diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 3e5619ead29d8e33dd5c57327a44377952ed2b24..c9f5b90e926e839f3c1a425f794251a1ecda6d68 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@ extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
-	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock),	\
-	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
-static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
-	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-}
-
 static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	long oldcount;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 1fe465804dc70b3858b6c65218ce4b5ec132602f..379854630e9ded431179fa39770490b2a5b4dad3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -34,26 +34,11 @@
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
-	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock), \
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
-static inline void
-init_rwsem (struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
-	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-}
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h
index bc1acc229223455ca6c3fbf3247ace23a86f3b86..f86fdf743afb6af9181a7411d10aa4b5859bf9e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -28,38 +28,11 @@
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
-#else
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
-#endif
-
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)				\
-{								\
-	RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE,					\
-	__SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock),			\
-	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list)			\
-	__RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name)				\
-}
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)		\
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
-extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
-			 struct lock_class_key *key);
-
-#define init_rwsem(sem)					\
-	do {						\
-		static struct lock_class_key __key;	\
-							\
-		__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);	\
-	} while (0)
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 6e075f1d97b4e2d6a080e39ab8fe21757cf9cfe8..f0f527756ee1d76f76dd8e6dc24ec921a598d74d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -63,41 +63,6 @@ extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *);
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS	RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS	(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-/*
- * initialisation
- */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
-#else
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
-#endif
-
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
- { RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait.lock), \
-   LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
-static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
-	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-}
-
-extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
-			 struct lock_class_key *key);
-
-#define init_rwsem(sem)				\
-do {						\
-	static struct lock_class_key __key;	\
-						\
-	__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);	\
-} while (0)
-
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h
index dffc62589f7928019e864115f307dff1ee476fdb..798699d0687bb0cd56d304a4a11bca3d3097d814 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -19,42 +19,11 @@
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
-#else
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
-#endif
-
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
-	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock), \
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) \
-	  __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)		\
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
-extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
-			 struct lock_class_key *key);
-
-#define init_rwsem(sem)				\
-do {						\
-	static struct lock_class_key __key;	\
-						\
-	__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);	\
-} while (0)
-
-static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
-	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-}
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 4c16d1de2ab5e60aa47cb0486bf3a5abe54d8b89..79f7c1ca6f9137a84c4c98d0c98d2ab6ec24d4b0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -20,34 +20,11 @@
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
-#else
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
-#endif
-
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
-{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock), \
-  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
-extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
-			 struct lock_class_key *key);
-
-#define init_rwsem(sem)						\
-do {								\
-	static struct lock_class_key __key;			\
-								\
-	__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);			\
-} while (0)
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 995cfe4c985d1e1be014f47e7c55dab6f00ea581..c0c91b4ecc8139d246984c3c47108a93036b383c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -66,31 +66,6 @@ extern asmregparm struct rw_semaphore *
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
-#else
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
-#endif
-
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)				\
-{								\
-	RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock), \
-	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name) \
-}
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)					\
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
-extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
-			 struct lock_class_key *key);
-
-#define init_rwsem(sem)						\
-do {								\
-	static struct lock_class_key __key;			\
-								\
-	__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);			\
-} while (0)
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 585cab9b0bdf3b3ed98cdb6ff403664f1efd07c6..2fa4202123538a7a1a050a8b3900db1548d3f25b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -24,25 +24,11 @@
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
-	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED((name).wait_lock),	\
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)		\
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_downgrade_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
-static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
-	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-}
-
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem-spinlock.h b/include/linux/rwsem-spinlock.h
index 8c0dc7fc07a4113f6b731b40773989ad9e94c9f1..34701241b67395bd58f7a4b262b6dcceb0e4f74f 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem-spinlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem-spinlock.h
@@ -29,28 +29,7 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #endif
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
-#else
-# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
-#endif
-
-#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
-{ 0, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.wait_lock), LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) \
-  __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name) }
-
-#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
-	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
-
-extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
-			 struct lock_class_key *key);
-
-#define init_rwsem(sem)						\
-do {								\
-	static struct lock_class_key __key;			\
-								\
-	__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);			\
-} while (0)
+#define RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE		0x00000000
 
 extern void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index e8be18edb66413e897e1aff361ba04ec92e07e98..8970c3e802e21b65819d2f19120bc09a06466d99 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -36,6 +36,31 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #include <asm/rwsem.h>
 #endif
 
+/* Common initializer macros and functions */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname) , .dep_map = { .name = #lockname }
+#else
+# define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
+#endif
+
+#define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
+	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.wait_lock),	\
+	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(name) }
+
+#define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
+	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
+
+extern void __init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem, const char *name,
+			 struct lock_class_key *key);
+
+#define init_rwsem(sem)						\
+do {								\
+	static struct lock_class_key __key;			\
+								\
+	__init_rwsem((sem), #sem, &__key);			\
+} while (0)
+
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */