diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 9a3c34af2ae8..d94d3cb7f9e8 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -197,11 +197,9 @@ static void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
 	kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), NULL);
 }
 
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
-	local_irq_enable();
 	smp_call_function(kgdb_call_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
-	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
 struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
index caa0dbe3dc61..a80e9259f7e9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -175,11 +175,9 @@ static void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
        kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), get_irq_regs());
 }
 
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
-       local_irq_enable();
        smp_call_function(kgdb_call_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
-       local_irq_disable();
 }
 
 static int __kgdb_notify(struct die_args *args, unsigned long cmd)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
index a20de58061a8..5d171c26788f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -289,11 +289,9 @@ static void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
 	kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), get_irq_regs());
 }
 
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
-	local_irq_enable();
 	smp_call_function(kgdb_call_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
-	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
 static int __kgdb_notify(struct die_args *args, unsigned long cmd)
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c
index 16c24b22d0b2..30fbc491cf45 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -119,17 +119,12 @@ void kgdb_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc)
 
 /**
  * kgdb_roundup_cpus - Get other CPUs into a holding pattern
- * @flags: Current IRQ state
  *
  * On SMP systems, we need to get the attention of the other CPUs
  * and get them be in a known state.  This should do what is needed
  * to get the other CPUs to call kgdb_wait(). Note that on some arches,
  * the NMI approach is not used for rounding up all the CPUs. For example,
- * in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs. In
- * this case, we have to make sure that interrupts are enabled before
- * calling smp_call_function(). The argument to this function is
- * the flags that will be used when restoring the interrupts. There is
- * local_irq_save() call before kgdb_roundup_cpus().
+ * in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs.
  *
  * On non-SMP systems, this is not called.
  */
@@ -139,11 +134,9 @@ static void hexagon_kgdb_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
 	kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), get_irq_regs());
 }
 
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
-	local_irq_enable();
 	smp_call_function(hexagon_kgdb_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
-	local_irq_disable();
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
index eb6c0d582626..6671a279966f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -219,11 +219,9 @@ static void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
 	set_fs(old_fs);
 }
 
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
-	local_irq_enable();
 	smp_call_function(kgdb_call_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
-	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
 static int compute_signal(int tt)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 59c578f865aa..b0e804844be0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int kgdb_call_nmi_hook(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
 	smp_send_debugger_break();
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c
index 4f04c6638a4d..86b3ea927e42 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -319,11 +319,9 @@ static void kgdb_call_nmi_hook(void *ignored)
 	kgdb_nmicallback(raw_smp_processor_id(), get_irq_regs());
 }
 
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
-	local_irq_enable();
 	smp_call_function(kgdb_call_nmi_hook, NULL, 0);
-	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
 static int __kgdb_notify(struct die_args *args, unsigned long cmd)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index 4792e08ad36b..f45d876983f1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ void flush_dcache_page_all(struct mm_struct *mm, struct page *page)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
 	smp_cross_call(&xcall_kgdb_capture, 0, 0, 0);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 8e36f249646e..ac6291a4178d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -422,21 +422,16 @@ static void kgdb_disable_hw_debug(struct pt_regs *regs)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /**
  *	kgdb_roundup_cpus - Get other CPUs into a holding pattern
- *	@flags: Current IRQ state
  *
  *	On SMP systems, we need to get the attention of the other CPUs
  *	and get them be in a known state.  This should do what is needed
  *	to get the other CPUs to call kgdb_wait(). Note that on some arches,
  *	the NMI approach is not used for rounding up all the CPUs. For example,
- *	in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs. In
- *	this case, we have to make sure that interrupts are enabled before
- *	calling smp_call_function(). The argument to this function is
- *	the flags that will be used when restoring the interrupts. There is
- *	local_irq_save() call before kgdb_roundup_cpus().
+ *	in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs.
  *
  *	On non-SMP systems, this is not called.
  */
-void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags)
+void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void)
 {
 	apic->send_IPI_allbutself(APIC_DM_NMI);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index e465bb15912d..05e5b2eb0d32 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -178,21 +178,16 @@ kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
 
 /**
  *	kgdb_roundup_cpus - Get other CPUs into a holding pattern
- *	@flags: Current IRQ state
  *
  *	On SMP systems, we need to get the attention of the other CPUs
  *	and get them into a known state.  This should do what is needed
  *	to get the other CPUs to call kgdb_wait(). Note that on some arches,
  *	the NMI approach is not used for rounding up all the CPUs. For example,
- *	in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs. In
- *	this case, we have to make sure that interrupts are enabled before
- *	calling smp_call_function(). The argument to this function is
- *	the flags that will be used when restoring the interrupts. There is
- *	local_irq_save() call before kgdb_roundup_cpus().
+ *	in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs.
  *
  *	On non-SMP systems, this is not called.
  */
-extern void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags);
+extern void kgdb_roundup_cpus(void);
 
 /**
  *	kgdb_arch_set_pc - Generic call back to the program counter
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index 65c0f1363788..f3cadda45f07 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static int kgdb_cpu_enter(struct kgdb_state *ks, struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 	/* Signal the other CPUs to enter kgdb_wait() */
 	else if ((!kgdb_single_step) && kgdb_do_roundup)
-		kgdb_roundup_cpus(flags);
+		kgdb_roundup_cpus();
 #endif
 
 	/*
