diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index c216e8a1be1f..47db14e7da52 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ extern unsigned int hardlockup_panic;
 static inline void hardlockup_detector_disable(void) {}
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER)
 void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
+void watchdog_hardlockup_touch_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 void watchdog_hardlockup_check(unsigned int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs);
 #elif !defined(CONFIG_HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG)
 static inline void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void) { }
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ void watchdog_hardlockup_disable(unsigned int cpu);
 
 void lockup_detector_reconfigure(void);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY
+void watchdog_buddy_check_hardlockup(unsigned long hrtimer_interrupts);
+#else
+static inline void watchdog_buddy_check_hardlockup(unsigned long hrtimer_interrupts) {}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * touch_nmi_watchdog - manually pet the hardlockup watchdog.
  *
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 7eb72033143c..f9e3fd9195d9 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FAIL_FUNCTION) += fail_function.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += debug/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK) += hung_task.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR) += watchdog.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY) += watchdog_buddy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF) += watchdog_perf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECCOMP) += seccomp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RELAY) += relay.o
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 08ce046f636d..4110f7ca23a5 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ __setup("nmi_watchdog=", hardlockup_panic_setup);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER)
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, hrtimer_interrupts);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, hrtimer_interrupts_saved);
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ notrace void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(arch_touch_nmi_watchdog);
 
+void watchdog_hardlockup_touch_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	per_cpu(watchdog_hardlockup_touched, cpu) = true;
+
+	/* Match with smp_rmb() in watchdog_hardlockup_check() */
+	smp_wmb();
+}
+
 static bool is_hardlockup(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	int hrint = atomic_read(&per_cpu(hrtimer_interrupts, cpu));
@@ -123,13 +131,16 @@ static bool is_hardlockup(unsigned int cpu)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void watchdog_hardlockup_kick(void)
+static unsigned long watchdog_hardlockup_kick(void)
 {
-	atomic_inc(raw_cpu_ptr(&hrtimer_interrupts));
+	return atomic_inc_return(raw_cpu_ptr(&hrtimer_interrupts));
 }
 
 void watchdog_hardlockup_check(unsigned int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	/* Match with smp_wmb() in watchdog_hardlockup_touch_cpu() */
+	smp_rmb();
+
 	if (per_cpu(watchdog_hardlockup_touched, cpu)) {
 		per_cpu(watchdog_hardlockup_touched, cpu) = false;
 		return;
@@ -180,11 +191,11 @@ void watchdog_hardlockup_check(unsigned int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 }
 
-#else /* CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF */
+#else /* CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER */
 
-static inline void watchdog_hardlockup_kick(void) { }
+static inline unsigned long watchdog_hardlockup_kick(void) { return 0; }
 
-#endif /* !CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF */
+#endif /* !CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER */
 
 /*
  * These functions can be overridden based on the configured hardlockdup detector.
@@ -443,11 +454,15 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart watchdog_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 	struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
 	int duration;
 	int softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace = sysctl_softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace;
+	unsigned long hrtimer_interrupts;
 
 	if (!watchdog_enabled)
 		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 
-	watchdog_hardlockup_kick();
+	hrtimer_interrupts = watchdog_hardlockup_kick();
+
+	/* test for hardlockups */
+	watchdog_buddy_check_hardlockup(hrtimer_interrupts);
 
 	/* kick the softlockup detector */
 	if (completion_done(this_cpu_ptr(&softlockup_completion))) {
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog_buddy.c b/kernel/watchdog_buddy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fee45af2e5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/watchdog_buddy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cpumask.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/percpu-defs.h>
+
+static cpumask_t __read_mostly watchdog_cpus;
+
+static unsigned int watchdog_next_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	cpumask_t cpus = watchdog_cpus;
+	unsigned int next_cpu;
+
+	next_cpu = cpumask_next(cpu, &cpus);
+	if (next_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+		next_cpu = cpumask_first(&cpus);
+
+	if (next_cpu == cpu)
+		return nr_cpu_ids;
+
+	return next_cpu;
+}
+
+int __init watchdog_hardlockup_probe(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void watchdog_hardlockup_enable(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned int next_cpu;
+
+	/*
+	 * The new CPU will be marked online before the hrtimer interrupt
+	 * gets a chance to run on it. If another CPU tests for a
+	 * hardlockup on the new CPU before it has run its the hrtimer
+	 * interrupt, it will get a false positive. Touch the watchdog on
+	 * the new CPU to delay the check for at least 3 sampling periods
+	 * to guarantee one hrtimer has run on the new CPU.
+	 */
+	watchdog_hardlockup_touch_cpu(cpu);
+
+	/*
+	 * We are going to check the next CPU. Our watchdog_hrtimer
+	 * need not be zero if the CPU has already been online earlier.
+	 * Touch the watchdog on the next CPU to avoid false positive
+	 * if we try to check it in less then 3 interrupts.
+	 */
+	next_cpu = watchdog_next_cpu(cpu);
+	if (next_cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+		watchdog_hardlockup_touch_cpu(next_cpu);
+
+	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &watchdog_cpus);
+}
+
+void watchdog_hardlockup_disable(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned int next_cpu = watchdog_next_cpu(cpu);
+
+	/*
+	 * Offlining this CPU will cause the CPU before this one to start
+	 * checking the one after this one. If this CPU just finished checking
+	 * the next CPU and updating hrtimer_interrupts_saved, and then the
+	 * previous CPU checks it within one sample period, it will trigger a
+	 * false positive. Touch the watchdog on the next CPU to prevent it.
+	 */
+	if (next_cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+		watchdog_hardlockup_touch_cpu(next_cpu);
+
+	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, &watchdog_cpus);
+}
+
+void watchdog_buddy_check_hardlockup(unsigned long hrtimer_interrupts)
+{
+	unsigned int next_cpu;
+
+	/*
+	 * Test for hardlockups every 3 samples. The sample period is
+	 *  watchdog_thresh * 2 / 5, so 3 samples gets us back to slightly over
+	 *  watchdog_thresh (over by 20%).
+	 */
+	if (hrtimer_interrupts % 3 != 0)
+		return;
+
+	/* check for a hardlockup on the next CPU */
+	next_cpu = watchdog_next_cpu(smp_processor_id());
+	if (next_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+		return;
+
+	watchdog_hardlockup_check(next_cpu, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index ce51d4dc6803..abcad0513a32 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1035,10 +1035,55 @@ config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC
 
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
-config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF
+# Both the "perf" and "buddy" hardlockup detectors count hrtimer
+# interrupts. This config enables functions managing this common code.
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER
 	bool
 	select SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF
+	bool
+	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF
+	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER
+
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY
+	bool
+	depends on SMP
+	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_COUNTS_HRTIMER
+
+# For hardlockup detectors you can have one directly provided by the arch
+# or use a "non-arch" one. If you're using a "non-arch" one that is
+# further divided the perf hardlockup detector (which, confusingly, needs
+# arch-provided perf support) and the buddy hardlockup detector (which just
+# needs SMP). In either case, using the "non-arch" code conflicts with
+# the NMI watchdog code (which is sometimes used directly and sometimes used
+# by the arch-provided hardlockup detector).
+config HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH
+	bool
+	depends on (HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF || SMP) && !HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG
+	default y
+
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PREFER_BUDDY
+	bool "Prefer the buddy CPU hardlockup detector"
+	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH && HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF && SMP
+	help
+	  Say Y here to prefer the buddy hardlockup detector over the perf one.
+
+	  With the buddy detector, each CPU uses its softlockup hrtimer
+	  to check that the next CPU is processing hrtimer interrupts by
+	  verifying that a counter is increasing.
+
+	  This hardlockup detector is useful on systems that don't have
+	  an arch-specific hardlockup detector or if resources needed
+	  for the hardlockup detector are better used for other things.
+
+# This will select the appropriate non-arch hardlockdup detector
+config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH
+	bool
+	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH
+	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_BUDDY if !HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF || HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PREFER_BUDDY
+	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF if HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF && !HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PREFER_BUDDY
+
 #
 # Enables a timestamp based low pass filter to compensate for perf based
 # hard lockup detection which runs too fast due to turbo modes.
@@ -1053,9 +1098,10 @@ config HARDLOCKUP_CHECK_TIMESTAMP
 config HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 	bool "Detect Hard Lockups"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !S390
-	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF || HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
+	depends on HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH || HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH
 	select LOCKUP_DETECTOR
-	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF if HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF
+	select HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH if HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_NON_ARCH
+
 	help
 	  Say Y here to enable the kernel to act as a watchdog to detect
 	  hard lockups.
