diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 582276efaaa..3e16ad9b0a9 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ asmlinkage int bfin_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp)
 #endif
 	if (newsp)
 		newsp -= 12;
-	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
index 940a6726362..e25b784a2b7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -116,13 +116,12 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(sys_clone2)
 	mov loc1=r16				// save ar.pfs across do_fork
 	.body
 	mov out1=in1
-	mov out3=in2
+	mov out2=in2
 	tbit.nz p6,p0=in0,CLONE_SETTLS_BIT
-	mov out4=in3	// parent_tidptr: valid only w/CLONE_PARENT_SETTID
+	mov out3=in3	// parent_tidptr: valid only w/CLONE_PARENT_SETTID
 	;;
 (p6)	st8 [r2]=in5				// store TLS in r16 for copy_thread()
-	mov out5=in4	// child_tidptr:  valid only w/CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID
-	adds out2=IA64_SWITCH_STACK_SIZE+16,sp	// out2 = &regs
+	mov out4=in4	// child_tidptr:  valid only w/CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID
 	mov out0=in0				// out0 = clone_flags
 	br.call.sptk.many rp=do_fork
 .ret1:	.restore sp
@@ -148,13 +147,12 @@ GLOBAL_ENTRY(sys_clone)
 	mov loc1=r16				// save ar.pfs across do_fork
 	.body
 	mov out1=in1
-	mov out3=16				// stacksize (compensates for 16-byte scratch area)
+	mov out2=16				// stacksize (compensates for 16-byte scratch area)
 	tbit.nz p6,p0=in0,CLONE_SETTLS_BIT
-	mov out4=in2	// parent_tidptr: valid only w/CLONE_PARENT_SETTID
+	mov out3=in2	// parent_tidptr: valid only w/CLONE_PARENT_SETTID
 	;;
 (p6)	st8 [r2]=in4				// store TLS in r13 (tp)
-	mov out5=in3	// child_tidptr:  valid only w/CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID
-	adds out2=IA64_SWITCH_STACK_SIZE+16,sp	// out2 = &regs
+	mov out4=in3	// child_tidptr:  valid only w/CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID
 	mov out0=in0				// out0 = clone_flags
 	br.call.sptk.many rp=do_fork
 .ret2:	.restore sp
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 9a3df4df73c..d538694ad20 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 asmlinkage int m68k_clone(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	/* regs will be equal to current_pt_regs() */
-	return do_fork(regs->d1, regs->d2, regs, 0,
+	return do_fork(regs->d1, regs->d2, 0,
 		       (int __user *)regs->d3, (int __user *)regs->d4);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
index 8796dbc7e35..7adab86c632 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ _sys32_clone(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 	/* Use __dummy4 instead of getting it off the stack, so that
 	   syscall() works.  */
 	child_tidptr = (int __user *) __dummy4;
-	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, &regs, 0,
+	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, 0,
 	               parent_tidptr, child_tidptr);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index c611e2df776..201cb76b4df 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ save_static_function(sys_fork);
 static int __used noinline
 _sys_fork(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 {
-	return do_fork(SIGCHLD, regs.regs[29], &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	return do_fork(SIGCHLD, regs.regs[29], 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 save_static_function(sys_clone);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ _sys_clone(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 #else
 	child_tidptr = (int __user *) regs.regs[8];
 #endif
-	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, &regs, 0,
+	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, 0,
 	               parent_tidptr, child_tidptr);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index ecde946ef83..be8e862bada 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	parent_tid_ptr = regs->u_regs[UREG_I2];
 	child_tid_ptr = regs->u_regs[UREG_I4];
 
-	ret = do_fork(clone_flags, stack_start,
-		      regs, stack_size,
+	ret = do_fork(clone_flags, stack_start, stack_size,
 		      (int __user *) parent_tid_ptr,
 		      (int __user *) child_tid_ptr);
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index 58ef19e7e82..cdb80b2adbe 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -601,8 +601,7 @@ asmlinkage long sparc_do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 		child_tid_ptr = (int __user *) regs->u_regs[UREG_I4];
 	}
 
-	ret = do_fork(clone_flags, stack_start,
-		      regs, stack_size,
+	ret = do_fork(clone_flags, stack_start, stack_size,
 		      parent_tid_ptr, child_tid_ptr);
 
 	/* If we get an error and potentially restart the system
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 78a2ae3470d..1162258bcaf 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ extern int disallow_signal(int);
 extern int do_execve(const char *,
 		     const char __user * const __user *,
 		     const char __user * const __user *);
-extern long do_fork(unsigned long, unsigned long, struct pt_regs *, unsigned long, int __user *, int __user *);
+extern long do_fork(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, int __user *, int __user *);
 struct task_struct *fork_idle(int);
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
 extern pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 0e68b6686ac..54073078343 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1527,8 +1527,6 @@ static inline void init_idle_pids(struct pid_link *links)
 struct task_struct * __cpuinit fork_idle(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	struct pt_regs regs;
-
 	task = copy_process(CLONE_VM, 0, 0, NULL, &init_struct_pid, 0);
 	if (!IS_ERR(task)) {
 		init_idle_pids(task->pids);
@@ -1546,7 +1544,6 @@ struct task_struct * __cpuinit fork_idle(int cpu)
  */
 long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	      unsigned long stack_start,
-	      struct pt_regs *regs,
 	      unsigned long stack_size,
 	      int __user *parent_tidptr,
 	      int __user *child_tidptr)
@@ -1576,7 +1573,7 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	 * requested, no event is reported; otherwise, report if the event
 	 * for the type of forking is enabled.
 	 */
-	if (!(clone_flags & CLONE_UNTRACED) && likely(user_mode(regs))) {
+	if (!(clone_flags & CLONE_UNTRACED)) {
 		if (clone_flags & CLONE_VFORK)
 			trace = PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK;
 		else if ((clone_flags & CSIGNAL) != SIGCHLD)
@@ -1632,7 +1629,7 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
  */
 pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
 {
-	return do_fork(flags|CLONE_VM|CLONE_UNTRACED, (unsigned long)fn, NULL,
+	return do_fork(flags|CLONE_VM|CLONE_UNTRACED, (unsigned long)fn,
 		(unsigned long)arg, NULL, NULL);
 }
 #endif
@@ -1641,7 +1638,7 @@ pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE0(fork)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-	return do_fork(SIGCHLD, 0, current_pt_regs(), 0, NULL, NULL);
+	return do_fork(SIGCHLD, 0, 0, NULL, NULL);
 #else
 	/* can not support in nommu mode */
 	return(-EINVAL);
@@ -1652,7 +1649,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(fork)
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
 SYSCALL_DEFINE0(vfork)
 {
-	return do_fork(CLONE_VFORK | CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, 0, current_pt_regs(),
+	return do_fork(CLONE_VFORK | CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, 0, 
 			0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 #endif
@@ -1675,7 +1672,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(clone, unsigned long, clone_flags, unsigned long, newsp,
 		 int, tls_val)
 #endif
 {
-	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, current_pt_regs(), 0,
+	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, 0,
 		parent_tidptr, child_tidptr);
 }
 #endif