--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt~kernel-watchdogc-convert-soft-hardlockup-boot-parameters-to-sysctl-aliases
+++ a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@
 	hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=
 			[KNL] Should the hard-lockup detector generate
 			backtraces on all cpus.
-			Format: <integer>
+			Format: 0 | 1
 
 	hashdist=	[KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot
 			are distributed across NUMA nodes.  Defaults on
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@
 
 	hung_task_panic=
 			[KNL] Should the hung task detector generate panics.
-			Format: <integer>
+			Format: 0 | 1
 
 			A value of 1 instructs the kernel to panic when a
 			hung task is detected. The default value is controlled
@@ -4665,9 +4665,9 @@
 
 	softlockup_panic=
 			[KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate panics.
-			Format: <integer>
+			Format: 0 | 1
 
-			A nonzero value instructs the soft-lockup detector
+			A value of 1 instructs the soft-lockup detector
 			to panic the machine when a soft-lockup occurs. It is
 			also controlled by the kernel.softlockup_panic sysctl
 			and CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC, which is the
@@ -4676,7 +4676,7 @@
 	softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=
 			[KNL] Should the soft-lockup detector generate
 			backtraces on all cpus.
-			Format: <integer>
+			Format: 0 | 1
 
 	sonypi.*=	[HW] Sony Programmable I/O Control Device driver
 			See Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/sonypi.rst
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c~kernel-watchdogc-convert-soft-hardlockup-boot-parameters-to-sysctl-aliases
+++ a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1720,8 +1720,11 @@ struct sysctl_alias {
  * parameter.
  */
 static const struct sysctl_alias sysctl_aliases[] = {
-	{"numa_zonelist_order",		"vm.numa_zonelist_order" },
-	{"hung_task_panic",		"kernel.hung_task_panic" },
+	{"hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace",	"kernel.hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace" },
+	{"hung_task_panic",			"kernel.hung_task_panic" },
+	{"numa_zonelist_order",			"vm.numa_zonelist_order" },
+	{"softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace",	"kernel.softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace" },
+	{"softlockup_panic",			"kernel.softlockup_panic" },
 	{ }
 };
 
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c~kernel-watchdogc-convert-soft-hardlockup-boot-parameters-to-sysctl-aliases
+++ a/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ struct cpumask watchdog_cpumask __read_m
 unsigned long *watchdog_cpumask_bits = cpumask_bits(&watchdog_cpumask);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
+
+# ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+int __read_mostly sysctl_hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace;
+# endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
+
 /*
  * Should we panic when a soft-lockup or hard-lockup occurs:
  */
@@ -82,16 +87,6 @@ static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup
 }
 __setup("nmi_watchdog=", hardlockup_panic_setup);
 
-# ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-int __read_mostly sysctl_hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace;
-
-static int __init hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace_setup(char *str)
-{
-	sysctl_hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace = !!simple_strtol(str, NULL, 0);
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=", hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace_setup);
-# endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 #endif /* CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR */
 
 /*
@@ -163,6 +158,10 @@ static void lockup_detector_update_enabl
 
 #define SOFTLOCKUP_RESET	ULONG_MAX
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+int __read_mostly sysctl_softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace;
+#endif
+
 /* Global variables, exported for sysctl */
 unsigned int __read_mostly softlockup_panic =
 			CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE;
@@ -178,13 +177,6 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, hrt
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, hrtimer_interrupts_saved);
 static unsigned long soft_lockup_nmi_warn;
 
-static int __init softlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
-{
-	softlockup_panic = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("softlockup_panic=", softlockup_panic_setup);
-
 static int __init nowatchdog_setup(char *str)
 {
 	watchdog_user_enabled = 0;
@@ -206,17 +198,6 @@ static int __init watchdog_thresh_setup(
 }
 __setup("watchdog_thresh=", watchdog_thresh_setup);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-int __read_mostly sysctl_softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace;
-
-static int __init softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace_setup(char *str)
-{
-	sysctl_softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace = !!simple_strtol(str, NULL, 0);
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace=", softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace_setup);
-#endif
-
 static void __lockup_detector_cleanup(void);
 
 /*
