diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
index 163663a5363de3dc455751ddc4d2f6dda19782c9..75e7c862565983b34f6cc127332f6e8b0f5832c7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int plat_post_relocation(long offset)
  * Firmware CPU startup hook
  *
  */
-static void octeon_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int octeon_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	int count;
 
@@ -223,8 +223,12 @@ static void octeon_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 		udelay(1);
 		count--;
 	}
-	if (count == 0)
+	if (count == 0) {
 		pr_err("Secondary boot timeout\n");
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
index 38859e7b1f1f7124e7b81691c8f92033f5dd8587..e5f49dd453c7d3629c22f82a3ec6edd88e2442d2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct plat_smp_ops {
 	void (*send_ipi_mask)(const struct cpumask *mask, unsigned int action);
 	void (*init_secondary)(void);
 	void (*smp_finish)(void);
-	void (*boot_secondary)(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle);
+	int (*boot_secondary)(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle);
 	void (*smp_setup)(void);
 	void (*prepare_cpus)(unsigned int max_cpus);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
index 4ac576c6803490324348dfad6253d03c0964bd1e..406072e26752052c83b04ffacc254d901a668509 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void bmips_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 /*
  * Tell the hardware to boot CPUx - runs on CPU0
  */
-static void bmips_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int bmips_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	bmips_smp_boot_sp = __KSTK_TOS(idle);
 	bmips_smp_boot_gp = (unsigned long)task_thread_info(idle);
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ static void bmips_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 		}
 		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &bmips_booted_mask);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c
index 1acffdee88f451797916cca970a41eb0d85c52f6..04b21deea4f2972e6c9e740ed4d6bb3025d88ee0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cmp.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void cmp_smp_finish(void)
  * __KSTK_TOS(idle) is apparently the stack pointer
  * (unsigned long)idle->thread_info the gp
  */
-static void cmp_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int cmp_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	struct thread_info *gp = task_thread_info(idle);
 	unsigned long sp = __KSTK_TOS(idle);
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static void cmp_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 #endif
 
 	amon_cpu_start(cpu, pc, sp, (unsigned long)gp, a0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
index 7aac84ffc2aff6a9c6450989b135580f339e5c47..4a4a25c722f17befe8e44c99393b4d4435422929 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void remote_vpe_boot(void *dummy)
 	mips_cps_boot_vpes(core_cfg, cpu_vpe_id(&current_cpu_data));
 }
 
-static void cps_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int cps_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	unsigned core = cpu_core(&cpu_data[cpu]);
 	unsigned vpe_id = cpu_vpe_id(&cpu_data[cpu]);
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static void cps_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	mips_cps_boot_vpes(core_cfg, vpe_id);
 out:
 	preempt_enable();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void cps_init_secondary(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
index 5a7b5857d0833f0b9f0bf289dc8dce4fd4ec8166..30415a74f312720b8c32c26c45e6c6c331f070d1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void vsmp_smp_finish(void)
  * (unsigned long)idle->thread_info the gp
  * assumes a 1:1 mapping of TC => VPE
  */
-static void vsmp_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int vsmp_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	struct thread_info *gp = task_thread_info(idle);
 	dvpe();
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ static void vsmp_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	clear_c0_mvpcontrol(MVPCONTROL_VPC);
 
 	evpe(EVPE_ENABLE);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-up.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-up.c
index 4cf015a624d14fac930f110f556bf312296fd0ad..525d3196f793f254d2620cd8a3f7a828547be3fa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-up.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-up.c
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ static void up_smp_finish(void)
 /*
  * Firmware CPU startup hook
  */
-static void up_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int up_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __init up_smp_setup(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 6248a5a3ec9e34e4e22426145e21a3fa42e7d1e4..a4a59ed0164c087e12521f3f4231d50e98f7a0c6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -439,7 +439,11 @@ void smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 
 int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 {
-	mp_ops->boot_secondary(cpu, tidle);
+	int err;
+
+	err = mp_ops->boot_secondary(cpu, tidle);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	/*
 	 * We must check for timeout here, as the CPU will not be marked
diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/smp.c b/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/smp.c
index bde64b0f1e47f820096968f6fc4a8a5afd1e7987..8501109bb0f0f5bb70f7a4907431ff0c54c13e65 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/smp.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void __init loongson3_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 /*
  * Setup the PC, SP, and GP of a secondary processor and start it runing!
  */
-static void loongson3_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int loongson3_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	unsigned long startargs[4];
 
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ static void loongson3_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 			(void *)(ipi_mailbox_buf[cpu_logical_map(cpu)]+0x8));
 	loongson3_ipi_write64(startargs[0],
 			(void *)(ipi_mailbox_buf[cpu_logical_map(cpu)]+0x0));
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smp.c b/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smp.c
index 615027863f540884b4d8629bc7567685e978e55e..39a300bd6cc274e5812fb6450984b5cc41843507 100644
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/netlogic/common/smp.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ unsigned long nlm_next_gp;
 unsigned long nlm_next_sp;
 static cpumask_t phys_cpu_present_mask;
 
-void nlm_boot_secondary(int logical_cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+int nlm_boot_secondary(int logical_cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	uint64_t picbase;
 	int hwtid;
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ void nlm_boot_secondary(int logical_cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	/* barrier for sp/gp store above */
 	__sync();
 	nlm_pic_send_ipi(picbase, hwtid, 1, 1);  /* NMI */
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void __init nlm_smp_setup(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/paravirt/paravirt-smp.c b/arch/mips/paravirt/paravirt-smp.c
index b61b26ccf6019e8072d26ab6a822a16562957721..107d9f90d668c2e5008678f0aa320c969cf5d06a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/paravirt/paravirt-smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/paravirt/paravirt-smp.c
@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ static void paravirt_smp_finish(void)
 	local_irq_enable();
 }
 
-static void paravirt_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int paravirt_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	paravirt_smp_gp[cpu] = (unsigned long)task_thread_info(idle);
 	smp_wmb();
 	paravirt_smp_sp[cpu] = __KSTK_TOS(idle);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t paravirt_reched_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-smp.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-smp.c
index 85ee974a15825ee1398d5de0b87b4a1fba24bde9..545446dfe7faa4f1cf16b0fec3a2369606922ae2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-smp.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void ip27_smp_finish(void)
  * set sp to the kernel stack of the newly created idle process, gp to the proc
  * struct so that current_thread_info() will work.
  */
-static void ip27_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int ip27_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	unsigned long gp = (unsigned long)task_thread_info(idle);
 	unsigned long sp = __KSTK_TOS(idle);
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ static void ip27_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	LAUNCH_SLAVE(cputonasid(cpu), cputoslice(cpu),
 		(launch_proc_t)MAPPED_KERN_RW_TO_K0(smp_bootstrap),
 		0, (void *) sp, (void *) gp);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __init ip27_smp_setup(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/smp.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/smp.c
index 20091d5fe5a171a5732553dc34f6610d1707355f..90c9d1255ad798a284389fbb2aaeaa5aacca7a09 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/smp.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void bcm1480_smp_finish(void)
  * Setup the PC, SP, and GP of a secondary processor and start it
  * running!
  */
-static void bcm1480_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int bcm1480_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	int retval;
 
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static void bcm1480_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 			       (unsigned long)task_thread_info(idle), 0);
 	if (retval != 0)
 		printk("cfe_start_cpu(%i) returned %i\n" , cpu, retval);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/smp.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/smp.c
index 46ce1298c27d3566e05e4612e046657a369daa1b..5baabca52f25c3164b9ee4d8d8b6a7c0c5bcec6c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/smp.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static void sb1250_smp_finish(void)
  * Setup the PC, SP, and GP of a secondary processor and start it
  * running!
  */
-static void sb1250_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
+static int sb1250_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	int retval;
 
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static void sb1250_boot_secondary(int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 			       (unsigned long)task_thread_info(idle), 0);
 	if (retval != 0)
 		printk("cfe_start_cpu(%i) returned %i\n" , cpu, retval);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /*