diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
index 02df18ea9608..e461d67f03c3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -38,14 +38,10 @@ struct cache_info {
 	 * 2. those in the physical page number.
 	 */
 	unsigned int alias_mask;
-
 	unsigned int n_aliases;		/* Number of aliases */
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 };
-
-int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void);
-
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASM_SH_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/processor.h
index 9605e062840f..c2be22505fee 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ struct task_struct;
 
 extern struct pt_regs fake_swapper_regs;
 
+extern void cpu_probe(void);
+
 /* arch/sh/kernel/process.c */
 extern unsigned int xstate_size;
 extern void free_thread_xstate(struct task_struct *);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/init.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/init.c
index c736422344eb..ffaa00a2216b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/init.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/init.c
@@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ static inline void __init dsp_init(void) { }
  * subtype and initial configuration will all be done.
  *
  * Each processor family is still responsible for doing its own probing
- * and cache configuration in detect_cpu_and_cache_system().
+ * and cache configuration in cpu_probe().
  */
 asmlinkage void __init sh_cpu_init(void)
 {
 	current_thread_info()->cpu = hard_smp_processor_id();
 
 	/* First, probe the CPU */
-	detect_cpu_and_cache_system();
+	cpu_probe();
 
 	if (current_cpu_data.type == CPU_SH_NONE)
 		panic("Unknown CPU");
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/probe.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/probe.c
index 1db6d8883888..bab8e75958ae 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/probe.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2/probe.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 
-int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
+void __cpuinit cpu_probe(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7619)
 	boot_cpu_data.type			= CPU_SH7619;
@@ -30,7 +30,4 @@ int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
 	boot_cpu_data.dcache.flags |= SH_CACHE_COMBINED;
 	boot_cpu_data.icache = boot_cpu_data.dcache;
 	boot_cpu_data.family = CPU_FAMILY_SH2;
-
-	return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/probe.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/probe.c
index 6825d6507164..48e97a2a0c8d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/probe.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh2a/probe.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 
-int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
+void __cpuinit cpu_probe(void)
 {
 	boot_cpu_data.family			= CPU_FAMILY_SH2A;
 
@@ -51,6 +51,4 @@ int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
 	 * on the cache info.
 	 */
 	boot_cpu_data.icache		= boot_cpu_data.dcache;
-
-	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh3/probe.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh3/probe.c
index 295ec4c99e98..bf23c322e164 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh3/probe.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh3/probe.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-int detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
+void __cpuinit cpu_probe(void)
 {
 	unsigned long addr0, addr1, data0, data1, data2, data3;
 
@@ -108,6 +108,4 @@ int detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
 	boot_cpu_data.icache = boot_cpu_data.dcache;
 
 	boot_cpu_data.family = CPU_FAMILY_SH3;
-
-	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/probe.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/probe.c
index 822977a06d84..d180f16281ed 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/probe.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/probe.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 
-int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
+void __cpuinit cpu_probe(void)
 {
 	unsigned long pvr, prr, cvr;
 	unsigned long size;
@@ -251,6 +251,4 @@ int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
 				 boot_cpu_data.scache.linesz);
 		}
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh5/probe.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh5/probe.c
index 521d05b3f7ba..9e882409e4e9 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh5/probe.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh5/probe.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 
-int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
+void __cpuinit cpu_probe(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long cir;
 
@@ -72,6 +72,4 @@ int __init detect_cpu_and_cache_system(void)
 
 	/* Setup some I/D TLB defaults */
 	sh64_tlb_init();
-
-	return 0;
 }