diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
index b4c5b2fbb647..fd53c74ac943 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct switch_stack {
 #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/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 10d8641180f2..c42002506a26 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #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/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 6618893bfe8e..551c081ab62b 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define PTRACE_SETREGS            13
 
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 7468589a128b..6183371d0c93 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct pt_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)
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() rdusp()
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* _H8300_PTRACE_H */
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/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/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index a89ff04bddd9..a3a9d085f932 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ static inline void user_single_step_siginfo(struct task_struct *tsk,
 #define signal_pt_regs() task_pt_regs(current)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef current_user_stack_pointer
+#define current_user_stack_pointer() user_stack_pointer(current_pt_regs())
+#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);