diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/thread_info.h b/include/asm-alpha/thread_info.h
index fb3185196298..15fda4344424 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/thread_info.h
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info __asm__("$8");
 #define current_thread_info()  __current_thread_info
 
 /* Thread information allocation.  */
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER 1
 #define THREAD_SIZE (2*PAGE_SIZE)
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \
-  ((struct thread_info *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL,1))
-#define free_thread_info(ti) free_pages((unsigned long) (ti), 1)
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/thread_info.h b/include/asm-arm/thread_info.h
index f5a664786311..d4be2d646160 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/thread_info.h
@@ -97,19 +97,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return (struct thread_info *)(sp & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \
-	((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, \
-		THREAD_SIZE_ORDER))
-#else
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \
-	((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER))
-#endif
-
-#define free_thread_info(info) \
-	free_pages((unsigned long)info, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER);
-
 #define thread_saved_pc(tsk)	\
 	((unsigned long)(pc_pointer(task_thread_info(tsk)->cpu_context.pc)))
 #define thread_saved_fp(tsk)	\
diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/thread_info.h b/include/asm-avr32/thread_info.h
index df68631b7b27..294b25f9323d 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/thread_info.h
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return (struct thread_info *)addr;
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(ti) \
-	((struct thread_info *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER))
-#define free_thread_info(ti) free_pages((unsigned long)(ti), 1)
 #define get_thread_info(ti) get_task_struct((ti)->task)
 #define put_thread_info(ti) put_task_struct((ti)->task)
 
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/thread_info.h b/include/asm-blackfin/thread_info.h
index bc2fe5accf20..642769329d12 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/thread_info.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 /*
  * Size of kernel stack for each process. This must be a power of 2...
  */
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER	1
 #define THREAD_SIZE		8192	/* 2 pages */
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
@@ -94,10 +95,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return (struct thread_info *)((long)ti & ~((long)THREAD_SIZE-1));
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) ((struct thread_info *) \
-				__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, 1))
-#define free_thread_info(ti)	free_pages((unsigned long) (ti), 1)
 #endif				/* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-cris/thread_info.h b/include/asm-cris/thread_info.h
index 784668ab0fa2..7efe1000f99d 100644
--- a/include/asm-cris/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-cris/thread_info.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-frv/thread_info.h b/include/asm-frv/thread_info.h
index 348b8f1df17e..b7ac6bf2844c 100644
--- a/include/asm-frv/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-frv/thread_info.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info asm("gr15");
 
 #define current_thread_info() ({ __current_thread_info; })
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 /* thread information allocation */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk)					\
diff --git a/include/asm-h8300/thread_info.h b/include/asm-h8300/thread_info.h
index 27bb95e2944c..aafd4d322ec3 100644
--- a/include/asm-h8300/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-h8300/thread_info.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 /*
  * Size of kernel stack for each process. This must be a power of 2...
  */
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER	1
 #define THREAD_SIZE		8192	/* 2 pages */
 
 
@@ -65,10 +66,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return ti;
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) ((struct thread_info *) \
-				__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, 1))
-#define free_thread_info(ti)	free_pages((unsigned long) (ti), 1)
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/thread_info.h b/include/asm-ia64/thread_info.h
index 2422ac61658a..7c60fcdd2efd 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/thread_info.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct thread_info {
 	},					\
 }
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 #ifndef ASM_OFFSETS_C
 /* how to get the thread information struct from C */
 #define current_thread_info()	((struct thread_info *) ((char *) current + IA64_TASK_SIZE))
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/thread_info.h b/include/asm-m32r/thread_info.h
index 1effcd0f5e63..8589d462df27 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/thread_info.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return ti;
 }
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 /* thread information allocation */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk)					\
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/thread_info.h b/include/asm-m68k/thread_info.h
index d635a3752488..abc002798a2b 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/thread_info.h
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 }
 
 /* THREAD_SIZE should be 8k, so handle differently for 4k and 8k machines */
-#if PAGE_SHIFT == 13 /* 8k machines */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk)   ((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL,0))
-#define free_thread_info(ti)  free_pages((unsigned long)(ti),0)
-#else /* otherwise assume 4k pages */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk)   ((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL,1))
-#define free_thread_info(ti)  free_pages((unsigned long)(ti),1)
-#endif /* PAGE_SHIFT == 13 */
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER (13 - PAGE_SHIFT)
 
 #define init_thread_info	(init_task.thread.info)
 #define init_stack		(init_thread_union.stack)
diff --git a/include/asm-m68knommu/thread_info.h b/include/asm-m68knommu/thread_info.h
index 95996d978bed..0c9bc095f3f0 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68knommu/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68knommu/thread_info.h
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return ti;
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) ((struct thread_info *) \
-				__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER))
-#define free_thread_info(ti)	free_pages((unsigned long) (ti), THREAD_SIZE_ORDER)
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #define	PREEMPT_ACTIVE	0x4000000
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h b/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h
index b2772df1a1bd..bb3060699df2 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info __asm__("$28");
 #define THREAD_SIZE (PAGE_SIZE << THREAD_SIZE_ORDER)
 #define THREAD_MASK (THREAD_SIZE - 1UL)
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk)					\
 ({								\
diff --git a/include/asm-mn10300/thread_info.h b/include/asm-mn10300/thread_info.h
index e397e7192785..78a3881f3c12 100644
--- a/include/asm-mn10300/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-mn10300/thread_info.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static inline unsigned long current_stack_pointer(void)
 	return sp;
 }
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 /* thread information allocation */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk) kzalloc(THREAD_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL)
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h b/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h
index 2d9c7500867b..9f812741c355 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/thread_info.h
@@ -34,15 +34,11 @@ struct thread_info {
 
 /* thread information allocation */
 
-#define THREAD_ORDER            2
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER            2
 /* Be sure to hunt all references to this down when you change the size of
  * the kernel stack */
-#define THREAD_SIZE             (PAGE_SIZE << THREAD_ORDER)
-#define THREAD_SHIFT            (PAGE_SHIFT + THREAD_ORDER)
-
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) ((struct thread_info *) \
-			__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, THREAD_ORDER))
-#define free_thread_info(ti)    free_pages((unsigned long) (ti), THREAD_ORDER)
+#define THREAD_SIZE             (PAGE_SIZE << THREAD_SIZE_ORDER)
+#define THREAD_SHIFT            (PAGE_SHIFT + THREAD_SIZE_ORDER)
 
 /* how to get the thread information struct from C */
 #define current_thread_info()	((struct thread_info *)mfctl(30))
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h b/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h
index b705c2a7651a..a9db562df69a 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h
@@ -66,20 +66,12 @@ struct thread_info {
 
 #if THREAD_SHIFT >= PAGE_SHIFT
 
-#define THREAD_ORDER	(THREAD_SHIFT - PAGE_SHIFT)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk)	\
-	((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | \
-		__GFP_ZERO, THREAD_ORDER))
-#else
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk)	\
-	((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, THREAD_ORDER))
-#endif
-#define free_thread_info(ti)	free_pages((unsigned long)ti, THREAD_ORDER)
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER	(THREAD_SHIFT - PAGE_SHIFT)
 
 #else /* THREAD_SHIFT < PAGE_SHIFT */
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 extern struct thread_info *alloc_thread_info(struct task_struct *tsk);
 extern void free_thread_info(struct thread_info *ti);
 
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/thread_info.h b/include/asm-s390/thread_info.h
index 99bbed99a3b2..91a8f93ad355 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/thread_info.h
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return (struct thread_info *)((*(unsigned long *) __LC_KERNEL_STACK)-THREAD_SIZE);
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) ((struct thread_info *) \
-	__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL,THREAD_ORDER))
-#define free_thread_info(ti) free_pages((unsigned long) (ti),THREAD_ORDER)
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER THREAD_ORDER
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/thread_info.h b/include/asm-sh/thread_info.h
index c50e5d35fe84..5131e3907525 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/thread_info.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return ti;
 }
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 /* thread information allocation */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 #define alloc_thread_info(ti)	kzalloc(THREAD_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL)
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_32.h b/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_32.h
index 91b9f5888c85..2cf9db044055 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_32.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ register struct thread_info *current_thread_info_reg asm("g6");
 #define THREAD_INFO_ORDER  1
 #endif
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 BTFIXUPDEF_CALL(struct thread_info *, alloc_thread_info, void)
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk) BTFIXUP_CALL(alloc_thread_info)()
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_64.h b/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_64.h
index c6d2e6c7f844..960969d5ad06 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/thread_info_64.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ register struct thread_info *current_thread_info_reg asm("g6");
 #define __THREAD_INFO_ORDER	0
 #endif /* PAGE_SHIFT == 13 */
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk)					\
 ({								\
diff --git a/include/asm-um/thread_info.h b/include/asm-um/thread_info.h
index 356b83e2c22e..e07e72846c7a 100644
--- a/include/asm-um/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-um/thread_info.h
@@ -53,21 +53,7 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return ti;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
-
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \
-	((struct thread_info *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, \
-						 CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER))
-#else
-
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) \
-	((struct thread_info *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, \
-						 CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER))
-#endif
-
-#define free_thread_info(ti) \
-	free_pages((unsigned long)(ti),CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER)
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/thread_info.h b/include/asm-x86/thread_info.h
index 3f2de1050988..da0a675adf94 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/thread_info.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ struct thread_info {
 #define THREAD_FLAGS GFP_KERNEL
 #endif
 
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+
 #define alloc_thread_info(tsk)						\
 	((struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(THREAD_FLAGS, THREAD_ORDER))
 
diff --git a/include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h b/include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h
index a2c640682ed9..7e4131dd546c 100644
--- a/include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 	return ti;
 }
 
-/* thread information allocation */
-#define alloc_thread_info(tsk) ((struct thread_info *) __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL,1))
-#define free_thread_info(ti) free_pages((unsigned long) (ti), 1)
-
 #else /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 /* how to get the thread information struct from ASM */
@@ -160,6 +156,7 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 #define TS_USEDFPU		0x0001	/* FPU was used by this task this quantum (SMP) */
 
 #define THREAD_SIZE 8192	//(2*PAGE_SIZE)
+#define THREAD_SIZE_ORDER 1
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif	/* _XTENSA_THREAD_INFO */
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 552c8d8e77ad..5a5d6fef341d 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@ int nr_processes(void)
 static struct kmem_cache *task_struct_cachep;
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_INFO_ALLOCATOR
+static inline struct thread_info *alloc_thread_info(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
+	gfp_t mask = GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO;
+#else
+	gfp_t mask = GFP_KERNEL;
+#endif
+	return (struct thread_info *)__get_free_pages(mask, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER);
+}
+
+static inline void free_thread_info(struct thread_info *ti)
+{
+	free_pages((unsigned long)ti, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* SLAB cache for signal_struct structures (tsk->signal) */
 static struct kmem_cache *signal_cachep;