diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 965dd780d51..382bad937dc 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ struct pmu;
 #define HBP_NUM		2
 
 /* arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c */
-extern int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, u16 hbp_len);
-extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
-					 struct task_struct *tsk);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 					   unsigned long val, void *data);
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 675eea7785d..1f2cf622986 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -119,26 +119,17 @@ static int get_hbp_len(u16 hbp_len)
 	return len_in_bytes;
 }
 
-/*
- * Check for virtual address in user space.
- */
-int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, u16 hbp_len)
-{
-	unsigned int len;
-
-	len = get_hbp_len(hbp_len);
-
-	return (va <= TASK_SIZE - len);
-}
-
 /*
  * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
  */
-static int arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
+	unsigned long va;
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 
-	len = get_hbp_len(hbp_len);
+	va = info->address;
+	len = get_hbp_len(info->len);
 
 	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
 }
@@ -226,8 +217,7 @@ static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
 /*
  * Validate the arch-specific HW Breakpoint register settings
  */
-int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
-				  struct task_struct *tsk)
+int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp)
 {
 	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 	unsigned int align;
@@ -270,15 +260,6 @@ int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
 	if (info->address & align)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Check that the virtual address is in the proper range */
-	if (tsk) {
-		if (!arch_check_va_in_userspace(info->address, info->len))
-			return -EFAULT;
-	} else {
-		if (!arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(info->address, info->len))
-			return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -363,8 +344,7 @@ static int __kprobes hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
 		perf_bp_event(bp, args->regs);
 
 		/* Deliver the signal to userspace */
-		if (arch_check_va_in_userspace(bp->attr.bp_addr,
-					       bp->attr.bp_len)) {
+		if (!arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp)) {
 			siginfo_t info;
 
 			info.si_signo = args->signr;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 2a1bd8f4f23..c77a5a6fab9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ struct arch_hw_breakpoint {
 struct perf_event;
 struct pmu;
 
-extern int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len);
-extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
-					 struct task_struct *tsk);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 					   unsigned long val, void *data);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index d6cc065f519..a8f1b803d2f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -188,26 +188,17 @@ static int get_hbp_len(u8 hbp_len)
 	return len_in_bytes;
 }
 
-/*
- * Check for virtual address in user space.
- */
-int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len)
-{
-	unsigned int len;
-
-	len = get_hbp_len(hbp_len);
-
-	return (va <= TASK_SIZE - len);
-}
-
 /*
  * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
  */
-static int arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
+	unsigned long va;
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 
-	len = get_hbp_len(hbp_len);
+	va = info->address;
+	len = get_hbp_len(info->len);
 
 	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
 }
@@ -300,8 +291,7 @@ static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
 /*
  * Validate the arch-specific HW Breakpoint register settings
  */
-int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
-				  struct task_struct *tsk)
+int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp)
 {
 	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 	unsigned int align;
@@ -314,16 +304,6 @@ int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (info->type == X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
-		/*
-		 * Ptrace-refactoring code
-		 * For now, we'll allow instruction breakpoint only for user-space
-		 * addresses
-		 */
-		if ((!arch_check_va_in_userspace(info->address, info->len)) &&
-			info->len != X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
-			return ret;
-
 	switch (info->len) {
 	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
 		align = 0;
@@ -350,15 +330,6 @@ int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
 	if (info->address & align)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Check that the virtual address is in the proper range */
-	if (tsk) {
-		if (!arch_check_va_in_userspace(info->address, info->len))
-			return -EFAULT;
-	} else {
-		if (!arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(info->address, info->len))
-			return -EFAULT;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 9ed9ae3a48b..89e8a050c43 100644
--- a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -308,6 +308,28 @@ int dbg_release_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int validate_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(bp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp)) {
+		if (bp->attr.exclude_kernel)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		/*
+		 * Don't let unprivileged users set a breakpoint in the trap
+		 * path to avoid trap recursion attacks.
+		 */
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -316,7 +338,7 @@ int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(bp, bp->ctx->task);
+	ret = validate_hw_breakpoint(bp);
 
 	/* if arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings() fails then release bp slot */
 	if (ret)
@@ -363,7 +385,7 @@ int modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *att
 	if (attr->disabled)
 		goto end;
 
-	err = arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(bp, bp->ctx->task);
+	err = validate_hw_breakpoint(bp);
 	if (!err)
 		perf_event_enable(bp);