempt disabled */
-	preempt_disable();
-
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
index 69485ca13665f..a334dd0d7c42c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 #define init_task_preempt_count(p) do { } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
-	per_cpu(__preempt_count, (cpu)) = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	per_cpu(__preempt_count, (cpu)) = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 582387fc939f4..8baff500914ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ static void notrace start_secondary(void *unused)
 	cpu_init_exception_handling();
 	cpu_init();
 	x86_cpuinit.early_percpu_clock_init();
-	preempt_disable();
 	smp_callin();
 
 	enable_start_cpu0 = 0;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
index cd85a7a2722ba..1254da07ead1f 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(mm));
 	enter_lazy_tlb(mm, current);
 
-	preempt_disable();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
 	calibrate_delay();
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/preempt.h b/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
index d683f5e6d7913..b4d43a4af5f79 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 } while (0)
 
 #define init_idle_preempt_count(p, cpu) do { \
-	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
+	task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_DISABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
 static __always_inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 9934624dbe083..c5f7de7df91a2 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -908,11 +908,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init __no_sanitize_address start_kernel(void)
 	 * time - but meanwhile we still have a functioning scheduler.
 	 */
 	sched_init();
-	/*
-	 * Disable preemption - early bootup scheduling is extremely
-	 * fragile until we cpu_idle() for the first time.
-	 */
-	preempt_disable();
+
 	if (WARN(!irqs_disabled(),
 		 "Interrupts were enabled *very* early, fixing it\n"))
 		local_irq_disable();
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index ec8c47c7664e0..16018dc846382 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ static inline void init_idle_pids(struct task_struct *idle)
 	}
 }
 
-struct task_struct *fork_idle(int cpu)
+struct task_struct * __init fork_idle(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct kernel_clone_args args = {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 891f85bb815b1..34a69dd29a43e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6743,7 +6743,7 @@ void show_state_filter(unsigned long state_filter)
  * NOTE: this function does not set the idle thread's NEED_RESCHED
  * flag, to make booting more robust.
  */
-void init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
+void __init init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.c b/kernel/smpboot.c
index f25208e8df836..e4163042c4d66 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct task_struct *idle_thread_get(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	if (!tsk)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	init_idle(tsk, cpu);
 	return tsk;
 }