diff --git a/kernel/profile.c b/kernel/profile.c
index ad81f79..5a730fd 100644
--- a/kernel/profile.c
+++ b/kernel/profile.c
@@ -87,72 +87,52 @@
  
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROFILING
  
-static DECLARE_RWSEM(profile_rwsem);
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(handoff_lock);
-static struct notifier_block * task_exit_notifier;
-static struct notifier_block * task_free_notifier;
-static struct notifier_block * munmap_notifier;
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(task_exit_notifier);
+static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(task_free_notifier);
+static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(munmap_notifier);
  
 void profile_task_exit(struct task_struct * task)
 {
-	down_read(&profile_rwsem);
-	notifier_call_chain(&task_exit_notifier, 0, task);
-	up_read(&profile_rwsem);
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&task_exit_notifier, 0, task);
 }
  
 int profile_handoff_task(struct task_struct * task)
 {
 	int ret;
-	read_lock(&handoff_lock);
-	ret = notifier_call_chain(&task_free_notifier, 0, task);
-	read_unlock(&handoff_lock);
+	ret = atomic_notifier_call_chain(&task_free_notifier, 0, task);
 	return (ret == NOTIFY_OK) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 void profile_munmap(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	down_read(&profile_rwsem);
-	notifier_call_chain(&munmap_notifier, 0, (void *)addr);
-	up_read(&profile_rwsem);
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&munmap_notifier, 0, (void *)addr);
 }
 
 int task_handoff_register(struct notifier_block * n)
 {
-	int err = -EINVAL;
-
-	write_lock(&handoff_lock);
-	err = notifier_chain_register(&task_free_notifier, n);
-	write_unlock(&handoff_lock);
-	return err;
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&task_free_notifier, n);
 }
 
 int task_handoff_unregister(struct notifier_block * n)
 {
-	int err = -EINVAL;
-
-	write_lock(&handoff_lock);
-	err = notifier_chain_unregister(&task_free_notifier, n);
-	write_unlock(&handoff_lock);
-	return err;
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&task_free_notifier, n);
 }
 
 int profile_event_register(enum profile_type type, struct notifier_block * n)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
  
-	down_write(&profile_rwsem);
- 
 	switch (type) {
 		case PROFILE_TASK_EXIT:
-			err = notifier_chain_register(&task_exit_notifier, n);
+			err = blocking_notifier_chain_register(
+					&task_exit_notifier, n);
 			break;
 		case PROFILE_MUNMAP:
-			err = notifier_chain_register(&munmap_notifier, n);
+			err = blocking_notifier_chain_register(
+					&munmap_notifier, n);
 			break;
 	}
  
-	up_write(&profile_rwsem);
- 
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -161,18 +141,17 @@
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
  
-	down_write(&profile_rwsem);
- 
 	switch (type) {
 		case PROFILE_TASK_EXIT:
-			err = notifier_chain_unregister(&task_exit_notifier, n);
+			err = blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(
+					&task_exit_notifier, n);
 			break;
 		case PROFILE_MUNMAP:
-			err = notifier_chain_unregister(&munmap_notifier, n);
+			err = blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(
+					&munmap_notifier, n);
 			break;
 	}
 
-	up_write(&profile_rwsem);
 	return err;
 }