diff --git a/arch/c6x/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/c6x/kernel/ptrace.c
index a27e1f02ce18..8801dc98fd44 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/c6x/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -70,46 +70,6 @@ static int gpr_get(struct task_struct *target,
 				   0, sizeof(*regs));
 }
 
-static int gpr_set(struct task_struct *target,
-		   const struct user_regset *regset,
-		   unsigned int pos, unsigned int count,
-		   const void *kbuf, const void __user *ubuf)
-{
-	int ret;
-	struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(target);
-
-	/* Don't copyin TSR or CSR */
-	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-				 &regs,
-				 0, PT_TSR * sizeof(long));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-					PT_TSR * sizeof(long),
-					(PT_TSR + 1) * sizeof(long));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-				 &regs,
-				 (PT_TSR + 1) * sizeof(long),
-				 PT_CSR * sizeof(long));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = user_regset_copyin_ignore(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-					PT_CSR * sizeof(long),
-					(PT_CSR + 1) * sizeof(long));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-				 &regs,
-				 (PT_CSR + 1) * sizeof(long), -1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 enum c6x_regset {
 	REGSET_GPR,
 };
@@ -121,7 +81,6 @@ static const struct user_regset c6x_regsets[] = {
 		.size = sizeof(u32),
 		.align = sizeof(u32),
 		.get = gpr_get,
-		.set = gpr_set
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/ptrace.c
index 92075544a19a..0dc1c8f622bc 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ static int regs_get(struct task_struct *target,
 	long *reg = (long *)&regs;
 
 	/* build user regs in buffer */
-	for (r = 0; r < ARRAY_SIZE(register_offset); r++)
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(regs) % sizeof(long) != 0);
+	for (r = 0; r < sizeof(regs) / sizeof(long); r++)
 		*reg++ = h8300_get_reg(target, r);
 
 	return user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ static int regs_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	long *reg;
 
 	/* build user regs in buffer */
-	for (reg = (long *)&regs, r = 0; r < ARRAY_SIZE(register_offset); r++)
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(regs) % sizeof(long) != 0);
+	for (reg = (long *)&regs, r = 0; r < sizeof(regs) / sizeof(long); r++)
 		*reg++ = h8300_get_reg(target, r);
 
 	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ static int regs_set(struct task_struct *target,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* write back to pt_regs */
-	for (reg = (long *)&regs, r = 0; r < ARRAY_SIZE(register_offset); r++)
+	for (reg = (long *)&regs, r = 0; r < sizeof(regs) / sizeof(long); r++)
 		h8300_put_reg(target, r, *reg++);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/metag/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5fd16ee5280c..e615603a4b0a 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@
  * user_regset definitions.
  */
 
+static unsigned long user_txstatus(const struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	unsigned long data = (unsigned long)regs->ctx.Flags;
+
+	if (regs->ctx.SaveMask & TBICTX_CBUF_BIT)
+		data |= USER_GP_REGS_STATUS_CATCH_BIT;
+
+	return data;
+}
+
 int metag_gp_regs_copyout(const struct pt_regs *regs,
 			  unsigned int pos, unsigned int count,
 			  void *kbuf, void __user *ubuf)
@@ -64,9 +74,7 @@ int metag_gp_regs_copyout(const struct pt_regs *regs,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	/* TXSTATUS */
-	data = (unsigned long)regs->ctx.Flags;
-	if (regs->ctx.SaveMask & TBICTX_CBUF_BIT)
-		data |= USER_GP_REGS_STATUS_CATCH_BIT;
+	data = user_txstatus(regs);
 	ret = user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
 				  &data, 4*25, 4*26);
 	if (ret)
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ int metag_gp_regs_copyin(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	/* TXSTATUS */
+	data = user_txstatus(regs);
 	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
 				 &data, 4*25, 4*26);
 	if (ret)
@@ -246,6 +255,8 @@ int metag_rp_state_copyin(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	unsigned long long *ptr;
 	int ret, i;
 
+	if (count < 4*13)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	/* Read the entire pipeline before making any changes */
 	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
 				 &rp, 0, 4*13);
@@ -305,7 +316,7 @@ static int metag_tls_set(struct task_struct *target,
 			const void *kbuf, const void __user *ubuf)
 {
 	int ret;
-	void __user *tls;
+	void __user *tls = target->thread.tls_ptr;
 
 	ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, &tls, 0, -1);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 339601267265..6931fe722a0b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ static int fpr_set(struct task_struct *target,
 					  &target->thread.fpu,
 					  0, sizeof(elf_fpregset_t));
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FPU_REGS; i++) {
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(fpr_val) != sizeof(elf_fpreg_t));
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FPU_REGS && count >= sizeof(elf_fpreg_t); i++) {
 		err = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
 					 &fpr_val, i * sizeof(elf_fpreg_t),
 					 (i + 1) * sizeof(elf_fpreg_t));
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c
index df9e731a76f5..fc5124ccdb53 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ptrace_64.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int genregs64_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		unsigned long y;
+		unsigned long y = regs->y;
 
 		ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
 					 &y,