diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 65adc86..3385982 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config PARISC
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select IRQ_PER_CPU
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
 
 	help
 	  The PA-RISC microprocessor is designed by Hewlett-Packard and used
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
index 7305ac8..bc989e5 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -12,18 +12,4 @@ config DEBUG_RODATA
          portion of the kernel code won't be covered by a TLB anymore.
          If in doubt, say "N".
 
-config DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
-	bool "Strict copy size checks"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-	---help---
-	  Enabling this option turns a certain set of sanity checks for user
-	  copy operations into compile time failures.
-
-	  The copy_from_user() etc checks are there to help test if there
-	  are sufficient security checks on the length argument of
-	  the copy operation, by having gcc prove that the argument is
-	  within bounds.
-
-	  If unsure, or if you run an older (pre 4.4) gcc, say N.
-
 endmenu
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 9fab2aa..9726a23 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ config S390
 	select ARCH_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_BH
 	select ARCH_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQ
 	select ARCH_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
 
 config SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug b/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
index d76cef3..aa1796c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
@@ -17,20 +17,6 @@ config STRICT_DEVMEM
 
 	  If you are unsure, say Y.
 
-config DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
-	def_bool n
-	prompt "Strict user copy size checks"
-	---help---
-	  Enabling this option turns a certain set of sanity checks for user
-	  copy operations into compile time warnings.
-
-	  The copy_from_user() etc checks are there to help test if there
-	  are sufficient security checks on the length argument of
-	  the copy operation, by having gcc prove that the argument is
-	  within bounds.
-
-	  If unsure, or if you run an older (pre 4.4) gcc, say N.
-
 config DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX
 	def_bool y
 	depends on MODULES
diff --git a/arch/s390/lib/Makefile b/arch/s390/lib/Makefile
index 761ab8b..97975ec 100644
--- a/arch/s390/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/lib/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 
 lib-y += delay.o string.o uaccess_std.o uaccess_pt.o
-obj-y += usercopy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_32BIT) += div64.o qrnnd.o ucmpdi2.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_64BIT) += uaccess_mvcos.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += spinlock.o
diff --git a/arch/s390/lib/usercopy.c b/arch/s390/lib/usercopy.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 14b363f..0000000
--- a/arch/s390/lib/usercopy.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/bug.h>
-
-void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
-{
-	WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_from_user_overflow);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile b/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
index 7f01b8fc..7747e40 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/lib/Makefile
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ obj-y                 += iomap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC32) += atomic32.o
 obj-y                 += ksyms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPARC64) += PeeCeeI.o
-obj-y                 += usercopy.o
diff --git a/arch/sparc/lib/usercopy.c b/arch/sparc/lib/usercopy.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 14b363f..0000000
--- a/arch/sparc/lib/usercopy.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/bug.h>
-
-void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
-{
-	WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_from_user_overflow);
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index 0249b8b..801fba1 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config TILE
 	select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select SYS_HYPERVISOR
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
 
 # FIXME: investigate whether we need/want these options.
 #	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
@@ -96,13 +97,6 @@ config STRICT_DEVMEM
 config SMP
 	def_bool y
 
-# Allow checking for compile-time determined overflow errors in
-# copy_from_user().  There are still unprovable places in the
-# generic code as of 2.6.34, so this option is not really compatible
-# with -Werror, which is more useful in general.
-config DEBUG_COPY_FROM_USER
-	def_bool n
-
 config HVC_TILE
 	select HVC_DRIVER
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h
index ef34d2c..9a540be 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -353,7 +353,12 @@ _copy_from_user(void *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n)
 	return n;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_COPY_FROM_USER
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+/*
+ * There are still unprovable places in the generic code as of 2.6.34, so this
+ * option is not really compatible with -Werror, which is more useful in
+ * general.
+ */
 extern void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
 	__compiletime_warning("copy_from_user() size is not provably correct");
 
diff --git a/arch/tile/lib/uaccess.c b/arch/tile/lib/uaccess.c
index f8d398c..030abe3 100644
--- a/arch/tile/lib/uaccess.c
+++ b/arch/tile/lib/uaccess.c
@@ -22,11 +22,3 @@ int __range_ok(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 		 is_arch_mappable_range(addr, size));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__range_ok);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_COPY_FROM_USER
-void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
-{
-       WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_from_user_overflow);
-#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index da34972..7714ff6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ config X86
 	select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
 	select USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS if SMP
 	select HAVE_BPF_JIT if (X86_64 && NET)
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index c0f8a5c..2b00959 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -270,18 +270,4 @@ config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
-config DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
-	bool "Strict copy size checks"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-	---help---
-	  Enabling this option turns a certain set of sanity checks for user
-	  copy operations into compile time failures.
-
-	  The copy_from_user() etc checks are there to help test if there
-	  are sufficient security checks on the length argument of
-	  the copy operation, by having gcc prove that the argument is
-	  within bounds.
-
-	  If unsure, or if you run an older (pre 4.4) gcc, say N.
-
 endmenu
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_32.c b/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_32.c
index e218d5d..8498684 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_32.c
@@ -883,9 +883,3 @@ _copy_from_user(void *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n)
 	return n;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_copy_from_user);
-
-void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
-{
-	WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_from_user_overflow);
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_64.c b/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_64.c
index d7a5d9a..b7c2849 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/usercopy_64.c
@@ -181,9 +181,3 @@ copy_user_handle_tail(char *to, char *from, unsigned len, unsigned zerorest)
 			break;
 	return len;
 }
-
-void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
-{
-	WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_from_user_overflow);
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 28afa4c..3298385 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1106,6 +1106,24 @@ config SYSCTL_SYSCALL_CHECK
 	  to properly maintain and use. This enables checks that help
 	  you to keep things correct.
 
+config ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+	bool
+
+config DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+	bool "Strict user copy size checks"
+	depends on ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && !TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING
+	help
+	  Enabling this option turns a certain set of sanity checks for user
+	  copy operations into compile time failures.
+
+	  The copy_from_user() etc checks are there to help test if there
+	  are sufficient security checks on the length argument of
+	  the copy operation, by having gcc prove that the argument is
+	  within bounds.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 source mm/Kconfig.debug
 source kernel/trace/Kconfig
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 6b597fd..8195c5e 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 proportions.o prio_heap.o ratelimit.o show_mem.o \
 	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o find_next_bit.o
 
+lib-$(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS) += usercopy.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_MMU) += ioremap.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
 
diff --git a/lib/usercopy.c b/lib/usercopy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14b363f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/usercopy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
+
+void copy_from_user_overflow(void)
+{
+	WARN(1, "Buffer overflow detected!\n");
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_from_user_overflow);
