105 files changed, 54 insertions, 309 deletions

diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 8e9e3246b2b4..7f8f281f2585 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -291,12 +291,6 @@ config ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
         select ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
         bool
 
-config GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        bool
-
-config GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
-        bool
-
 config HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
         bool
         help
@@ -362,6 +356,9 @@ config MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
           Modules only use ELF REL relocations.  Modules with ELF RELA
           relocations will give an error.
 
+config GENERIC_SIGALTSTACK
+        bool
+
 #
 # ABI hall of shame
 #
diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 5dd7f5db24d4..9d5904cc7712 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ config ALPHA
         select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
         select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
         select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+        select GENERIC_SIGALTSTACK
         help
           The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
           marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
index df9a6cd748d5..21128505ddbe 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define user_mode(regs) (((regs)->ps & 8) != 0)
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->pc)
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 
 #define task_pt_regs(task) \
   ((struct pt_regs *) (task_stack_page(task) + 2*PAGE_SIZE) - 1)
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/unistd.h
index d6069ff3b1c8..b3396ee039b7 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_OLDUMOUNT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPENDING
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 965bbfa59c65..dd4ca4bcbb4a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 #define SA_ONESHOT      SA_RESETHAND
 #define SA_NOMASK       SA_NODEFER
 
-/* 
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     4096
 #define SIGSTKSZ        16384
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c
index 336393c9c11f..02d02c047f17 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/signal.c
@@ -122,12 +122,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(sigsuspend, old_sigset_t, mask)
         return sigsuspend(&blocked);
 }
 
-asmlinkage int
-sys_sigaltstack(const stack_t __user *uss, stack_t __user *uoss)
-{
-        return do_sigaltstack(uss, uoss, rdusp());
-}
-
 /*
  * Do a signal return; undo the signal stack.
  */
@@ -418,9 +412,7 @@ setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
         err |= __put_user(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
         err |= __put_user(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
         err |= __put_user(set->sig[0], &frame->uc.uc_osf_sigmask);
-        err |= __put_user(current->sas_ss_sp, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_sp);
-        err |= __put_user(sas_ss_flags(oldsp), &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_flags);
-        err |= __put_user(current->sas_ss_size, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_size);
+        err |= __save_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, oldsp);
         err |= setup_sigcontext(&frame->uc.uc_mcontext, regs, 
                                 set->sig[0], oldsp);
         err |= __copy_to_user(&frame->uc.uc_sigmask, set, sizeof(*set));
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 8c83d98424c7..f95ba14ae3d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ config ARM
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST if SMP
         select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
         select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP
         select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
         select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h
index 7cd13cc62624..21a2700d2957 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SOCKETCALL
 #endif
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 921c57fdc52e..33073bdcf091 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 #define SA_NOMASK       SA_NODEFER
 #define SA_ONESHOT      SA_RESETHAND
 
-
-/* 
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index f9ccff915918..9c829b008261 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ config ARM64
         select GENERIC_IOMAP
         select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
         select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
         select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
         select GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
         select HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h
index 37e610dc084e..d9ec40217a27 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ static inline compat_uptr_t ptr_to_compat(void __user *uptr)
         return (u32)(unsigned long)uptr;
 }
 
+#define compat_user_stack_pointer() (current_pt_regs()->compat_sp)
+
 static inline void __user *arch_compat_alloc_user_space(long len)
 {
-        struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
-        return (void __user *)regs->compat_sp - len;
+        return (void __user *)compat_user_stack_pointer() - len;
 }
 
 struct compat_ipc64_perm {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd.h
index 76fb7dd3350a..744087fb521c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -28,6 +28,5 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #endif
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #include <uapi/asm/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Kconfig b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
index e40c9bd79143..2ae6591b3a55 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ config AVR32
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         help
           AVR32 is a high-performance 32-bit RISC microprocessor core,
           designed for cost-sensitive embedded applications, with particular
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 8d3c412fc65f..630e4f9bf5f0 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define user_mode(regs)                 (((regs)->sr & MODE_MASK) == MODE_USER)
 #define instruction_pointer(regs)       ((regs)->pc)
 #define profile_pc(regs)                instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs)        ((regs)->sp)
 
 static __inline__ int valid_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/unistd.h
index f05a9804e8e2..0bdf6371574e 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_GETPGRP
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index eb46f61adb7d..1b77a93eff50 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 #define SA_NOMASK       SA_NODEFER
 #define SA_ONESHOT      SA_RESETHAND
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index ab9ff4075f4d..b6f3ad5441c5 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ config BLACKFIN
         select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET if !GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
         def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 14ea93388c05..c00491594b46 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define arch_has_single_step()  (1)
 /* common code demands this function */
 #define ptrace_disable(child) user_disable_single_step(child)
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 
 extern int is_user_addr_valid(struct task_struct *child,
                               unsigned long start, unsigned long len);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/unistd.h
index 17eb748e9c54..e943cb130048 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_NICE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/c6x/Kconfig b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
index 66eab3703c75..f6a3648f5ec3 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ config C6X
         select OF
         select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config MMU
diff --git a/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index f3987a8703d9..e7d09a614d10 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/c6x/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  *   more details.
  */
 
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 
 /* Use the standard ABI for syscalls. */
diff --git a/arch/cris/Kconfig b/arch/cris/Kconfig
index 0cac6a49f230..c59a01dd9c0c 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ config CRIS
         select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD if ETRAX_ARCH_V32
         select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS2
 
 config HZ
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 2de84d7061c7..9e788d04a4ef 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 #define PTRACE_SETREGS            13
 
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 
 #endif /* _CRIS_PTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/unistd.h
index 89680f9eac0d..6d062bdf92d4 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/cris/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 21624948a96d..ce42fa7c32ad 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/* 
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/frv/Kconfig b/arch/frv/Kconfig
index df2eb4bd9fa2..9d262645f667 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/frv/Kconfig
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ config FRV
         select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
         select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
         select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config ZONE_DMA
         bool
diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h
index 1807d8ea8cb5..d685da17f5fb 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kconfig b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
index 0ae445087607..2d2efb653ee0 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ config H8300
         select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
         select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config SYMBOL_PREFIX
         string
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 79c9a91e75ef..c1826b95c5ca 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@
 #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)
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _H8300_PTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/unistd.h
index 8215518b3f9f..aa38105959fb 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 913729e581e8..af3a6c37fee6 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/* 
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
index e418803b6c8e..0744f7d7b1fd 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ config HEXAGON
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         ---help---
           Qualcomm Hexagon is a processor architecture designed for high
           performance and low power across a wide variety of applications.
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 2af81533bd0f..4a87cc47075c 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  */
 
 #define sys_mmap2 sys_mmap_pgoff
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 
 #include <asm-generic/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 670600468128..3279646120e3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ config IA64
         select GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL_OLD
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         default y
         help
           The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/ptrace.h
index b0e973649cb9..845143990a1d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ static inline long regs_return_value(struct pt_regs *regs)
         unsigned long __ip = instruction_pointer(regs);                 \
         (__ip & ~3UL) + ((__ip & 3UL) << 2);                            \
 })
+/*
+ * Why not default?  Because user_stack_pointer() on ia64 gives register
+ * stack backing store instead...
+ */
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() (current_pt_regs()->r12)
 
   /* given a pointer to a task_struct, return the user's pt_regs */
 # define task_pt_regs(t)                (((struct pt_regs *) ((char *) (t) + IA64_STK_OFFSET)) - 1)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
index 1574bca86138..8b3ff2f5b861 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 
 #if !defined(__ASSEMBLY__) && !defined(ASSEMBLER)
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index e531c424434c..c0ea2855e96b 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
 /*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
-/*
  * The minimum stack size needs to be fairly large because we want to
  * be sure that an app compiled for today's CPUs will continue to run
  * on all future CPU models.  The CPU model matters because the signal
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Kconfig b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
index 5183f43a2cf7..f807721e19a5 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ config M32R
         select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
         select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config SBUS
         bool
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/ptrace.h
index ba487c554dbb..fa58ccfff865 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ extern void init_debug_traps(struct task_struct *);
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->bpc)
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->spu)
 
 extern void withdraw_debug_trap(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/unistd.h
index 1eade32082b8..79b063caec85 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_OLDUMOUNT
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index ef9788fda2ef..54acacb1f1f7 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 953a7ba5d050..6710084e072a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ config M68K
         select FPU if MMU
         select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
         select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET if MMU && !COLDFIRE
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 0f717045bdde..a45cb6894ad3 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
 #define current_pt_regs() \
         (struct pt_regs *)((char *)current_thread_info() + THREAD_SIZE) - 1
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 
 #define arch_has_single_step()  (1)
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/unistd.h
index a021d67cdd72..847994ce6804 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/m68k/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 2b450f311bd9..cba6f858bb46 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 #define SA_NOMASK       SA_NODEFER
 #define SA_ONESHOT      SA_RESETHAND
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
index 4bcf89148f3c..ba3b7c8c04b8 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ config MICROBLAZE
         select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 
 config SWAP
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 3732bcf186fd..5b18ec124e51 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs)       ((regs)->pc)
 #define profile_pc(regs)                instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs)        ((regs)->r1)
 
 static inline long regs_return_value(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/unistd.h
index 99e23937a31a..a5f06ac97113 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index d971d1586f1c..b7dc39c6c849 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ config MIPS
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if 64BIT
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 menu "Machine selection"
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
index cec5e125f7e4..a3186f2bb8a0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static inline long regs_return_value(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->cp0_epc)
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define user_stack_pointer(r) ((r)->regs[29])
 
 extern asmlinkage void syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern asmlinkage void syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h
index b306e2081cad..9e47cc11aa26 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_OMIT_COMPAT_SYS_GETDENTS64
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_GETHOSTNAME
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_IPC
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_PAUSE
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 3f1237c6c80e..770732cb8d03 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ typedef unsigned long old_sigset_t;		/* at least 32 bits */
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000      /* Only for o32 */
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK     1
-#define SS_DISABLE     2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ    2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ       8192
 
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
index 72471744a912..aa03f2e13385 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ config MN10300
         select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
         select HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG if MN10300_WD_TIMER
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 
 config AM33_2
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h
index cabf8ba73b27..e6d2ed4ba68f 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 08dcd6a85618..f423a08d7eeb 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index ec37e185d20d..0ac66f67521f 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ config OPENRISC
         select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
         select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config MMU
         def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 5082b8066325..ce40b71df006 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #define sys_mmap2 sys_mmap_pgoff
 
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index e688a2be30f6..b77feffbadea 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ config PARISC
         select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 
         help
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h
index 1efef41659c9..3043194547cd 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ type name(type1 arg1, type2 arg2, type3 arg3, type4 arg4, type5 arg5)	\
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index b1ddaa243376..a2fa297196bc 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000 /* obsolete -- ignored */
 
-/* 
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 951a517a1a0f..17903f1f356b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -141,10 +141,8 @@ config PPC
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
         select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
index 29365e15ed7c..1d4864a40e35 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_SENDFILE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_SCHED_RR_GET_INTERVAL
 #endif
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 48fa8d3f2f9a..e079fb39d5bc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000U
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 32425af9d68d..b5ea38c25647 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ config S390
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select KTIME_SCALAR if 32BIT
         select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS2
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h
index 18cd6b592650..f8c6df6cd1f0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 
+#define __TYPE_IS_PTR(t) (!__builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(0?(t)0:0ULL), u64))
+#define __SC_DELOUSE(t,v) (t)(__TYPE_IS_PTR(t) ? ((v) & 0x7fffffff) : (v))
+
 #define PSW32_MASK_PER          0x40000000UL
 #define PSW32_MASK_DAT          0x04000000UL
 #define PSW32_MASK_IO           0x02000000UL
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/unistd.h
index 086bb8eaf6ab..636530872516 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #   define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_TIME
 #   define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
 # endif
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 8c6a49e392ee..2f43cfbf5f1a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/score/Kconfig b/arch/score/Kconfig
index 45893390c7dd..3b1482e7afac 100644
--- a/arch/score/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/score/Kconfig
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ config SCORE
        select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
        select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 
 choice
diff --git a/arch/score/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/score/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 78fc538db84c..abc279d96b73 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct task_struct;
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs)       ((unsigned long)(regs)->cp0_epc)
 #define profile_pc(regs)                instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define user_stack_pointer(r)           ((unsigned long)(r)->regs[0])
 
 extern void do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit);
 extern int read_tsk_long(struct task_struct *, unsigned long, unsigned long *);
diff --git a/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 56001c93095a..9cb4260a5f3e 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYSCALL_NO_FLAGS
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYSCALL_OFF_T
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYSCALL_DEPRECATED
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 8451317eed58..babc2b826c5c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ config SUPERH
         select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
         select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC if DWARF_UNWINDER
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         help
           The SuperH is a RISC processor targeted for use in embedded systems
           and consumer electronics; it was also used in the Sega Dreamcast
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/unistd.h
index 43d3f26b2eab..012004ed3330 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPENDING
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SIGPROCMASK
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
-# define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 0c7d365fa402..9f2edb5c5551 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ config SPARC
         select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
         select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 config SPARC32
         def_bool !64BIT
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/unistd.h
index 497386a7ed28..87ce24c5eb95 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_SENDFILE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_SCHED_RR_GET_INTERVAL
 #endif
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 
 /*
  * "Conditional" syscalls
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 1a041892538f..c4ffd6c97106 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ struct sigstack {
 #define SIG_UNBLOCK        0x02 /* for unblocking signals */
 #define SIG_SETMASK        0x04 /* for setting the signal mask */
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     4096
 #define SIGSTKSZ        16384
 
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index ea7f61e8bc9e..875d008828b8 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ config TILE
         select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
         select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 # FIXME: investigate whether we need/want these options.
 #       select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
diff --git a/arch/tile/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/tile/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 5ce052e16b7b..2e83fc1b9467 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef unsigned long pt_reg_t;
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->pc)
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->sp)
 
 /* Does the process account for user or for system time? */
 #define user_mode(regs) (EX1_PL((regs)->ex1) == USER_PL)
diff --git a/arch/tile/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/tile/include/asm/unistd.h
index fe841e7d4963..6ac21034f69a 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_SCHED_RR_GET_INTERVAL
 #endif
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_NEWFSTATAT
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #include <uapi/asm/unistd.h>
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/signal.c b/arch/um/kernel/signal.c
index db18eb6124e1..48ccf718e290 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/signal.c
@@ -132,8 +132,3 @@ long sys_sigsuspend(int history0, int history1, old_sigset_t mask)
         siginitset(&blocked, mask);
         return sigsuspend(&blocked);
 }
-
-long sys_sigaltstack(const stack_t __user *uss, stack_t __user *uoss)
-{
-        return do_sigaltstack(uss, uoss, PT_REGS_SP(&current->thread.regs));
-}
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
index c4fbb21e802b..60651df5f952 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ config UNICORE32
         select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
         select GENERIC_IOMAP
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         help
           UniCore-32 is 32-bit Instruction Set Architecture,
           including a series of low-power-consumption RISC chip
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/unicore32/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 726749dab52f..9df53d991c78 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/unicore32/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static inline int valid_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs)       ((regs)->UCreg_pc)
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs)        ((regs)->UCreg_sp)
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 00cf5e286fca..d4cc4559d848 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/unicore32/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@
 
 /* Use the standard ABI for syscalls. */
 #include <asm-generic/unistd.h>
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 97f8c5ad8c2d..79795af59810 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@ config X86
         select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
         select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING if X86_64
         select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL if X86_32
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if X86_64
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS if X86_32
+        select GENERIC_SIGALTSTACK
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
         def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
index efc6a958b71d..a1daf4a65009 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
@@ -136,52 +136,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_sigsuspend(int history0, int history1, old_sigset_t mask)
         return sigsuspend(&blocked);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_sigaltstack(const stack_ia32_t __user *uss_ptr,
-                                  stack_ia32_t __user *uoss_ptr,
-                                  struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-        stack_t uss, uoss;
-        int ret, err = 0;
-        mm_segment_t seg;
-
-        if (uss_ptr) {
-                u32 ptr;
-
-                memset(&uss, 0, sizeof(stack_t));
-                if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, uss_ptr, sizeof(stack_ia32_t)))
-                        return -EFAULT;
-
-                get_user_try {
-                        get_user_ex(ptr, &uss_ptr->ss_sp);
-                        get_user_ex(uss.ss_flags, &uss_ptr->ss_flags);
-                        get_user_ex(uss.ss_size, &uss_ptr->ss_size);
-                } get_user_catch(err);
-
-                if (err)
-                        return -EFAULT;
-                uss.ss_sp = compat_ptr(ptr);
-        }
-        seg = get_fs();
-        set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-        ret = do_sigaltstack((stack_t __force __user *) (uss_ptr ? &uss : NULL),
-                             (stack_t __force __user *) &uoss, regs->sp);
-        set_fs(seg);
-        if (ret >= 0 && uoss_ptr)  {
-                if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, uoss_ptr, sizeof(stack_ia32_t)))
-                        return -EFAULT;
-
-                put_user_try {
-                        put_user_ex(ptr_to_compat(uoss.ss_sp), &uoss_ptr->ss_sp);
-                        put_user_ex(uoss.ss_flags, &uoss_ptr->ss_flags);
-                        put_user_ex(uoss.ss_size, &uoss_ptr->ss_size);
-                } put_user_catch(err);
-
-                if (err)
-                        ret = -EFAULT;
-        }
-        return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * Do a signal return; undo the signal stack.
  */
@@ -292,7 +246,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
         struct rt_sigframe_ia32 __user *frame;
         sigset_t set;
         unsigned int ax;
-        struct pt_regs tregs;
 
         frame = (struct rt_sigframe_ia32 __user *)(regs->sp - 4);
 
@@ -306,8 +259,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
         if (ia32_restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->uc.uc_mcontext, &ax))
                 goto badframe;
 
-        tregs = *regs;
-        if (sys32_sigaltstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, NULL, &tregs) == -EFAULT)
+        if (compat_restore_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack))
                 goto badframe;
 
         return ax;
@@ -515,10 +467,7 @@ int ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
                 else
                         put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
                 put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
-                put_user_ex(current->sas_ss_sp, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_sp);
-                put_user_ex(sas_ss_flags(regs->sp),
-                            &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_flags);
-                put_user_ex(current->sas_ss_size, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_size);
+                err |= __compat_save_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
 
                 if (ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_RESTORER)
                         restorer = ka->sa.sa_restorer;
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index 32e6f05ddaaa..102ff7cb3e41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ GLOBAL(\label)
 
         PTREGSCALL stub32_rt_sigreturn, sys32_rt_sigreturn, %rdi
         PTREGSCALL stub32_sigreturn, sys32_sigreturn, %rdi
-        PTREGSCALL stub32_sigaltstack, sys32_sigaltstack, %rdx
         PTREGSCALL stub32_execve, compat_sys_execve, %rcx
         PTREGSCALL stub32_fork, sys_fork, %rdi
         PTREGSCALL stub32_vfork, sys_vfork, %rdi
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
index e6232773ce49..4c6da2e4bb1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ia32.h
@@ -29,16 +29,10 @@ struct old_sigaction32 {
         unsigned int sa_restorer;       /* Another 32 bit pointer */
 };
 
-typedef struct sigaltstack_ia32 {
-        unsigned int    ss_sp;
-        int             ss_flags;
-        unsigned int    ss_size;
-} stack_ia32_t;
-
 struct ucontext_ia32 {
         unsigned int      uc_flags;
         unsigned int      uc_link;
-        stack_ia32_t      uc_stack;
+        compat_stack_t    uc_stack;
         struct sigcontext_ia32 uc_mcontext;
         compat_sigset_t   uc_sigmask;   /* mask last for extensibility */
 };
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@ struct ucontext_ia32 {
 struct ucontext_x32 {
         unsigned int      uc_flags;
         unsigned int      uc_link;
-        stack_ia32_t      uc_stack;
+        compat_stack_t    uc_stack;
         unsigned int      uc__pad0;     /* needed for alignment */
         struct sigcontext uc_mcontext;  /* the 64-bit sigcontext type */
         compat_sigset_t   uc_sigmask;   /* mask last for extensibility */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 03ca442d8f0d..942a08623a1a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ static inline bool user_64bit_mode(struct pt_regs *regs)
         return regs->cs == __USER_CS || regs->cs == pv_info.extra_user_64bit_cs;
 #endif
 }
+
+#define current_user_stack_pointer()    this_cpu_read(old_rsp)
+/* ia32 vs. x32 difference */
+#define compat_user_stack_pointer()     \
+        (test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32)     \
+         ? current_pt_regs()->sp        \
+         : this_cpu_read(old_rsp))
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
index c76fae4d90be..31f61f96e0fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_fallocate(int, int, unsigned,
 
 /* ia32/ia32_signal.c */
 asmlinkage long sys32_sigsuspend(int, int, old_sigset_t);
-asmlinkage long sys32_sigaltstack(const stack_ia32_t __user *,
-                                  stack_ia32_t __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
index 2f8374718aa3..58b7e3eac0ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ asmlinkage int sys_modify_ldt(int, void __user *, unsigned long);
 
 /* kernel/signal.c */
 long sys_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *);
-long sys_sigaltstack(const stack_t __user *, stack_t __user *,
-                     struct pt_regs *);
-
 
 /* kernel/tls.c */
 asmlinkage int sys_set_thread_area(struct user_desc __user *);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd.h
index 1003e69a40d9..a0790e07ba65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_TIME
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_UTIME
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_WAITPID
-# define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 # define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index 0818f9a8e889..aa7d6ae39e0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ typedef unsigned long sigset_t;
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index c763116c5359..ff84d5469d77 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -739,7 +739,6 @@ ENTRY(ptregs_##name) ; \
 ENDPROC(ptregs_##name)
 
 PTREGSCALL1(iopl)
-PTREGSCALL2(sigaltstack)
 PTREGSCALL0(sigreturn)
 PTREGSCALL0(rt_sigreturn)
 PTREGSCALL2(vm86)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 70641aff0c25..07a7a04529bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -864,7 +864,6 @@ END(stub_\func)
         FORK_LIKE  clone
         FORK_LIKE  fork
         FORK_LIKE  vfork
-        PTREGSCALL stub_sigaltstack, sys_sigaltstack, %rdx
         PTREGSCALL stub_iopl, sys_iopl, %rsi
 
 ENTRY(ptregscall_common)
@@ -913,8 +912,6 @@ ENTRY(stub_rt_sigreturn)
 END(stub_rt_sigreturn)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI
-        PTREGSCALL stub_x32_sigaltstack, sys32_sigaltstack, %rdx
-
 ENTRY(stub_x32_rt_sigreturn)
         CFI_STARTPROC
         addq $8, %rsp
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index fbbb604313a2..d6bf1f34a6e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -364,10 +364,7 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
                 else
                         put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
                 put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
-                put_user_ex(current->sas_ss_sp, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_sp);
-                put_user_ex(sas_ss_flags(regs->sp),
-                            &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_flags);
-                put_user_ex(current->sas_ss_size, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_size);
+                err |= __save_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
 
                 /* Set up to return from userspace.  */
                 restorer = VDSO32_SYMBOL(current->mm->context.vdso, rt_sigreturn);
@@ -414,7 +411,6 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
         struct rt_sigframe __user *frame;
         void __user *fp = NULL;
         int err = 0;
-        struct task_struct *me = current;
 
         frame = get_sigframe(ka, regs, sizeof(struct rt_sigframe), &fp);
 
@@ -433,10 +429,7 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka, siginfo_t *info,
                 else
                         put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
                 put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
-                put_user_ex(me->sas_ss_sp, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_sp);
-                put_user_ex(sas_ss_flags(regs->sp),
-                            &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_flags);
-                put_user_ex(me->sas_ss_size, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_size);
+                err |= __save_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
 
                 /* Set up to return from userspace.  If provided, use a stub
                    already in userspace.  */
@@ -503,10 +496,7 @@ static int x32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct k_sigaction *ka,
                 else
                         put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
                 put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
-                put_user_ex(current->sas_ss_sp, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_sp);
-                put_user_ex(sas_ss_flags(regs->sp),
-                            &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_flags);
-                put_user_ex(current->sas_ss_size, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_size);
+                err |= __compat_save_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
                 put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc__pad0);
 
                 if (ka->sa.sa_flags & SA_RESTORER) {
@@ -603,13 +593,6 @@ sys_sigaction(int sig, const struct old_sigaction __user *act,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 
-long
-sys_sigaltstack(const stack_t __user *uss, stack_t __user *uoss,
-                struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-        return do_sigaltstack(uss, uoss, regs->sp);
-}
-
 /*
  * Do a signal return; undo the signal stack.
  */
@@ -659,7 +642,7 @@ long sys_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
         if (restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->uc.uc_mcontext, &ax))
                 goto badframe;
 
-        if (do_sigaltstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, NULL, regs->sp) == -EFAULT)
+        if (restore_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack))
                 goto badframe;
 
         return ax;
@@ -865,7 +848,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_x32_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
         struct rt_sigframe_x32 __user *frame;
         sigset_t set;
         unsigned long ax;
-        struct pt_regs tregs;
 
         frame = (struct rt_sigframe_x32 __user *)(regs->sp - 8);
 
@@ -879,8 +861,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_x32_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
         if (restore_sigcontext(regs, &frame->uc.uc_mcontext, &ax))
                 goto badframe;
 
-        tregs = *regs;
-        if (sys32_sigaltstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, NULL, &tregs) == -EFAULT)
+        if (compat_restore_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack))
                 goto badframe;
 
         return ax;
diff --git a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
index 05f404f53f59..28e3fa9056ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 183     i386    getcwd                  sys_getcwd
 184     i386    capget                  sys_capget
 185     i386    capset                  sys_capset
-186     i386    sigaltstack             ptregs_sigaltstack              stub32_sigaltstack
+186     i386    sigaltstack             sys_sigaltstack                 compat_sys_sigaltstack
 187     i386    sendfile                sys_sendfile                    sys32_sendfile
 188     i386    getpmsg
 189     i386    putpmsg
diff --git a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
index 7c58c84b7bc8..dc97328bd90a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 128     64      rt_sigtimedwait         sys_rt_sigtimedwait
 129     64      rt_sigqueueinfo         sys_rt_sigqueueinfo
 130     common  rt_sigsuspend           sys_rt_sigsuspend
-131     64      sigaltstack             stub_sigaltstack
+131     64      sigaltstack             sys_sigaltstack
 132     common  utime                   sys_utime
 133     common  mknod                   sys_mknod
 134     64      uselib
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 522     x32     rt_sigpending           sys32_rt_sigpending
 523     x32     rt_sigtimedwait         compat_sys_rt_sigtimedwait
 524     x32     rt_sigqueueinfo         sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo
-525     x32     sigaltstack             stub_x32_sigaltstack
+525     x32     sigaltstack             compat_sys_sigaltstack
 526     x32     timer_create            compat_sys_timer_create
 527     x32     mq_notify               compat_sys_mq_notify
 528     x32     kexec_load              compat_sys_kexec_load
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/Kconfig b/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
index 983997041963..53c90fd412d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/um/Kconfig
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ endmenu
 config UML_X86
         def_bool y
         select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
+        select GENERIC_SIGALTSTACK
 
 config 64BIT
         bool "64-bit kernel" if SUBARCH = "x86"
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/um/asm/ptrace.h
index 755133258c45..54f8102ccde5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/um/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ extern long arch_prctl(struct task_struct *task, int code,
                        unsigned long __user *addr);
 
 #endif
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs) PT_REGS_SP(regs)
 #endif /* __UM_X86_PTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/signal.c b/arch/x86/um/signal.c
index bdaa08cfbcf4..71cef48ea5cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/signal.c
@@ -342,9 +342,7 @@ static int copy_ucontext_to_user(struct ucontext __user *uc,
 {
         int err = 0;
 
-        err |= put_user(current->sas_ss_sp, &uc->uc_stack.ss_sp);
-        err |= put_user(sas_ss_flags(sp), &uc->uc_stack.ss_flags);
-        err |= put_user(current->sas_ss_size, &uc->uc_stack.ss_size);
+        err |= __save_altstack(&uc->uc_stack, sp);
         err |= copy_sc_to_user(&uc->uc_mcontext, fp, &current->thread.regs, 0);
         err |= copy_to_user(&uc->uc_sigmask, set, sizeof(*set));
         return err;
@@ -529,10 +527,7 @@ int setup_signal_stack_si(unsigned long stack_top, int sig,
         /* Create the ucontext.  */
         err |= __put_user(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
         err |= __put_user(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
-        err |= __put_user(me->sas_ss_sp, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_sp);
-        err |= __put_user(sas_ss_flags(PT_REGS_SP(regs)),
-                          &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_flags);
-        err |= __put_user(me->sas_ss_size, &frame->uc.uc_stack.ss_size);
+        err |= __save_altstack(&frame->uc.uc_stack, PT_REGS_SP(regs));
         err |= copy_sc_to_user(&frame->uc.uc_mcontext, &frame->fpstate, regs,
                                set->sig[0]);
         err |= __put_user(&frame->fpstate, &frame->uc.uc_mcontext.fpstate);
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
index 812e98c098e4..a0c3b0d1a122 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #define ptregs_iopl sys_iopl
 #define ptregs_vm86old sys_vm86old
 #define ptregs_vm86 sys_vm86
-#define ptregs_sigaltstack sys_sigaltstack
 
 #define __SYSCALL_I386(nr, sym, compat) extern asmlinkage void sym(void) ;
 #include <asm/syscalls_32.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
index 170bd926a69c..f2f0723070ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #define stub_fork sys_fork
 #define stub_vfork sys_vfork
 #define stub_execve sys_execve
-#define stub_sigaltstack sys_sigaltstack
 #define stub_rt_sigreturn sys_rt_sigreturn
 
 #define __SYSCALL_COMMON(nr, sym, compat) __SYSCALL_64(nr, sym, compat)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 73d34e77c39c..5aab1acabf1c 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ config XTENSA
         select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
         select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
         select GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
-        select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
         select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
         select CLONE_BACKWARDS
         select IRQ_DOMAIN
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 58bf6fd3f913..682b1deac1f2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #  define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
 # endif
 
+#define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->areg[1])
+
 #else   /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 # include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/unistd.h
index e002dbcc88b6..eb63ea87815c 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_UNISTD_H
 #define _XTENSA_UNISTD_H
 
-#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 #include <uapi/asm/unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index b88ce96f2af9..dacf716dd3e0 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #define SA_RESTORER     0x04000000
 
-/*
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK      1
-#define SS_DISABLE      2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ     2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ        8192