1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h
index ce73ab635414..d890e41f5520 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -90,14 +90,19 @@ struct thread_info {
 #define init_stack              (init_thread_union.stack)
 
 /*
+ * how to get the current stack pointer in C
+ */
+register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm ("sp");
+
+/*
  * how to get the thread information struct from C
  */
 static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void) __attribute_const__;
 
 static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 {
-        register unsigned long sp asm ("sp");
-        return (struct thread_info *)(sp & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
+        return (struct thread_info *)
+                (current_stack_pointer & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
 }
 
 #define thread_saved_pc(tsk)    \