diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c
index 40722d88607adf57de79dc158b08d769f767757b..9ef62a3fbfad5a37fad2df187603d7bb152f1468 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c
@@ -163,10 +163,25 @@ sys_pipe (void)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+int ia64_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
+		unsigned long flags)
+{
+	unsigned long roff;
+
+	/*
+	 * Don't permit mappings into unmapped space, the virtual page table
+	 * of a region, or across a region boundary.  Note: RGN_MAP_LIMIT is
+	 * equal to 2^n-PAGE_SIZE (for some integer n <= 61) and len > 0.
+	 */
+	roff = REGION_OFFSET(addr);
+	if ((len > RGN_MAP_LIMIT) || (roff > (RGN_MAP_LIMIT - len)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long
 do_mmap2 (unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, int prot, int flags, int fd, unsigned long pgoff)
 {
-	unsigned long roff;
 	struct file *file = NULL;
 
 	flags &= ~(MAP_EXECUTABLE | MAP_DENYWRITE);
@@ -188,17 +203,6 @@ do_mmap2 (unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, int prot, int flags, int fd, un
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't permit mappings into unmapped space, the virtual page table of a region,
-	 * or across a region boundary.  Note: RGN_MAP_LIMIT is equal to 2^n-PAGE_SIZE
-	 * (for some integer n <= 61) and len > 0.
-	 */
-	roff = REGION_OFFSET(addr);
-	if ((len > RGN_MAP_LIMIT) || (roff > (RGN_MAP_LIMIT - len))) {
-		addr = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	addr = do_mmap_pgoff(file, addr, len, prot, flags, pgoff);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c
index a41c8a5c20070847a037a8b73ef4e7bcda0a53b4..94ff58c9d4a97725198e43bf47b92b83c13e1d0a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c
@@ -219,6 +219,21 @@ asmlinkage int sys_ipc (uint call, int first, int second, int third, void __user
 	return err;
 }
 
+int sparc_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	if (ARCH_SUN4C_SUN4 &&
+	    (len > 0x20000000 ||
+	     ((flags & MAP_FIXED) &&
+	      addr < 0xe0000000 && addr + len > 0x20000000)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* See asm-sparc/uaccess.h */
+	if (len > TASK_SIZE - PAGE_SIZE || addr + len > TASK_SIZE - PAGE_SIZE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Linux version of mmap */
 static unsigned long do_mmap2(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags, unsigned long fd,
@@ -233,25 +248,13 @@ static unsigned long do_mmap2(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	retval = -EINVAL;
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(len);
-	if (ARCH_SUN4C_SUN4 &&
-	    (len > 0x20000000 ||
-	     ((flags & MAP_FIXED) &&
-	      addr < 0xe0000000 && addr + len > 0x20000000)))
-		goto out_putf;
-
-	/* See asm-sparc/uaccess.h */
-	if (len > TASK_SIZE - PAGE_SIZE || addr + len > TASK_SIZE - PAGE_SIZE)
-		goto out_putf;
-
 	flags &= ~(MAP_EXECUTABLE | MAP_DENYWRITE);
 
 	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	retval = do_mmap_pgoff(file, addr, len, prot, flags, pgoff);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 
-out_putf:
 	if (file)
 		fput(file);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
index 054d0abdb7eef49ad2db9f0a8eea114029dc7a94..bf5f14ee73def064e8d981707ad289e8f60d02a1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
@@ -548,6 +548,26 @@ asmlinkage long sparc64_personality(unsigned long personality)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int sparc64_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
+		unsigned long flags)
+{
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT)) {
+		if (len >= STACK_TOP32)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if ((flags & MAP_FIXED) && addr > STACK_TOP32 - len)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		if (len >= VA_EXCLUDE_START)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if ((flags & MAP_FIXED) && invalid_64bit_range(addr, len))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Linux version of mmap */
 asmlinkage unsigned long sys_mmap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags, unsigned long fd,
@@ -563,27 +583,11 @@ asmlinkage unsigned long sys_mmap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	}
 	flags &= ~(MAP_EXECUTABLE | MAP_DENYWRITE);
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(len);
-	retval = -EINVAL;
-
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT)) {
-		if (len >= STACK_TOP32)
-			goto out_putf;
-
-		if ((flags & MAP_FIXED) && addr > STACK_TOP32 - len)
-			goto out_putf;
-	} else {
-		if (len >= VA_EXCLUDE_START)
-			goto out_putf;
-
-		if ((flags & MAP_FIXED) && invalid_64bit_range(addr, len))
-			goto out_putf;
-	}
 
 	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	retval = do_mmap(file, addr, len, prot, flags, off);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 
-out_putf:
 	if (file)
 		fput(file);
 out:
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/mman.h b/include/asm-ia64/mman.h
index 6ba179f1271845f92732ab46226f02874fbb714b..c73b87832a1e56a3b9cae408ed0d6f2f504e8195 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/mman.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/mman.h
@@ -22,4 +22,12 @@
 #define MCL_CURRENT	1		/* lock all current mappings */
 #define MCL_FUTURE	2		/* lock all future mappings */
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#define arch_mmap_check	ia64_mmap_check
+int ia64_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
+		unsigned long flags);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_MMAN_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/mman.h b/include/asm-sparc/mman.h
index 88d1886abf3b4fabb8371bb6486c67f3937218be..b7dc40bc68f401cabbc89c556cb424070c652852 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/mman.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/mman.h
@@ -35,4 +35,12 @@
 
 #define MADV_FREE	0x5		/* (Solaris) contents can be freed */
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#define arch_mmap_check	sparc_mmap_check
+int sparc_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
+		unsigned long flags);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __SPARC_MMAN_H__ */
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/mman.h b/include/asm-sparc64/mman.h
index 6fd878e614350d6ad5212b3795d1655f7077aaa6..8cc1860be63077f312eaef0832f31fb47de06b74 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/mman.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/mman.h
@@ -35,4 +35,12 @@
 
 #define MADV_FREE	0x5		/* (Solaris) contents can be freed */
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#define arch_mmap_check	sparc64_mmap_check
+int sparc64_mmap_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
+		unsigned long flags);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __SPARC64_MMAN_H__ */
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index c1868ecdbc5facfd8ba25835e71e05cfee9d9680..e66a0b524affef544588a8c4f8a92d3473b79a34 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 
+#ifndef arch_mmap_check
+#define arch_mmap_check(addr, len, flags)	(0)
+#endif
+
 static void unmap_region(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct *prev,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
@@ -913,6 +917,10 @@ unsigned long do_mmap_pgoff(struct file * file, unsigned long addr,
 	if (!len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	error = arch_mmap_check(addr, len, flags);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	/* Careful about overflows.. */
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(len);
 	if (!len || len > TASK_SIZE)
@@ -1859,6 +1867,7 @@ unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rb_node ** rb_link, * rb_parent;
 	pgoff_t pgoff = addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	int error;
 
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(len);
 	if (!len)
@@ -1867,6 +1876,12 @@ unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
 	if ((addr + len) > TASK_SIZE || (addr + len) < addr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	flags = VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS | VM_ACCOUNT | mm->def_flags;
+
+	error = arch_mmap_check(addr, len, flags);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	/*
 	 * mlock MCL_FUTURE?
 	 */
@@ -1907,8 +1922,6 @@ unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
 	if (security_vm_enough_memory(len >> PAGE_SHIFT))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	flags = VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS | VM_ACCOUNT | mm->def_flags;
-
 	/* Can we just expand an old private anonymous mapping? */
 	if (vma_merge(mm, prev, addr, addr + len, flags,
 					NULL, NULL, pgoff, NULL))