diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/init.c b/arch/ia64/mm/init.c
index 1d286244a562..f6a3c21a2826 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/init.c
@@ -639,9 +639,10 @@ mem_init (void)
 
 	high_memory = __va(max_low_pfn * PAGE_SIZE);
 
-	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn * PAGE_SIZE);
-	kclist_add(&kcore_vmem, (void *)VMALLOC_START, VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START);
-	kclist_add(&kcore_kernel, _stext, _end - _stext);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn * PAGE_SIZE, KCORE_RAM);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_vmem, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
+			VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_kernel, _stext, _end - _stext, KCORE_TEXT);
 
 	for_each_online_pgdat(pgdat)
 		if (pgdat->bdata->node_bootmem_map)
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/init.c b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
index 1f4ee4797a6e..f8661985bff6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
@@ -409,11 +409,12 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	if ((unsigned long) &_text > (unsigned long) CKSEG0)
 		/* The -4 is a hack so that user tools don't have to handle
 		   the overflow.  */
-		kclist_add(&kcore_kseg0, (void *) CKSEG0, 0x80000000 - 4);
+		kclist_add(&kcore_kseg0, (void *) CKSEG0,
+				0x80000000 - 4, KCORE_TEXT);
 #endif
-	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT, KCORE_RAM);
 	kclist_add(&kcore_vmalloc, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
-		   VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START);
+		   VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Memory: %luk/%luk available (%ldk kernel code, "
 	       "%ldk reserved, %ldk data, %ldk init, %ldk highmem)\n",
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
index 3ef5084b90ca..e91add90ec54 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ static int __init setup_kcore(void)
 						size);
 		}
 
-		kclist_add(kcore_mem, __va(base), size);
+		kclist_add(kcore_mem, __va(base), size, KCORE_RAM);
 	}
 
 	kclist_add(&kcore_vmem, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
-		VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START);
+		VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
index 31582329cd67..9ee563101b56 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ static int __init setup_kcore(void)
 		if (!kcore_mem)
 			panic("%s: kmalloc failed\n", __func__);
 
-		kclist_add(kcore_mem, __va(base), size);
+		kclist_add(kcore_mem, __va(base), size, KCORE_RAM);
 	}
 
-	kclist_add(&kcore_vmem, (void *)VMALLOC_START, VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_vmem, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
+		VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/init.c b/arch/sh/mm/init.c
index fabb7c6f48d2..ef56c9f9d7ba 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/init.c
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	datasize =  (unsigned long) &_edata - (unsigned long) &_etext;
 	initsize =  (unsigned long) &__init_end - (unsigned long) &__init_begin;
 
-	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT, KCORE_RAM);
 	kclist_add(&kcore_vmalloc, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
-		   VMALLOC_END - VMALLOC_START);
+		   VMALLOC_END - VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Memory: %luk/%luk available (%dk kernel code, "
 	       "%dk data, %dk init)\n",
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index b49b4f67453d..2cbc40112932 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -886,9 +886,9 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	datasize =  (unsigned long) &_edata - (unsigned long) &_etext;
 	initsize =  (unsigned long) &__init_end - (unsigned long) &__init_begin;
 
-	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT, KCORE_RAM);
 	kclist_add(&kcore_vmalloc, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
-		   VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START);
+		   VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Memory: %luk/%luk available (%dk kernel code, "
 			"%dk reserved, %dk data, %dk init, %ldk highmem)\n",
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index 810bd31e7f5f..c05810b614fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -677,13 +677,14 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	initsize =  (unsigned long) &__init_end - (unsigned long) &__init_begin;
 
 	/* Register memory areas for /proc/kcore */
-	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_mem, __va(0), max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT, KCORE_RAM);
 	kclist_add(&kcore_vmalloc, (void *)VMALLOC_START,
-		   VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START);
-	kclist_add(&kcore_kernel, &_stext, _end - _stext);
-	kclist_add(&kcore_modules, (void *)MODULES_VADDR, MODULES_LEN);
+		   VMALLOC_END-VMALLOC_START, KCORE_VMALLOC);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_kernel, &_stext, _end - _stext, KCORE_TEXT);
+	kclist_add(&kcore_modules, (void *)MODULES_VADDR, MODULES_LEN,
+			KCORE_OTHER);
 	kclist_add(&kcore_vsyscall, (void *)VSYSCALL_START,
-				 VSYSCALL_END - VSYSCALL_START);
+			 VSYSCALL_END - VSYSCALL_START, KCORE_OTHER);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Memory: %luk/%luk available (%ldk kernel code, "
 			 "%ldk absent, %ldk reserved, %ldk data, %ldk init)\n",
diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c
index f9327e51ce99..659c1635db81 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ static LIST_HEAD(kclist_head);
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(kclist_lock);
 
 void
-kclist_add(struct kcore_list *new, void *addr, size_t size)
+kclist_add(struct kcore_list *new, void *addr, size_t size, int type)
 {
 	new->addr = (unsigned long)addr;
 	new->size = size;
+	new->type = type;
 
 	write_lock(&kclist_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&new->list, &kclist_head);
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 0aff2a62eba9..bd7b840765a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -78,10 +78,18 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
 	struct list_head pde_openers;	/* who did ->open, but not ->release */
 };
 
+enum kcore_type {
+	KCORE_TEXT,
+	KCORE_VMALLOC,
+	KCORE_RAM,
+	KCORE_OTHER,
+};
+
 struct kcore_list {
 	struct list_head list;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	size_t size;
+	int type;
 };
 
 struct vmcore {
@@ -233,11 +241,12 @@ static inline void dup_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *oldmm,
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_PROC_KCORE)
-static inline void kclist_add(struct kcore_list *new, void *addr, size_t size)
+static inline void
+kclist_add(struct kcore_list *new, void *addr, size_t size, int type)
 {
 }
 #else
-extern void kclist_add(struct kcore_list *, void *, size_t);
+extern void kclist_add(struct kcore_list *, void *, size_t, int type);
 #endif
 
 union proc_op {