diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index e46e4e7bdba39974979b54ab137d13ba90f5d96d..d5a0f52c6755a6dfd6d266c8c3ba9aa992832a01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct pmu;
 
 extern int arch_bp_generic_fields(struct arch_hw_breakpoint_ctrl ctrl,
 				  int *gen_len, int *gen_type);
-extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
 extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 					   unsigned long val, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 629e25152c0d03e27593e22f9326db7507933c55..385dcf45d64b941167605d0c28fd59d8f19c65bc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -456,14 +456,13 @@ static int get_hbp_len(u8 hbp_len)
 /*
  * Check whether bp virtual address is in kernel space.
  */
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
 	unsigned long va;
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 
-	va = info->address;
-	len = get_hbp_len(info->ctrl.len);
+	va = hw->address;
+	len = get_hbp_len(hw->ctrl.len);
 
 	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
 }
@@ -576,7 +575,7 @@ static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
 
 	/* Privilege */
 	info->ctrl.privilege = ARM_BREAKPOINT_USER;
-	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp))
+	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(info))
 		info->ctrl.privilege |= ARM_BREAKPOINT_PRIV;
 
 	/* Enabled? */
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		/* We don't allow mismatch breakpoints in kernel space. */
-		if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp))
+		if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(info))
 			return -EPERM;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 41770766d9648f1dd03568f5d2adc86f95f77e3a..9f4a3d48762e8ad9fcc91b84289f1bc4e1c89109 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct pmu;
 
 extern int arch_bp_generic_fields(struct arch_hw_breakpoint_ctrl ctrl,
 				  int *gen_len, int *gen_type, int *offset);
-extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
 extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 					   unsigned long val, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 413dbe530da836d3dc1119830628454168921064..6a90d12e4ff2c319eab3a00f3d0624ee013e31a0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -343,14 +343,13 @@ static int get_hbp_len(u8 hbp_len)
 /*
  * Check whether bp virtual address is in kernel space.
  */
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
 	unsigned long va;
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 
-	va = info->address;
-	len = get_hbp_len(info->ctrl.len);
+	va = hw->address;
+	len = get_hbp_len(hw->ctrl.len);
 
 	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
 }
@@ -502,7 +501,7 @@ static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
 	 * Note that we disallow combined EL0/EL1 breakpoints because
 	 * that would complicate the stepping code.
 	 */
-	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp))
+	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(info))
 		info->ctrl.privilege = AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL1;
 	else
 		info->ctrl.privilege = AARCH64_BREAKPOINT_EL0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 8e7b09703ca45dbe2592441e5520176024baee24..4d0b1bfcdfd07f933ef65db5c6ccb4bb5382f111 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct perf_sample_data;
 
 extern int hw_breakpoint_slots(int type);
 extern int arch_bp_generic_fields(int type, int *gen_bp_type);
-extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
 extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 						unsigned long val, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 80547dad37daee37e4f05a211802ba981a515ab3..899bcec3f3c8431619058ddc9bcec3f88befd000 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -119,11 +119,9 @@ void arch_unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
 /*
  * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
  */
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
-
-	return is_kernel_addr(info->address);
+	return is_kernel_addr(hw->address);
 }
 
 int arch_bp_generic_fields(int type, int *gen_bp_type)
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 7431c172c0cb63358fe2955249203cb91642e73a..8a88ed0b3cd730d43dd3cfb91f35b59a44f3e253 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static inline int hw_breakpoint_slots(int type)
 }
 
 /* arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c */
-extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
 extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 					   unsigned long val, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 8648ed05ccf00e4974237ff1fd77e5a1270dd7ca..38791fefdd0cb5637eb6578c419b9f439837948b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -124,14 +124,13 @@ static int get_hbp_len(u16 hbp_len)
 /*
  * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
  */
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
 	unsigned long va;
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 
-	va = info->address;
-	len = get_hbp_len(info->len);
+	va = hw->address;
+	len = get_hbp_len(hw->len);
 
 	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
 }
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ static int __kprobes hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
 		perf_bp_event(bp, args->regs);
 
 		/* Deliver the signal to userspace */
-		if (!arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp)) {
+		if (!arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(&bp->hw.info)) {
 			force_sig_fault(SIGTRAP, TRAP_HWBKPT,
 					(void __user *)NULL, current);
 		}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index f59c39835a5a93c8d12e48f335459268b229e4af..78924596f51f472a6033bb2fcfaf4a877fe42845 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline int hw_breakpoint_slots(int type)
 struct perf_event;
 struct pmu;
 
-extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+extern int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
 extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 					   unsigned long val, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 8771766d46b6c3e74d914136578f0b8d6f64b5ad..c43379188f4ff0bf878a4d133658634f91141920 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -169,28 +169,29 @@ void arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
 		set_dr_addr_mask(0, i);
 }
 
-/*
- * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
- */
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
+static int arch_bp_generic_len(int x86_len)
 {
-	unsigned int len;
-	unsigned long va;
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
-
-	va = info->address;
-	len = bp->attr.bp_len;
-
-	/*
-	 * We don't need to worry about va + len - 1 overflowing:
-	 * we already require that va is aligned to a multiple of len.
-	 */
-	return (va >= TASK_SIZE_MAX) || ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE_MAX);
+	switch (x86_len) {
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
+		return HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
+		return HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
+		return HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
+		return HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
+#endif
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 }
 
 int arch_bp_generic_fields(int x86_len, int x86_type,
 			   int *gen_len, int *gen_type)
 {
+	int len;
+
 	/* Type */
 	switch (x86_type) {
 	case X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE:
@@ -211,28 +212,32 @@ int arch_bp_generic_fields(int x86_len, int x86_type,
 	}
 
 	/* Len */
-	switch (x86_len) {
-	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
-		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
-		break;
-	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
-		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
-		break;
-	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
-		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
-		break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
-		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
-		break;
-#endif
-	default:
+	len = arch_bp_generic_len(x86_len);
+	if (len < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	*gen_len = len;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
+ */
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
+{
+	unsigned long va;
+	int len;
+
+	va = hw->address;
+	len = arch_bp_generic_len(hw->len);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(len < 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't need to worry about va + len - 1 overflowing:
+	 * we already require that va is aligned to a multiple of len.
+	 */
+	return (va >= TASK_SIZE_MAX) || ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE_MAX);
+}
 
 static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
 {
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index dbe3053b284a4286970decf9f3d966f53e7c3a28..2525bf6816a6c74c07947099c67ff34b0b2a1b62 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct pt_regs;
 struct task_struct;
 
 int hw_breakpoint_slots(int type);
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp);
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw);
 int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp);
 int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
 				    unsigned long val, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index b35656ab7dbd184ba4bb099c9f716ea4b7ee9657..6e34c3848885c84bf522d8626eaad8e509ccd08a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ int hw_breakpoint_slots(int type)
 	}
 }
 
-int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct perf_event *bp)
+int arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
 {
 	unsigned int len;
 	unsigned long va;
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
 
-	va = info->address;
-	len = bp->attr.bp_len;
+	va = hw->address;
+	len = hw->len;
 
 	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
index 314e2a9040c71fafcec4f74c2dc8b8b8f87d8236..89fe94c9214c77cf89d0a1947ec0618c1f839941 100644
--- a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int hw_breakpoint_parse(struct perf_event *bp,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp)) {
+	if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(hw)) {
 		if (attr->exclude_kernel)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		/*