diff --git a/include/linux/padata.h b/include/linux/padata.h
index 8844b85..621e773 100644
--- a/include/linux/padata.h
+++ b/include/linux/padata.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+
+#define PADATA_CPU_SERIAL   0x01
+#define PADATA_CPU_PARALLEL 0x02
 
 /**
  * struct padata_priv -  Embedded to the users data structure.
@@ -59,7 +63,20 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * struct padata_queue - The percpu padata queues.
+* struct padata_serial_queue - The percpu padata serial queue
+*
+* @serial: List to wait for serialization after reordering.
+* @work: work struct for serialization.
+* @pd: Backpointer to the internal control structure.
+*/
+struct padata_serial_queue {
+       struct padata_list    serial;
+       struct work_struct    work;
+       struct parallel_data *pd;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct padata_parallel_queue - The percpu padata parallel queue
  *
  * @parallel: List to wait for parallelization.
  * @reorder: List to wait for reordering after parallel processing.
@@ -67,44 +84,52 @@
  * @pwork: work struct for parallelization.
  * @swork: work struct for serialization.
  * @pd: Backpointer to the internal control structure.
+ * @work: work struct for parallelization.
+ * @num_obj: Number of objects that are processed by this cpu.
  * @cpu_index: Index of the cpu.
  */
-struct padata_queue {
-	struct padata_list	parallel;
-	struct padata_list	reorder;
-	struct padata_list	serial;
-	struct work_struct	pwork;
-	struct work_struct	swork;
-	struct parallel_data    *pd;
-	int			cpu_index;
+struct padata_parallel_queue {
+       struct padata_list    parallel;
+       struct padata_list    reorder;
+       struct parallel_data *pd;
+       struct work_struct    work;
+       atomic_t              num_obj;
+       int                   cpu_index;
 };
 
+
 /**
  * struct parallel_data - Internal control structure, covers everything
  * that depends on the cpumask in use.
  *
  * @pinst: padata instance.
- * @queue: percpu padata queues.
+ * @pqueue: percpu padata queues used for parallelization.
+ * @squeue: percpu padata queues used for serialuzation.
  * @seq_nr: The sequence number that will be attached to the next object.
  * @reorder_objects: Number of objects waiting in the reorder queues.
  * @refcnt: Number of objects holding a reference on this parallel_data.
  * @max_seq_nr:  Maximal used sequence number.
- * @cpumask: cpumask in use.
+ * @cpumask: Contains two cpumasks: pcpu and cbcpu for
+ *           parallel and serial workers respectively.
  * @lock: Reorder lock.
  * @processed: Number of already processed objects.
  * @timer: Reorder timer.
  */
 struct parallel_data {
-	struct padata_instance	*pinst;
-	struct padata_queue	*queue;
-	atomic_t		seq_nr;
-	atomic_t		reorder_objects;
-	atomic_t                refcnt;
-	unsigned int		max_seq_nr;
-	cpumask_var_t		cpumask;
-	spinlock_t              lock ____cacheline_aligned;
-	unsigned int            processed;
-	struct timer_list       timer;
+	struct padata_instance		*pinst;
+	struct padata_parallel_queue	*pqueue;
+	struct padata_serial_queue	*squeue;
+	atomic_t			 seq_nr;
+	atomic_t			 reorder_objects;
+	atomic_t			 refcnt;
+	unsigned int			 max_seq_nr;
+	struct {
+		cpumask_var_t		 pcpu;
+		cpumask_var_t		 cbcpu;
+	} cpumask;
+	spinlock_t                       lock ____cacheline_aligned;
+	unsigned int			 processed;
+	struct timer_list		 timer;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -113,32 +138,51 @@
  * @cpu_notifier: cpu hotplug notifier.
  * @wq: The workqueue in use.
  * @pd: The internal control structure.
- * @cpumask: User supplied cpumask.
+ * @cpumask: User supplied cpumask. Contains two cpumasks: pcpu and
+ *           cbcpu for parallel and serial works respectivly.
+ * @cpumask_change_notifier: Notifiers chain for user-defined notify
+ *            callbacks that will be called when either @pcpu or @cbcpu
+ *             or both cpumasks change.
  * @lock: padata instance lock.
  * @flags: padata flags.
  */
 struct padata_instance {
-	struct notifier_block   cpu_notifier;
-	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
-	struct parallel_data	*pd;
-	cpumask_var_t           cpumask;
-	struct mutex		lock;
-	u8			flags;
-#define	PADATA_INIT		1
-#define	PADATA_RESET		2
-#define	PADATA_INVALID		4
+	struct notifier_block		 cpu_notifier;
+	struct workqueue_struct		*wq;
+	struct parallel_data		*pd;
+	struct {
+		cpumask_var_t		 pcpu;
+		cpumask_var_t		 cbcpu;
+	} cpumask;
+	struct blocking_notifier_head	 cpumask_change_notifier;
+	struct mutex			 lock;
+	u8				 flags;
+#define	PADATA_INIT	1
+#define	PADATA_RESET	2
+#define	PADATA_INVALID	4
 };
 
-extern struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpumask,
-					    struct workqueue_struct *wq);
+extern struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
+extern struct padata_instance *__padata_alloc(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
+					      const struct cpumask *pcpumask,
+					      const struct cpumask *cbcpumask);
 extern void padata_free(struct padata_instance *pinst);
 extern int padata_do_parallel(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 			      struct padata_priv *padata, int cb_cpu);
 extern void padata_do_serial(struct padata_priv *padata);
-extern int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+extern int padata_get_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+			      int cpumask_type, struct cpumask *out_mask);
+extern int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpumask_type,
 			      cpumask_var_t cpumask);
-extern int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu);
-extern int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu);
+extern int __padata_set_cpumasks(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+				 cpumask_var_t pcpumask,
+				 cpumask_var_t cbcpumask);
+extern int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu, int mask);
+extern int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu, int mask);
 extern int padata_start(struct padata_instance *pinst);
 extern void padata_stop(struct padata_instance *pinst);
+extern int padata_register_cpumask_notifier(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+					    struct notifier_block *nblock);
+extern int padata_unregister_cpumask_notifier(struct padata_instance *pinst,
+					      struct notifier_block *nblock);
 #endif