3 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
index b87755a19554..b4c5b2fbb647 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct switch_stack {
 
 #define current_pt_regs() \
   ((struct pt_regs *) ((char *)current_thread_info() + 2*PAGE_SIZE) - 1)
+#define signal_pt_regs current_pt_regs
 
 #define force_successful_syscall_return() (current_pt_regs()->r0 = 0)
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 00502a61bf0a..7468589a128b 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
 #define current_pt_regs() ((struct pt_regs *) \
         (THREAD_SIZE + (unsigned long)current_thread_info()) - 1)
+#define signal_pt_regs() ((struct pt_regs *)current->thread.esp0)
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _H8300_PTRACE_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index 7aefbae2452e..b8e6dcec78ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -333,6 +333,15 @@ static inline void user_single_step_siginfo(struct task_struct *tsk,
 #define ptrace_signal_deliver(regs, cookie) do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * unlike current_pt_regs(), this one is equal to task_pt_regs(current)
+ * on *all* architectures; the only reason to have a per-arch definition
+ * is optimisation.
+ */
+#ifndef signal_pt_regs
+#define signal_pt_regs() task_pt_regs(current)
+#endif
+
 extern int task_current_syscall(struct task_struct *target, long *callno,
                                 unsigned long args[6], unsigned int maxargs,
                                 unsigned long *sp, unsigned long *pc);