diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_lock.c b/sys/kern/kern_lock.c
index 459811e5fd32..614beb204132 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_lock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_lock.c
@@ -1232,6 +1232,9 @@ _lockmgr_disown(struct lock *lk, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	uintptr_t tid, x;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	tid = (uintptr_t)curthread;
 	_lockmgr_assert(lk, KA_XLOCKED | KA_NOTRECURSED, file, line);
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_mutex.c b/sys/kern/kern_mutex.c
index eddb0d3fabe8..bfb6547e5049 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_mutex.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_mutex.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ void
 _mtx_lock_flags(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(m->mtx_lock != MTX_DESTROYED,
 	    ("mtx_lock() of destroyed mutex @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -211,6 +213,9 @@ _mtx_lock_flags(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 void
 _mtx_unlock_flags(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
+
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(m->mtx_lock != MTX_DESTROYED,
 	    ("mtx_unlock() of destroyed mutex @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -232,6 +237,8 @@ void
 _mtx_lock_spin_flags(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(m->mtx_lock != MTX_DESTROYED,
 	    ("mtx_lock_spin() of destroyed mutex @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -254,6 +261,8 @@ void
 _mtx_unlock_spin_flags(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(m->mtx_lock != MTX_DESTROYED,
 	    ("mtx_unlock_spin() of destroyed mutex @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -282,6 +291,9 @@ mtx_trylock_flags_(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 #endif
 	int rval;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(m->mtx_lock != MTX_DESTROYED,
 	    ("mtx_trylock() of destroyed mutex @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -338,6 +350,9 @@ _mtx_lock_sleep(struct mtx *m, uintptr_t tid, int opts, const char *file,
 	int64_t sleep_time = 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	if (mtx_owned(m)) {
 		KASSERT((m->lock_object.lo_flags & LO_RECURSABLE) != 0,
 	    ("_mtx_lock_sleep: recursed on non-recursive mutex %s @ %s:%d\n",
@@ -508,6 +523,9 @@ _mtx_lock_spin(struct mtx *m, uintptr_t tid, int opts, const char *file,
 	uint64_t waittime = 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	if (LOCK_LOG_TEST(&m->lock_object, opts))
 		CTR1(KTR_LOCK, "_mtx_lock_spin: %p spinning", m);
 
@@ -555,6 +573,10 @@ thread_lock_flags_(struct thread *td, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 
 	i = 0;
 	tid = (uintptr_t)curthread;
+
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	for (;;) {
 retry:
 		spinlock_enter();
@@ -656,6 +678,9 @@ _mtx_unlock_sleep(struct mtx *m, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	struct turnstile *ts;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	if (mtx_recursed(m)) {
 		if (--(m->mtx_recurse) == 0)
 			atomic_clear_ptr(&m->mtx_lock, MTX_RECURSED);
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_rmlock.c b/sys/kern/kern_rmlock.c
index 181825a737f1..27d04629268f 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_rmlock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_rmlock.c
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ _rm_rlock(struct rmlock *rm, struct rm_priotracker *tracker, int trylock)
 	struct thread *td = curthread;
 	struct pcpu *pc;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	tracker->rmp_flags  = 0;
 	tracker->rmp_thread = td;
 	tracker->rmp_rmlock = rm;
@@ -413,6 +416,9 @@ _rm_runlock(struct rmlock *rm, struct rm_priotracker *tracker)
 	struct pcpu *pc;
 	struct thread *td = tracker->rmp_thread;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	td->td_critnest++;	/* critical_enter(); */
 	pc = cpuid_to_pcpu[td->td_oncpu]; /* pcpu_find(td->td_oncpu); */
 	rm_tracker_remove(pc, tracker);
@@ -432,6 +438,9 @@ _rm_wlock(struct rmlock *rm)
 	struct turnstile *ts;
 	cpuset_t readcpus;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	if (rm->lock_object.lo_flags & RM_SLEEPABLE)
 		sx_xlock(&rm->rm_lock_sx);
 	else
@@ -486,6 +495,9 @@ _rm_wunlock(struct rmlock *rm)
 void _rm_wlock_debug(struct rmlock *rm, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	WITNESS_CHECKORDER(&rm->lock_object, LOP_NEWORDER | LOP_EXCLUSIVE,
 	    file, line, NULL);
 
@@ -507,6 +519,9 @@ void
 _rm_wunlock_debug(struct rmlock *rm, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	curthread->td_locks--;
 	if (rm->lock_object.lo_flags & RM_SLEEPABLE)
 		WITNESS_UNLOCK(&rm->rm_lock_sx.lock_object, LOP_EXCLUSIVE,
@@ -521,6 +536,10 @@ int
 _rm_rlock_debug(struct rmlock *rm, struct rm_priotracker *tracker,
     int trylock, const char *file, int line)
 {
+
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	if (!trylock && (rm->lock_object.lo_flags & RM_SLEEPABLE))
 		WITNESS_CHECKORDER(&rm->rm_lock_sx.lock_object, LOP_NEWORDER,
 		    file, line, NULL);
@@ -544,6 +563,9 @@ _rm_runlock_debug(struct rmlock *rm, struct rm_priotracker *tracker,
     const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	curthread->td_locks--;
 	WITNESS_UNLOCK(&rm->lock_object, 0, file, line);
 	LOCK_LOG_LOCK("RMRUNLOCK", &rm->lock_object, 0, 0, file, line);
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c b/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
index a4d3e9635659..b571532b920b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ void
 _rw_wlock(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_wlock() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -249,6 +251,9 @@ _rw_try_wlock(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	int rval;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_try_wlock() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
 
@@ -273,6 +278,8 @@ void
 _rw_wunlock(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_wunlock() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -317,6 +324,9 @@ _rw_rlock(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 	int64_t sleep_time = 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_rlock() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
 	KASSERT(rw_wowner(rw) != curthread,
@@ -499,6 +509,9 @@ _rw_try_rlock(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	uintptr_t x;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	for (;;) {
 		x = rw->rw_lock;
 		KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
@@ -525,6 +538,9 @@ _rw_runlock(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 	struct turnstile *ts;
 	uintptr_t x, v, queue;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_runlock() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
 	_rw_assert(rw, RA_RLOCKED, file, line);
@@ -650,6 +666,9 @@ _rw_wlock_hard(struct rwlock *rw, uintptr_t tid, const char *file, int line)
 	int64_t sleep_time = 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	if (rw_wlocked(rw)) {
 		KASSERT(rw->lock_object.lo_flags & LO_RECURSABLE,
 		    ("%s: recursing but non-recursive rw %s @ %s:%d\n",
@@ -814,6 +833,9 @@ _rw_wunlock_hard(struct rwlock *rw, uintptr_t tid, const char *file, int line)
 	uintptr_t v;
 	int queue;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	if (rw_wlocked(rw) && rw_recursed(rw)) {
 		rw->rw_recurse--;
 		if (LOCK_LOG_TEST(&rw->lock_object, 0))
@@ -876,6 +898,9 @@ _rw_try_upgrade(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 	struct turnstile *ts;
 	int success;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_try_upgrade() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
 	_rw_assert(rw, RA_RLOCKED, file, line);
@@ -946,6 +971,9 @@ _rw_downgrade(struct rwlock *rw, const char *file, int line)
 	uintptr_t tid, v;
 	int rwait, wwait;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock != RW_DESTROYED,
 	    ("rw_downgrade() of destroyed rwlock @ %s:%d", file, line));
 	_rw_assert(rw, RA_WLOCKED | RA_NOTRECURSED, file, line);
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
index 2b5a5aee88e1..518fe4b0d577 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_kern, OID_AUTO, sync_on_panic, CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_TUN,
 	&sync_on_panic, 0, "Do a sync before rebooting from a panic");
 TUNABLE_INT("kern.sync_on_panic", &sync_on_panic);
 
+static int stop_scheduler_on_panic = 0;
+SYSCTL_INT(_kern, OID_AUTO, stop_scheduler_on_panic, CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_TUN,
+    &stop_scheduler_on_panic, 0, "stop scheduler upon entering panic");
+TUNABLE_INT("kern.stop_scheduler_on_panic", &stop_scheduler_on_panic);
+
 static SYSCTL_NODE(_kern, OID_AUTO, shutdown, CTLFLAG_RW, 0,
     "Shutdown environment");
 
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_kern_shutdown, OID_AUTO, show_busybufs, CTLFLAG_RW,
  */
 const char *panicstr;
 
+int stop_scheduler;			/* system stopped CPUs for panic */
 int dumping;				/* system is dumping */
 int rebooting;				/* system is rebooting */
 static struct dumperinfo dumper;	/* our selected dumper */
@@ -294,10 +300,12 @@ kern_reboot(int howto)
 	 * systems don't shutdown properly (i.e., ACPI power off) if we
 	 * run on another processor.
 	 */
-	thread_lock(curthread);
-	sched_bind(curthread, 0);
-	thread_unlock(curthread);
-	KASSERT(PCPU_GET(cpuid) == 0, ("%s: not running on cpu 0", __func__));
+	if (!SCHEDULER_STOPPED()) {
+		thread_lock(curthread);
+		sched_bind(curthread, 0);
+		thread_unlock(curthread);
+		KASSERT(PCPU_GET(cpuid) == 0, ("boot: not running on cpu 0"));
+	}
 #endif
 	/* We're in the process of rebooting. */
 	rebooting = 1;
@@ -547,13 +555,18 @@ panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 #ifdef SMP
 	static volatile u_int panic_cpu = NOCPU;
+	cpuset_t other_cpus;
 #endif
 	struct thread *td = curthread;
 	int bootopt, newpanic;
 	va_list ap;
 	static char buf[256];
 
-	critical_enter();
+	if (stop_scheduler_on_panic)
+		spinlock_enter();
+	else
+		critical_enter();
+
 #ifdef SMP
 	/*
 	 * We don't want multiple CPU's to panic at the same time, so we
@@ -566,6 +579,22 @@ panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 		    PCPU_GET(cpuid)) == 0)
 			while (panic_cpu != NOCPU)
 				; /* nothing */
+
+	if (stop_scheduler_on_panic) {
+		if (panicstr == NULL && !kdb_active) {
+			other_cpus = all_cpus;
+			CPU_CLR(PCPU_GET(cpuid), &other_cpus);
+			stop_cpus_hard(other_cpus);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * We set stop_scheduler here and not in the block above,
+		 * because we want to ensure that if panic has been called and
+		 * stop_scheduler_on_panic is true, then stop_scheduler will
+		 * always be set.  Even if panic has been entered from kdb.
+		 */
+		stop_scheduler = 1;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	bootopt = RB_AUTOBOOT;
@@ -604,7 +633,8 @@ panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 	/* thread_unlock(td); */
 	if (!sync_on_panic)
 		bootopt |= RB_NOSYNC;
-	critical_exit();
+	if (!stop_scheduler_on_panic)
+		critical_exit();
 	kern_reboot(bootopt);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_sx.c b/sys/kern/kern_sx.c
index 8121d0095df6..34c15314f174 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_sx.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_sx.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ _sx_slock(struct sx *sx, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (0);
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_slock() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -260,6 +262,9 @@ sx_try_slock_(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	uintptr_t x;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	for (;;) {
 		x = sx->sx_lock;
 		KASSERT(x != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
@@ -283,6 +288,8 @@ _sx_xlock(struct sx *sx, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (0);
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_xlock() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -304,6 +311,9 @@ sx_try_xlock_(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 {
 	int rval;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_try_xlock() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -330,6 +340,8 @@ void
 _sx_sunlock(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_sunlock() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -345,6 +357,8 @@ void
 _sx_xunlock(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 {
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	MPASS(curthread != NULL);
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_xunlock() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
@@ -369,6 +383,9 @@ sx_try_upgrade_(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 	uintptr_t x;
 	int success;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (1);
+
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_try_upgrade() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
 	_sx_assert(sx, SA_SLOCKED, file, line);
@@ -399,6 +416,9 @@ sx_downgrade_(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 	uintptr_t x;
 	int wakeup_swapper;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	KASSERT(sx->sx_lock != SX_LOCK_DESTROYED,
 	    ("sx_downgrade() of destroyed sx @ %s:%d", file, line));
 	_sx_assert(sx, SA_XLOCKED | SA_NOTRECURSED, file, line);
@@ -481,6 +501,9 @@ _sx_xlock_hard(struct sx *sx, uintptr_t tid, int opts, const char *file,
 	int64_t sleep_time = 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (0);
+
 	/* If we already hold an exclusive lock, then recurse. */
 	if (sx_xlocked(sx)) {
 		KASSERT((sx->lock_object.lo_flags & LO_RECURSABLE) != 0,
@@ -681,6 +704,9 @@ _sx_xunlock_hard(struct sx *sx, uintptr_t tid, const char *file, int line)
 	uintptr_t x;
 	int queue, wakeup_swapper;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	MPASS(!(sx->sx_lock & SX_LOCK_SHARED));
 
 	/* If the lock is recursed, then unrecurse one level. */
@@ -753,6 +779,9 @@ _sx_slock_hard(struct sx *sx, int opts, const char *file, int line)
 	int64_t sleep_time = 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return (0);
+
 	/*
 	 * As with rwlocks, we don't make any attempt to try to block
 	 * shared locks once there is an exclusive waiter.
@@ -919,6 +948,9 @@ _sx_sunlock_hard(struct sx *sx, const char *file, int line)
 	uintptr_t x;
 	int wakeup_swapper;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	for (;;) {
 		x = sx->sx_lock;
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_synch.c b/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
index fdfe8bb21983..a7945d23206c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ _sleep(void *ident, struct lock_object *lock, int priority,
 	else
 		class = NULL;
 
-	if (cold) {
+	if (cold || SCHEDULER_STOPPED()) {
 		/*
 		 * During autoconfiguration, just return;
 		 * don't run any other threads or panic below,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ msleep_spin(void *ident, struct mtx *mtx, const char *wmesg, int timo)
 	KASSERT(p != NULL, ("msleep1"));
 	KASSERT(ident != NULL && TD_IS_RUNNING(td), ("msleep"));
 
-	if (cold) {
+	if (cold || SCHEDULER_STOPPED()) {
 		/*
 		 * During autoconfiguration, just return;
 		 * don't run any other threads or panic below,
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ mi_switch(int flags, struct thread *newtd)
 	 */
 	if (kdb_active)
 		kdb_switch();
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	if (flags & SW_VOL) {
 		td->td_ru.ru_nvcsw++;
 		td->td_swvoltick = ticks;
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_kdb.c b/sys/kern/subr_kdb.c
index 42e188b82a84..3c9d29bcb0e4 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_kdb.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_kdb.c
@@ -226,13 +226,7 @@ kdb_sysctl_trap_code(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 void
 kdb_panic(const char *msg)
 {
-#ifdef SMP
-	cpuset_t other_cpus;
 
-	other_cpus = all_cpus;
-	CPU_CLR(PCPU_GET(cpuid), &other_cpus);
-	stop_cpus_hard(other_cpus);
-#endif
 	printf("KDB: panic\n");
 	panic("%s", msg);
 }
@@ -594,6 +588,9 @@ kdb_trap(int type, int code, struct trapframe *tf)
 	struct kdb_dbbe *be;
 	register_t intr;
 	int handled;
+#ifdef SMP
+	int did_stop_cpus;
+#endif
 
 	be = kdb_dbbe;
 	if (be == NULL || be->dbbe_trap == NULL)
@@ -606,9 +603,13 @@ kdb_trap(int type, int code, struct trapframe *tf)
 	intr = intr_disable();
 
 #ifdef SMP
-	other_cpus = all_cpus;
-	CPU_CLR(PCPU_GET(cpuid), &other_cpus);
-	stop_cpus_hard(other_cpus);
+	if (!SCHEDULER_STOPPED()) {
+		other_cpus = all_cpus;
+		CPU_CLR(PCPU_GET(cpuid), &other_cpus);
+		stop_cpus_hard(other_cpus);
+		did_stop_cpus = 1;
+	} else
+		did_stop_cpus = 0;
 #endif
 
 	kdb_active++;
@@ -634,7 +635,8 @@ kdb_trap(int type, int code, struct trapframe *tf)
 	kdb_active--;
 
 #ifdef SMP
-	restart_cpus(stopped_cpus);
+	if (did_stop_cpus)
+		restart_cpus(stopped_cpus);
 #endif
 
 	intr_restore(intr);
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_lock.c b/sys/kern/subr_lock.c
index 1c18f6512f83..b040c7bc9a72 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_lock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_lock.c
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@ lock_profile_obtain_lock_success(struct lock_object *lo, int contested,
 	struct lock_profile_object *l;
 	int spin;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
+
 	/* don't reset the timer when/if recursing */
 	if (!lock_prof_enable || (lo->lo_flags & LO_NOPROFILE))
 		return;
@@ -596,6 +599,8 @@ lock_profile_release_lock(struct lock_object *lo)
 	struct lpohead *head;
 	int spin;
 
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	if (lo->lo_flags & LO_NOPROFILE)
 		return;
 	spin = (LOCK_CLASS(lo)->lc_flags & LC_SPINLOCK) ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_witness.c b/sys/kern/subr_witness.c
index bbf9a978c1c6..55cb2d754147 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_witness.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_witness.c
@@ -2162,6 +2162,13 @@ witness_save(struct lock_object *lock, const char **filep, int *linep)
 	struct lock_instance *instance;
 	struct lock_class *class;
 
+	/*
+	 * This function is used independently in locking code to deal with
+	 * Giant, SCHEDULER_STOPPED() check can be removed here after Giant
+	 * is gone.
+	 */
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	KASSERT(witness_cold == 0, ("%s: witness_cold", __func__));
 	if (lock->lo_witness == NULL || witness_watch == -1 || panicstr != NULL)
 		return;
@@ -2188,6 +2195,13 @@ witness_restore(struct lock_object *lock, const char *file, int line)
 	struct lock_instance *instance;
 	struct lock_class *class;
 
+	/*
+	 * This function is used independently in locking code to deal with
+	 * Giant, SCHEDULER_STOPPED() check can be removed here after Giant
+	 * is gone.
+	 */
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
+		return;
 	KASSERT(witness_cold == 0, ("%s: witness_cold", __func__));
 	if (lock->lo_witness == NULL || witness_watch == -1 || panicstr != NULL)
 		return;
diff --git a/sys/sys/lockstat.h b/sys/sys/lockstat.h
index ed9cffa92b62..bdfb475cfc0e 100644
--- a/sys/sys/lockstat.h
+++ b/sys/sys/lockstat.h
@@ -185,17 +185,24 @@ extern uint64_t lockstat_nsecs(void);
 #define	LOCKSTAT_PROFILE_OBTAIN_LOCK_SUCCESS(probe, lp, c, wt, f, l)  do {   \
 	uint32_t id;							     \
 									     \
-    	lock_profile_obtain_lock_success(&(lp)->lock_object, c, wt, f, l);   \
-	if ((id = lockstat_probemap[(probe)])) 			     	     \
-		(*lockstat_probe_func)(id, (uintptr_t)(lp), 0, 0, 0, 0);     \
+	if (!SCHEDULER_STOPPED()) {					     \
+		lock_profile_obtain_lock_success(&(lp)->lock_object, c, wt,  \
+		    f, l);						     \
+		if ((id = lockstat_probemap[(probe)]))			     \
+			(*lockstat_probe_func)(id, (uintptr_t)(lp), 0, 0,    \
+			    0, 0);					     \
+	}								     \
 } while (0)
 
 #define	LOCKSTAT_PROFILE_RELEASE_LOCK(probe, lp)  do {			     \
 	uint32_t id;							     \
 									     \
-	lock_profile_release_lock(&(lp)->lock_object);			     \
-	if ((id = lockstat_probemap[(probe)])) 			     	     \
-		(*lockstat_probe_func)(id, (uintptr_t)(lp), 0, 0, 0, 0);     \
+	if (!SCHEDULER_STOPPED()) {					     \
+		lock_profile_release_lock(&(lp)->lock_object);		     \
+		if ((id = lockstat_probemap[(probe)])) 		     	     \
+			(*lockstat_probe_func)(id, (uintptr_t)(lp), 0, 0,    \
+			    0, 0);					     \
+	}								     \
 } while (0)
 
 #else	/* !KDTRACE_HOOKS */
diff --git a/sys/sys/mutex.h b/sys/sys/mutex.h
index 1e88e106d8bf..d39df0f78b3e 100644
--- a/sys/sys/mutex.h
+++ b/sys/sys/mutex.h
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ do {									\
 									\
 	if (mtx_owned(&Giant)) {					\
 		WITNESS_SAVE(&Giant.lock_object, Giant);		\
-		for (_giantcnt = 0; mtx_owned(&Giant); _giantcnt++)	\
+		for (_giantcnt = 0; mtx_owned(&Giant) &&		\
+		    !SCHEDULER_STOPPED(); _giantcnt++)			\
 			mtx_unlock(&Giant);				\
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/systm.h b/sys/sys/systm.h
index 7e537ee4a082..bf8ab3ba9d17 100644
--- a/sys/sys/systm.h
+++ b/sys/sys/systm.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 extern int cold;		/* nonzero if we are doing a cold boot */
 extern int rebooting;		/* kern_reboot() has been called. */
+extern int stop_scheduler;	/* only one thread runs after panic */
 extern const char *panicstr;	/* panic message */
 extern char version[];		/* system version */
 extern char copyright[];	/* system copyright */
@@ -108,6 +109,14 @@ enum VM_GUEST { VM_GUEST_NO = 0, VM_GUEST_VM, VM_GUEST_XEN };
 	KASSERT(sizeof(var) == sizeof(void *) &&			\
 	    ((uintptr_t)&(var) & (sizeof(void *) - 1)) == 0, msg)
 
+/*
+ * If we have already panic'd and this is the thread that called
+ * panic(), then don't block on any mutexes but silently succeed.
+ * Otherwise, the kernel will deadlock since the scheduler isn't
+ * going to run the thread that holds any lock we need.
+ */
+#define	SCHEDULER_STOPPED() __predict_false(stop_scheduler)
+
 /*
  * XXX the hints declarations are even more misplaced than most declarations
  * in this file, since they are needed in one file (per arch) and only used