diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
index 6f2f46c2e406..9a5d9754c2a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ static int ptrace_setcrunchregs(struct task_struct *tsk, void __user *ufp)
 
 long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 {
-	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (request) {
@@ -666,12 +665,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 		 */
 		case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:
 		case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-			ret = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp,
-						sizeof(unsigned long), 0);
-			if (ret == sizeof(unsigned long))
-				ret = put_user(tmp, (unsigned long __user *) data);
-			else
-				ret = -EIO;
+			ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 			break;
 
 		case PTRACE_PEEKUSR:
diff --git a/arch/arm26/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm26/kernel/ptrace.c
index 416927956721..0d0ead0e0a74 100644
--- a/arch/arm26/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm26/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ static int ptrace_setfpregs(struct task_struct *tsk, void *ufp)
 
 long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 {
-	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (request) {
@@ -540,12 +539,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 		 */
 		case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:
 		case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-			ret = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp,
-						sizeof(unsigned long), 0);
-			if (ret == sizeof(unsigned long))
-				ret = put_user(tmp, (unsigned long *) data);
-			else
-				ret = -EIO;
+			ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 			break;
 
 		case PTRACE_PEEKUSR:
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/ptrace.c
index 3c36c2d16148..1043fdc2df7f 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ static int ptrace_setregs(struct task_struct *tsk, const void __user *uregs)
 
 long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 {
-	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("arch_ptrace(%ld, %d, %#lx, %#lx)\n",
@@ -166,11 +165,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	/* Read the word at location addr in the child process */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:
 	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-		ret = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		if (ret == sizeof(tmp))
-			ret = put_user(tmp, (unsigned long __user *)data);
-		else
-			ret = -EIO;
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
 
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR:
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/ptrace.c
index fd2129a04586..74b1b4dc8225 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -83,19 +83,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 		/* Read word at location address. */ 
 		case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:
-		case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-			unsigned long tmp;
-			int copied;
-
-			copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-			ret = -EIO;
-			
-			if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-				break;
-			
-			ret = put_user(tmp,datap);
+		case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+			ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 			break;
-		}
 
 		/* Read the word at location address in the USER area. */
 		case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/frv/kernel/ptrace.c
index ce88fb95ee59..a10f3092fad4 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -112,20 +112,12 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 		/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		int copied;
-
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
 		ret = -EIO;
 		if (is_user_addr_valid(child, addr, sizeof(tmp)) < 0)
 			break;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long *) data);
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 		/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
index 0c0ceec5de00..f4bcf1da662a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -358,17 +358,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */ 
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp, datap);
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5f02b3144875..01a1c9ac8458 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
 static int
 do_ptrace(long request, struct task_struct *child, long addr, long data)
 {
-	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (request) {
@@ -604,11 +603,7 @@ do_ptrace(long request, struct task_struct *child, long addr, long data)
 	 */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:
 	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-		ret = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		if (ret == sizeof(tmp))
-			ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long __user *) data);
-		else
-			ret = -EIO;
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/ptrace.c
index cdba9fd6d82f..01a3a09c53d9 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -128,10 +128,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT:	/* read word at location addr. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-		i = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		if (i != sizeof(tmp))
-			goto out_eio;
-		ret = put_user(tmp, (unsigned long *)data);
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/ptrace.c
index f54b6a3dfecb..f550e614aa78 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -106,17 +106,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 		/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 		case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */ 
-		case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-			unsigned long tmp;
-			int copied;
-
-			copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-			ret = -EIO;
-			if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-				break;
-			ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long *) data);
+		case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+			ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 			break;
-		}
 
 		/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 		case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index b5a7b46bbc49..af9d0bec8731 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -174,17 +174,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long __user *) data);
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 	/* Read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 8a0db376e91e..26ec774c5027 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */ 
 	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		int copied;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 		if (__is_compat_task(child)) {
+			int copied;
 			unsigned int tmp;
 
 			addr &= 0xffffffffL;
@@ -105,15 +104,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 		}
 		else
 #endif
-		{
-			unsigned long tmp;
-
-			copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-			ret = -EIO;
-			if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-				goto out_tsk;
-			ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long *) data);
-		}
+			ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		goto out_tsk;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 0fb53950da43..581d427148e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -379,17 +379,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long __user *) data);
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
index 2a8f0872ea8b..28afff4e5d1b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ poke_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 static int
 do_ptrace_normal(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 {
-	unsigned long tmp;
 	ptrace_area parea; 
 	int copied, ret;
 
@@ -304,10 +303,7 @@ do_ptrace_normal(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 		/* Remove high order bit from address (only for 31 bit). */
 		addr &= PSW_ADDR_INSN;
 		/* read word at location addr. */
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			return -EIO;
-		return put_user(tmp, (unsigned long __force __user *) data);
+		return generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR:
 		/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace.c
index f2eaa485d04d..f23f949576a5 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -91,17 +91,8 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long __user *) data);
-		break;
-	}
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/sh64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/sh64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 4e95e18b46d9..12340e499bfb 100644
--- a/arch/sh64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/sh64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -129,17 +129,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long *) data);
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
index 627742d89434..1966da6eb363 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -52,17 +52,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 		/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */ 
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		ret = -EIO;
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp, p);
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
         case PTRACE_PEEKUSR:
diff --git a/arch/v850/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/v850/kernel/ptrace.c
index a9b09343097d..3bedd144e52d 100644
--- a/arch/v850/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/v850/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -117,15 +117,11 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	int rval;
 
 	switch (request) {
-		unsigned long val, copied;
+		unsigned long val;
 
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &val, sizeof(val), 0);
-		rval = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(val))
-			break;
-		rval = put_user(val, (unsigned long *)data);
+		rval = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		goto out;
 
 	case PTRACE_POKETEXT: /* write the word at location addr. */
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 9409117b9f19..327ff93a38b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -313,17 +313,9 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	/* when I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */ 
-	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA: {
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long __user *) data);
+	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		break;
-	}
 
 	/* read the word at location addr in the USER area. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKUSR: {
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
index 14104ff63093..af182d3a7000 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -50,18 +50,8 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 	switch (request) {
 	case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
 	case PTRACE_PEEKDATA:
-	{
-		unsigned long tmp;
-		int copied;
-
-		copied = access_process_vm(child, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
-		ret = -EIO;
-		if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
-			break;
-		ret = put_user(tmp,(unsigned long *) data);
-
+		ret = generic_ptrace_peekdata(child, addr, data);
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	/* Read the word at location addr in the USER area.  */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index eeb1976ef7bf..477cc8ed6bcb 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static inline void ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
 		__ptrace_unlink(child);
 }
 
+int generic_ptrace_peekdata(struct task_struct *tsk, long addr, long data);
 
 #ifndef force_successful_syscall_return
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index b1d11f1c7cf7..1653d35419a1 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -490,3 +490,14 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ptrace(long request, long pid, long addr, long data)
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif /* __ARCH_SYS_PTRACE */
+
+int generic_ptrace_peekdata(struct task_struct *tsk, long addr, long data)
+{
+	unsigned long tmp;
+	int copied;
+
+	copied = access_process_vm(tsk, addr, &tmp, sizeof(tmp), 0);
+	if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
+		return -EIO;
+	return put_user(tmp, (unsigned long __user *)data);
+}