diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 8d0097f10208dad922760de0a72756a55272c722..3a2fb7a02db402a75b8eaaea3dfe8a51d02eddd9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ alpha_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
  */
 
 int
-copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	    unsigned long unused,
 	    struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 2de14e2afdc5df8d3295f0aca4e3e6f7963980ba..c3265a2e7cd43278686b1d2e4168bb84554d9d6a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void) __asm__("ret_from_fork");
 
 int
-copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
+copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
 	    unsigned long stk_sz, struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct thread_info *thread = task_thread_info(p);
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index 43ae555ecb33995e906d3b4f5567197893b08ce9..1bbe1da54869bd2192f6a9f4638bdf20e468b983 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int dump_fpu(struct pt_regs *regs, elf_fpregset_t *fpu)
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 33e2e8993f7f967739c8539f932ea6b1d46725da..f49427293ca1c48e688e1f95a92504d2d8fa0b0a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ asmlinkage int bfin_clone(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 int
-copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags,
+copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	    unsigned long usp, unsigned long topstk,
 	    struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
index bd9b3ff63f6c7b772ce89b8bd1df0e9934b75d06..c4c69cf721e5155141f8261ed536ede9570c3e35 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void * arg, unsigned long flags)
  */
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
index ced5b725d9bd0a1ec2d5da7495877c30e3dbf95d..120e7f796fea9707f009af5bffbc15aad6fbdd0f 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void * arg, unsigned long flags)
 extern asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 
 int
-copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	unsigned long unused,
 	struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
index 9583a338e9d6022b7529dcffa34201917502151d..0de50df7497036e52602c2bcfc5a0a0753f6b534 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
 /*
  * set up the kernel stack and exception frames for a new process
  */
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 		unsigned long usp, unsigned long topstk,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index a8ef654a5a0b8403af3a52c709478956140d2690..e2f33d0f99698ceb03212a5f46fa1e61ccd72cc1 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ asmlinkage int h8300_clone(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
                 unsigned long usp, unsigned long topstk,
 		 struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index c57162705147e500981235cbec79bd416c5ec136..5d7c0e5b9e76f150b20269cb9ba9e2497062209a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ ia64_load_extra (struct task_struct *task)
  * so there is nothing to worry about.
  */
 int
-copy_thread (int nr, unsigned long clone_flags,
+copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	     unsigned long user_stack_base, unsigned long user_stack_size,
 	     struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
index 7103d91e1a2f92ee3db9a4d060336ee29c08d347..3e876f0baebca2e6ef344dc94a07feb0cbcf6298 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int dump_fpu(struct pt_regs *regs, elf_fpregset_t *fpu)
 	return 0; /* Task didn't use the fpu at all. */
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long spu,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long spu,
 	unsigned long unused, struct task_struct *tsk, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(tsk);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 632ce016014d27d6190d1776d86ecaa1503aeca6..ec37fb56c127a095ed8f5060c8af8ff6672f90d0 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ asmlinkage int m68k_clone(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		       parent_tidptr, child_tidptr);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		 unsigned long unused,
 		 struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
index 3f2d7745f31e8321f629b80dd1eceacced2a52e2..1e96c6eb631258f75946f9ab84f4ab26f1ab3890 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ asmlinkage int m68k_clone(struct pt_regs *regs)
         return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 		unsigned long usp, unsigned long topstk,
 		struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index ca2e4026ad20b3c00365d0dc3b85904bbd2e273a..1eaaa450e20c3a83be8daf6cafe0e2935e45e5a1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 {
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	unsigned long unused, struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index b28c9a60445bda4df1f4f83de51346b121e36067..234cf344cdceb1e39f550947ddae8d2331435d63 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
  * set up the kernel stack for a new thread and copy arch-specific thread
  * control information
  */
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 		unsigned long c_usp, unsigned long ustk_size,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *kregs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index b80e02a4d81de3d193ec1faae269b7614a783cf1..8aa591ed9127d5e1f8aa9982ce3827c6b3bc2982 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 int
-copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	    unsigned long unused,	/* in ia64 this is "user_stack_size" */
 	    struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * pregs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index eac064948780bed15a57c634aa363c4145349f96..7b44a33f03c230a07381f876f25da1fdb7871c6a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
 /*
  * Copy a thread..
  */
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long unused, struct task_struct *p,
 		struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index b48e961a38f6ee08f0a12b5e7ffc1348fd7c4dcb..a3acd8e60aff70886b058afdc8bce0a441b60e62 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 {
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long new_stackp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long new_stackp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
index ddafbbbab2abe041dbdca39aa000dc4637f21137..694bc15f84fdd9ddbc14839999e7bb6c9f27b9e5 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int dump_fpu(struct pt_regs *regs, elf_fpregset_t *fpu)
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index c90c7e5e5feee930fc641d3a97403958d2992ea3..96be839040f88f4fe5e606af0eb06ce7d0986626 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ int dump_fpu(struct pt_regs *regs, elf_fpregset_t *fpu)
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index f4bee35a1b46a4dc5ff7446eba219190f0d39098..2830b415e2147ecfda36acc99d620408472128bd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
  */
 extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index a73954b87f0a511ad7431b4b33f82216f22e2b7c..4041f94e7724f89de745f2be540342c7ab3ade40 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ asmlinkage long sparc_do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
  * Parent -->  %o0 == childs  pid, %o1 == 0
  * Child  -->  %o0 == parents pid, %o1 == 1
  */
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 		struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/process.c b/arch/um/kernel/process.c
index a1c6d07cac3e46b2f3460e04729cf6a2ca203571..4a28a1568d856c7b1605743ca33c143921caacd4 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/process.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void fork_handler(void)
 	userspace(&current->thread.regs.regs);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		unsigned long stack_top, struct task_struct * p,
 		struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 14014d766cadba461c27705a0626560dc308bb70..76f8f84043a2a4693123648d92d08c22ca7f5f25 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	unlazy_fpu(tsk);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 	unsigned long unused,
 	struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index abb7e6a7f0c62c813de2331349c5aa4a348d14b1..b751a41392b1b997d3c9a3235ba85b2372bdf7a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	unlazy_fpu(tsk);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		unsigned long unused,
 	struct task_struct *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index 9185597eb6a046b1ccc5f17ad6a9c216a12f0815..031f36685710d087d4b5b7f8426542ea97bc3178 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void prepare_to_copy(struct task_struct *tsk)
  *       childregs.
  */
 
-int copy_thread(int nr, unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
+int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		unsigned long unused,
                 struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 481fad3a9b4251eda862e93633368792e3ee1707..9186f8c5d5f26f152c90f524807a7aaecf4edfb3 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1975,7 +1975,8 @@ extern void mm_release(struct task_struct *, struct mm_struct *);
 /* Allocate a new mm structure and copy contents from tsk->mm */
 extern struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk);
 
-extern int  copy_thread(int, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, struct task_struct *, struct pt_regs *);
+extern int copy_thread(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long,
+			struct task_struct *, struct pt_regs *);
 extern void flush_thread(void);
 extern void exit_thread(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 51d1aa21483bce70402ca5449f209df3a18bfda7..d7eb727eb535fdf63e47b61ab2d9e289a16815b4 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_mm;
 	if ((retval = copy_io(clone_flags, p)))
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_namespaces;
-	retval = copy_thread(0, clone_flags, stack_start, stack_size, p, regs);
+	retval = copy_thread(clone_flags, stack_start, stack_size, p, regs);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_io;