diff --git a/include/linux/poison.h b/include/linux/poison.h
index 95f518b1768..d93c300a344 100644
--- a/include/linux/poison.h
+++ b/include/linux/poison.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  * Magic nums for obj red zoning.
  * Placed in the first word before and the first word after an obj.
  */
-#define	RED_INACTIVE	0x5A2CF071UL	/* when obj is inactive */
-#define	RED_ACTIVE	0x170FC2A5UL	/* when obj is active */
+#define	RED_INACTIVE	0x09F911029D74E35BULL	/* when obj is inactive */
+#define	RED_ACTIVE	0xD84156C5635688C0ULL	/* when obj is active */
 
 #define SLUB_RED_INACTIVE	0xbb
 #define SLUB_RED_ACTIVE		0xcc
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 5920a412b37..1115e2065bf 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@
  * Usually, the kmalloc caches are cache_line_size() aligned, except when
  * DEBUG and FORCED_DEBUG are enabled, then they are BYTES_PER_WORD aligned.
  * Some archs want to perform DMA into kmalloc caches and need a guaranteed
- * alignment larger than BYTES_PER_WORD. ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN allows that.
- * Note that this flag disables some debug features.
+ * alignment larger than the alignment of a 64-bit integer.
+ * ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN allows that.
+ * Note that increasing this value may disable some debug features.
  */
-#define ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN 0
+#define ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN __alignof__(unsigned long long)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN
@@ -536,19 +537,22 @@ static int obj_size(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
 	return cachep->obj_size;
 }
 
-static unsigned long *dbg_redzone1(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
+static unsigned long long *dbg_redzone1(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!(cachep->flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE));
-	return (unsigned long*) (objp+obj_offset(cachep)-BYTES_PER_WORD);
+	return (unsigned long long*) (objp + obj_offset(cachep) -
+				      sizeof(unsigned long long));
 }
 
-static unsigned long *dbg_redzone2(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
+static unsigned long long *dbg_redzone2(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!(cachep->flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE));
 	if (cachep->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER)
-		return (unsigned long *)(objp + cachep->buffer_size -
-					 2 * BYTES_PER_WORD);
-	return (unsigned long *)(objp + cachep->buffer_size - BYTES_PER_WORD);
+		return (unsigned long long *)(objp + cachep->buffer_size -
+					      sizeof(unsigned long long) -
+					      BYTES_PER_WORD);
+	return (unsigned long long *) (objp + cachep->buffer_size -
+				       sizeof(unsigned long long));
 }
 
 static void **dbg_userword(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
@@ -561,8 +565,8 @@ static void **dbg_userword(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp)
 
 #define obj_offset(x)			0
 #define obj_size(cachep)		(cachep->buffer_size)
-#define dbg_redzone1(cachep, objp)	({BUG(); (unsigned long *)NULL;})
-#define dbg_redzone2(cachep, objp)	({BUG(); (unsigned long *)NULL;})
+#define dbg_redzone1(cachep, objp)	({BUG(); (unsigned long long *)NULL;})
+#define dbg_redzone2(cachep, objp)	({BUG(); (unsigned long long *)NULL;})
 #define dbg_userword(cachep, objp)	({BUG(); (void **)NULL;})
 
 #endif
@@ -1776,7 +1780,7 @@ static void print_objinfo(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *objp, int lines)
 	char *realobj;
 
 	if (cachep->flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Redzone: 0x%lx/0x%lx.\n",
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Redzone: 0x%llx/0x%llx.\n",
 			*dbg_redzone1(cachep, objp),
 			*dbg_redzone2(cachep, objp));
 	}
@@ -2239,7 +2243,7 @@ kmem_cache_create (const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 	 * is greater than BYTES_PER_WORD.
 	 */
 	if (flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE || flags & SLAB_STORE_USER)
-		ralign = BYTES_PER_WORD;
+		ralign = __alignof__(unsigned long long);
 
 	/* 2) arch mandated alignment */
 	if (ralign < ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN) {
@@ -2250,7 +2254,7 @@ kmem_cache_create (const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 		ralign = align;
 	}
 	/* disable debug if necessary */
-	if (ralign > BYTES_PER_WORD)
+	if (ralign > __alignof__(unsigned long long))
 		flags &= ~(SLAB_RED_ZONE | SLAB_STORE_USER);
 	/*
 	 * 4) Store it.
@@ -2271,8 +2275,8 @@ kmem_cache_create (const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
 	 */
 	if (flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) {
 		/* add space for red zone words */
-		cachep->obj_offset += BYTES_PER_WORD;
-		size += 2 * BYTES_PER_WORD;
+		cachep->obj_offset += sizeof(unsigned long long);
+		size += 2 * sizeof(unsigned long long);
 	}
 	if (flags & SLAB_STORE_USER) {
 		/* user store requires one word storage behind the end of
@@ -2833,7 +2837,7 @@ static void kfree_debugcheck(const void *objp)
 
 static inline void verify_redzone_free(struct kmem_cache *cache, void *obj)
 {
-	unsigned long redzone1, redzone2;
+	unsigned long long redzone1, redzone2;
 
 	redzone1 = *dbg_redzone1(cache, obj);
 	redzone2 = *dbg_redzone2(cache, obj);
@@ -2849,7 +2853,7 @@ static inline void verify_redzone_free(struct kmem_cache *cache, void *obj)
 	else
 		slab_error(cache, "memory outside object was overwritten");
 
-	printk(KERN_ERR "%p: redzone 1:0x%lx, redzone 2:0x%lx.\n",
+	printk(KERN_ERR "%p: redzone 1:0x%llx, redzone 2:0x%llx.\n",
 			obj, redzone1, redzone2);
 }
 
@@ -3065,7 +3069,7 @@ static void *cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(struct kmem_cache *cachep,
 			slab_error(cachep, "double free, or memory outside"
 						" object was overwritten");
 			printk(KERN_ERR
-				"%p: redzone 1:0x%lx, redzone 2:0x%lx\n",
+				"%p: redzone 1:0x%llx, redzone 2:0x%llx\n",
 				objp, *dbg_redzone1(cachep, objp),
 				*dbg_redzone2(cachep, objp));
 		}