diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
index a98ba88..9f1e8c1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -41,16 +41,17 @@
  *   different subsystems this reservation system just tries to coordinate
  *   things a little
  */
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, perfctr_nmi_owner);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, evntsel_nmi_owner[3]);
-
-static cpumask_t backtrace_mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 
 /* this number is calculated from Intel's MSR_P4_CRU_ESCR5 register and it's
  * offset from MSR_P4_BSU_ESCR0.  It will be the max for all platforms (for now)
  */
 #define NMI_MAX_COUNTER_BITS 66
+#define NMI_MAX_COUNTER_LONGS BITS_TO_LONGS(NMI_MAX_COUNTER_BITS)
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, perfctr_nmi_owner[NMI_MAX_COUNTER_LONGS]);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, evntsel_nmi_owner[NMI_MAX_COUNTER_LONGS]);
+
+static cpumask_t backtrace_mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 /* nmi_active:
  * >0: the lapic NMI watchdog is active, but can be disabled
  * <0: the lapic NMI watchdog has not been set up, and cannot
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ca516109..6f38f81 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(i386)
 ENTRY(phys_startup_32)
 jiffies = jiffies_64;
-_proxy_pda = 0;
+_proxy_pda = 1;
 
 PHDRS {
 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5);	/* R_E */
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
index a90996c..dfab9f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@
  *   different subsystems this reservation system just tries to coordinate
  *   things a little
  */
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned, perfctr_nmi_owner);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned, evntsel_nmi_owner[2]);
-
-static cpumask_t backtrace_mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 
 /* this number is calculated from Intel's MSR_P4_CRU_ESCR5 register and it's
  * offset from MSR_P4_BSU_ESCR0.  It will be the max for all platforms (for now)
  */
 #define NMI_MAX_COUNTER_BITS 66
+#define NMI_MAX_COUNTER_LONGS BITS_TO_LONGS(NMI_MAX_COUNTER_BITS)
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned, perfctr_nmi_owner[NMI_MAX_COUNTER_LONGS]);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned, evntsel_nmi_owner[NMI_MAX_COUNTER_LONGS]);
+
+static cpumask_t backtrace_mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 
 /* nmi_active:
  * >0: the lapic NMI watchdog is active, but can be disabled
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b73212c..5176ecf 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH(i386:x86-64)
 ENTRY(phys_startup_64)
 jiffies_64 = jiffies;
-_proxy_pda = 0;
+_proxy_pda = 1;
 PHDRS {
 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5);	/* R_E */
 	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */