diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nmi.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nmi.h
index c3c7adef74de..43bfd4de868f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nmi.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nmi.h
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_WATCHDOG
 extern void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
 long soft_nmi_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs);
-void watchdog_nmi_set_timeout_pct(u64 pct);
+void watchdog_hardlockup_set_timeout_pct(u64 pct);
 #else
 static inline void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void) {}
-static inline void watchdog_nmi_set_timeout_pct(u64 pct) {}
+static inline void watchdog_hardlockup_set_timeout_pct(u64 pct) {}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NMI_IPI
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c
index dbcc4a793f0b..edb2dd1f53eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart watchdog_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
-	if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
+	if (!(watchdog_enabled & WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED))
 		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &watchdog_cpumask))
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static void start_watchdog(void *arg)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
+	if (!(watchdog_enabled & WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED))
 		return;
 
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &watchdog_cpumask))
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static void watchdog_calc_timeouts(void)
 	wd_timer_period_ms = watchdog_thresh * 1000 * 2 / 5;
 }
 
-void watchdog_nmi_stop(void)
+void watchdog_hardlockup_stop(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void watchdog_nmi_stop(void)
 		stop_watchdog_on_cpu(cpu);
 }
 
-void watchdog_nmi_start(void)
+void watchdog_hardlockup_start(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void watchdog_nmi_start(void)
 /*
  * Invoked from core watchdog init.
  */
-int __init watchdog_nmi_probe(void)
+int __init watchdog_hardlockup_probe(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ int __init watchdog_nmi_probe(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
-void watchdog_nmi_set_timeout_pct(u64 pct)
+void watchdog_hardlockup_set_timeout_pct(u64 pct)
 {
 	pr_info("Set the NMI watchdog timeout factor to %llu%%\n", pct);
 	WRITE_ONCE(wd_timeout_pct, pct);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
index 6f30113b5468..cd632ba9ebff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static int pseries_migrate_partition(u64 handle)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (factor)
-		watchdog_nmi_set_timeout_pct(factor);
+		watchdog_hardlockup_set_timeout_pct(factor);
 
 	ret = pseries_suspend(handle);
 	if (ret == 0) {
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static int pseries_migrate_partition(u64 handle)
 		pseries_cancel_migration(handle, ret);
 
 	if (factor)
-		watchdog_nmi_set_timeout_pct(0);
+		watchdog_hardlockup_set_timeout_pct(0);
 
 out:
 	vas_migration_handler(VAS_RESUME);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
index 5dcf31f7e81f..9d9e29b75c43 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ __setup("nmi_watchdog=", setup_nmi_watchdog);
  * sparc specific NMI watchdog enable function.
  * Enables watchdog if it is not enabled already.
  */
-void watchdog_nmi_enable(unsigned int cpu)
+void watchdog_hardlockup_enable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) == -1) {
 		pr_warn("NMI watchdog cannot be enabled or disabled\n");
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void watchdog_nmi_enable(unsigned int cpu)
  * sparc specific NMI watchdog disable function.
  * Disables watchdog if it is not disabled already.
  */
-void watchdog_nmi_disable(unsigned int cpu)
+void watchdog_hardlockup_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) == -1)
 		pr_warn_once("NMI watchdog cannot be enabled or disabled\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index e286a2a1902d..83076bf70ce8 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ static inline void reset_hung_task_detector(void) { }
  * handled differently because its value is not boolean, and the lockup
  * detectors are 'suspended' while 'watchdog_thresh' is equal zero.
  */
-#define NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED_BIT   0
-#define SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED_BIT  1
-#define NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED      (1 << NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED_BIT)
-#define SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED     (1 << SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED_BIT)
+#define WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED_BIT  0
+#define WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED_BIT   1
+#define WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED     (1 << WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED_BIT)
+#define WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED      (1 << WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED_BIT)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR)
 extern void hardlockup_detector_disable(void);
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ static inline int hardlockup_detector_perf_init(void) { return 0; }
 # endif
 #endif
 
-void watchdog_nmi_stop(void);
-void watchdog_nmi_start(void);
-int watchdog_nmi_probe(void);
-void watchdog_nmi_enable(unsigned int cpu);
-void watchdog_nmi_disable(unsigned int cpu);
+void watchdog_hardlockup_stop(void);
+void watchdog_hardlockup_start(void);
+int watchdog_hardlockup_probe(void);
+void watchdog_hardlockup_enable(unsigned int cpu);
+void watchdog_hardlockup_disable(unsigned int cpu);
 
 void lockup_detector_reconfigure(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 64d7d2a0a7df..31548c0ae874 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(watchdog_mutex);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR) || defined(CONFIG_HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG)
-# define NMI_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT	1
+# define WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_DEFAULT	1
 #else
-# define NMI_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT	0
+# define WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_DEFAULT	0
 #endif
 
 unsigned long __read_mostly watchdog_enabled;
 int __read_mostly watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
-int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_user_enabled = NMI_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT;
-int __read_mostly soft_watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
+int __read_mostly watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled = WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_DEFAULT;
+int __read_mostly watchdog_softlockup_user_enabled = 1;
 int __read_mostly watchdog_thresh = 10;
-static int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_available;
+static int __read_mostly watchdog_hardlockup_available;
 
 struct cpumask watchdog_cpumask __read_mostly;
 unsigned long *watchdog_cpumask_bits = cpumask_bits(&watchdog_cpumask);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ unsigned int __read_mostly hardlockup_panic =
  */
 void __init hardlockup_detector_disable(void)
 {
-	nmi_watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
+	watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled = 0;
 }
 
 static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
 	else if (!strncmp(str, "nopanic", 7))
 		hardlockup_panic = 0;
 	else if (!strncmp(str, "0", 1))
-		nmi_watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
+		watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled = 0;
 	else if (!strncmp(str, "1", 1))
-		nmi_watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
+		watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled = 1;
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("nmi_watchdog=", hardlockup_panic_setup);
@@ -190,40 +190,40 @@ static inline void watchdog_hardlockup_kick(void) { }
  * These functions can be overridden if an architecture implements its
  * own hardlockup detector.
  *
- * watchdog_nmi_enable/disable can be implemented to start and stop when
+ * watchdog_hardlockup_enable/disable can be implemented to start and stop when
  * softlockup watchdog start and stop. The arch must select the
  * SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR Kconfig.
  */
-void __weak watchdog_nmi_enable(unsigned int cpu)
+void __weak watchdog_hardlockup_enable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	hardlockup_detector_perf_enable();
 }
 
-void __weak watchdog_nmi_disable(unsigned int cpu)
+void __weak watchdog_hardlockup_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	hardlockup_detector_perf_disable();
 }
 
-/* Return 0, if a NMI watchdog is available. Error code otherwise */
-int __weak __init watchdog_nmi_probe(void)
+/* Return 0, if a hardlockup watchdog is available. Error code otherwise */
+int __weak __init watchdog_hardlockup_probe(void)
 {
 	return hardlockup_detector_perf_init();
 }
 
 /**
- * watchdog_nmi_stop - Stop the watchdog for reconfiguration
+ * watchdog_hardlockup_stop - Stop the watchdog for reconfiguration
  *
  * The reconfiguration steps are:
- * watchdog_nmi_stop();
+ * watchdog_hardlockup_stop();
  * update_variables();
- * watchdog_nmi_start();
+ * watchdog_hardlockup_start();
  */
-void __weak watchdog_nmi_stop(void) { }
+void __weak watchdog_hardlockup_stop(void) { }
 
 /**
- * watchdog_nmi_start - Start the watchdog after reconfiguration
+ * watchdog_hardlockup_start - Start the watchdog after reconfiguration
  *
- * Counterpart to watchdog_nmi_stop().
+ * Counterpart to watchdog_hardlockup_stop().
  *
  * The following variables have been updated in update_variables() and
  * contain the currently valid configuration:
@@ -231,23 +231,23 @@ void __weak watchdog_nmi_stop(void) { }
  * - watchdog_thresh
  * - watchdog_cpumask
  */
-void __weak watchdog_nmi_start(void) { }
+void __weak watchdog_hardlockup_start(void) { }
 
 /**
  * lockup_detector_update_enable - Update the sysctl enable bit
  *
- * Caller needs to make sure that the NMI/perf watchdogs are off, so this
- * can't race with watchdog_nmi_disable().
+ * Caller needs to make sure that the hard watchdogs are off, so this
+ * can't race with watchdog_hardlockup_disable().
  */
 static void lockup_detector_update_enable(void)
 {
 	watchdog_enabled = 0;
 	if (!watchdog_user_enabled)
 		return;
-	if (nmi_watchdog_available && nmi_watchdog_user_enabled)
-		watchdog_enabled |= NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED;
-	if (soft_watchdog_user_enabled)
-		watchdog_enabled |= SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED;
+	if (watchdog_hardlockup_available && watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled)
+		watchdog_enabled |= WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED;
+	if (watchdog_softlockup_user_enabled)
+		watchdog_enabled |= WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ __setup("nowatchdog", nowatchdog_setup);
 
 static int __init nosoftlockup_setup(char *str)
 {
-	soft_watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
+	watchdog_softlockup_user_enabled = 0;
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("nosoftlockup", nosoftlockup_setup);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int is_softlockup(unsigned long touch_ts,
 			 unsigned long period_ts,
 			 unsigned long now)
 {
-	if ((watchdog_enabled & SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED) && watchdog_thresh){
+	if ((watchdog_enabled & WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED) && watchdog_thresh) {
 		/* Warn about unreasonable delays. */
 		if (time_after(now, period_ts + get_softlockup_thresh()))
 			return now - touch_ts;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static void watchdog_enable(unsigned int cpu)
 	complete(done);
 
 	/*
-	 * Start the timer first to prevent the NMI watchdog triggering
+	 * Start the timer first to prevent the hardlockup watchdog triggering
 	 * before the timer has a chance to fire.
 	 */
 	hrtimer_init(hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_HARD);
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ static void watchdog_enable(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	/* Initialize timestamp */
 	update_touch_ts();
-	/* Enable the perf event */
-	if (watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED)
-		watchdog_nmi_enable(cpu);
+	/* Enable the hardlockup detector */
+	if (watchdog_enabled & WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED)
+		watchdog_hardlockup_enable(cpu);
 }
 
 static void watchdog_disable(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -559,11 +559,11 @@ static void watchdog_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu != smp_processor_id());
 
 	/*
-	 * Disable the perf event first. That prevents that a large delay
-	 * between disabling the timer and disabling the perf event causes
-	 * the perf NMI to detect a false positive.
+	 * Disable the hardlockup detector first. That prevents that a large
+	 * delay between disabling the timer and disabling the hardlockup
+	 * detector causes a false positive.
 	 */
-	watchdog_nmi_disable(cpu);
+	watchdog_hardlockup_disable(cpu);
 	hrtimer_cancel(hrtimer);
 	wait_for_completion(this_cpu_ptr(&softlockup_completion));
 }
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ int lockup_detector_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 static void __lockup_detector_reconfigure(void)
 {
 	cpus_read_lock();
-	watchdog_nmi_stop();
+	watchdog_hardlockup_stop();
 
 	softlockup_stop_all();
 	set_sample_period();
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static void __lockup_detector_reconfigure(void)
 	if (watchdog_enabled && watchdog_thresh)
 		softlockup_start_all();
 
-	watchdog_nmi_start();
+	watchdog_hardlockup_start();
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 	/*
 	 * Must be called outside the cpus locked section to prevent
@@ -668,9 +668,9 @@ static __init void lockup_detector_setup(void)
 static void __lockup_detector_reconfigure(void)
 {
 	cpus_read_lock();
-	watchdog_nmi_stop();
+	watchdog_hardlockup_stop();
 	lockup_detector_update_enable();
-	watchdog_nmi_start();
+	watchdog_hardlockup_start();
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 }
 void lockup_detector_reconfigure(void)
@@ -725,14 +725,14 @@ static void proc_watchdog_update(void)
 /*
  * common function for watchdog, nmi_watchdog and soft_watchdog parameter
  *
- * caller             | table->data points to      | 'which'
- * -------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------
- * proc_watchdog      | watchdog_user_enabled      | NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED |
- *                    |                            | SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
- * -------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------
- * proc_nmi_watchdog  | nmi_watchdog_user_enabled  | NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
- * -------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------
- * proc_soft_watchdog | soft_watchdog_user_enabled | SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
+ * caller             | table->data points to            | 'which'
+ * -------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------
+ * proc_watchdog      | watchdog_user_enabled            | WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED |
+ *                    |                                  | WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED
+ * -------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------
+ * proc_nmi_watchdog  | watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled | WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED
+ * -------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------
+ * proc_soft_watchdog | watchdog_softlockup_user_enabled | WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED
  */
 static int proc_watchdog_common(int which, struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ static int proc_watchdog_common(int which, struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 int proc_watchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		  void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return proc_watchdog_common(NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED|SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED,
+	return proc_watchdog_common(WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED |
+				    WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED,
 				    table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 
@@ -774,9 +775,9 @@ int proc_watchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 int proc_nmi_watchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		      void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	if (!nmi_watchdog_available && write)
+	if (!watchdog_hardlockup_available && write)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
-	return proc_watchdog_common(NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED,
+	return proc_watchdog_common(WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED,
 				    table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 
@@ -786,7 +787,7 @@ int proc_nmi_watchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 int proc_soft_watchdog(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return proc_watchdog_common(SOFT_WATCHDOG_ENABLED,
+	return proc_watchdog_common(WATCHDOG_SOFTOCKUP_ENABLED,
 				    table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 }
 
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ static struct ctl_table watchdog_sysctls[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.procname       = "nmi_watchdog",
-		.data		= &nmi_watchdog_user_enabled,
+		.data		= &watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= NMI_WATCHDOG_SYSCTL_PERM,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_nmi_watchdog,
@@ -871,7 +872,7 @@ static struct ctl_table watchdog_sysctls[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 	{
 		.procname       = "soft_watchdog",
-		.data		= &soft_watchdog_user_enabled,
+		.data		= &watchdog_softlockup_user_enabled,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_soft_watchdog,
@@ -940,8 +941,8 @@ void __init lockup_detector_init(void)
 	cpumask_copy(&watchdog_cpumask,
 		     housekeeping_cpumask(HK_TYPE_TIMER));
 
-	if (!watchdog_nmi_probe())
-		nmi_watchdog_available = true;
+	if (!watchdog_hardlockup_probe())
+		watchdog_hardlockup_available = true;
 	lockup_detector_setup();
 	watchdog_sysctl_init();
 }
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog_perf.c b/kernel/watchdog_perf.c
index 547917ebd5d3..9e6042a892b3 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog_perf.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void __init hardlockup_detector_perf_restart(void)
 
 	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
 
-	if (!(watchdog_enabled & NMI_WATCHDOG_ENABLED))
+	if (!(watchdog_enabled & WATCHDOG_HARDLOCKUP_ENABLED))
 		return;
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
