diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
index 4d25e49a14f7..9bd1870d980e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 
 extern unsigned long do_mremap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long old_len,
 			       unsigned long new_len, unsigned long flags,
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
index 8e2f9bc3368b..e8b98046895b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 #include <linux/sem.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 struct oldabi_stat64 {
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/sys_cris.c b/arch/cris/kernel/sys_cris.c
index 0aa0e0ebb3a9..514359b8122e 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/sys_cris.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/sys_cris.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/sys_frv.c b/arch/frv/kernel/sys_frv.c
index 6fbe2665c577..04c6b1677ccf 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/sys_frv.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/sys_frv.c
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 
 /*
  * sys_pipe() is the normal C calling standard for creating
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
index ddc62727dc9f..00608be6d567 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
index b13dbbeaeafa..0fc2efec18f6 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/syscall.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index 36d78cf1a7bc..e892f17ba3fa 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index 15d62c5279a9..65f7a95f056e 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
index d6e01215fb2b..2b8ec1102e86 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/linux32.c
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/scm.h>
 
 #include <asm/compat-signal.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/sim.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index 17c4374d2209..b95fe93dd646 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 #include <linux/shm.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/branch.h>
 #include <asm/cachectl.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 #include <asm/signal.h>
 #include <asm/sim.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
index bd85b5fd08c8..4a4f5c6b560b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c
index f85f402ceaef..3b1d5dd65643 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
index 5236fdb17fcb..50b85d07ddd2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/fadvise.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/types.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/sys_s390.c b/arch/s390/kernel/sys_s390.c
index 1eaff84a1eb6..fefee99f28aa 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/sys_s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/sys_s390.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 
 /*
  * sys_pipe() is the normal C calling standard for creating
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh.c b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh.c
index 024ce5dedd8c..d545a686a201 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh.c
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/sh64/kernel/sys_sh64.c b/arch/sh64/kernel/sys_sh64.c
index b7f18e298a20..de0a303ba26f 100644
--- a/arch/sh64/kernel/sys_sh64.c
+++ b/arch/sh64/kernel/sys_sh64.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c
index a954a0c00000..6c0221e9a9f5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 /* #define DEBUG_UNIMP_SYSCALL */
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
index 0d5c50264945..560cb1edb1d0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/utrap.h>
 #include <asm/perfctr.h>
 #include <asm/a.out.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index e8dce90d05d4..78caff926737 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include <linux/highuid.h>
 
 #include <asm/types.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/fpumacro.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/solaris/ipc.c b/arch/sparc64/solaris/ipc.c
index a531a2cdb381..499135fa7060 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/solaris/ipc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/solaris/ipc.c
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 #include <linux/shm.h>
 #include <linux/sem.h>
 #include <linux/msg.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/string.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 
 #include "conv.h"
 
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/syscalls.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/syscalls.c
index 710d5fb807e1..e2d142684412 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/syscalls.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "linux/sched.h"
 #include "linux/shm.h"
-#include "asm/ipc.h"
+#include "linux/ipc.h"
 #include "asm/mman.h"
 #include "asm/uaccess.h"
 #include "asm/unistd.h"
diff --git a/arch/v850/kernel/syscalls.c b/arch/v850/kernel/syscalls.c
index f9f00ccf5324..0a4df4d6e05f 100644
--- a/arch/v850/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/v850/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 #include <asm/semaphore.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ipc32.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ipc32.c
index 2e1869ec4db4..7b3342e5aab5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ipc32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ipc32.c
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/ipc.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
-
 asmlinkage long
 sys32_ipc(u32 call, int first, int second, int third,
 		compat_uptr_t ptr, u32 fifth)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
index f8bae9ba0324..a86d26f036e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
-#include <asm/ipc.h>
 
 /*
  * sys_pipe() is the normal C calling standard for creating
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/ipc.h b/include/asm-arm/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-arm/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/ipc.h b/include/asm-blackfin/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-cris/ipc.h b/include/asm-cris/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-cris/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-frv/ipc.h b/include/asm-frv/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-frv/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/Kbuild b/include/asm-generic/Kbuild
index 5bfeef761649..c18110ee30f1 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/Kbuild
+++ b/include/asm-generic/Kbuild
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ header-y += errno-base.h
 header-y += errno.h
 header-y += fcntl.h
 header-y += ioctl.h
-header-y += ipc.h
 header-y += mman.h
 header-y += poll.h
 header-y += signal.h
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/ipc.h b/include/asm-generic/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a40407a165ce..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-generic/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _ASM_GENERIC_IPC_H
-#define _ASM_GENERIC_IPC_H
-/*
- * These are used to wrap system calls.
- *
- * See architecture code for ugly details..
- */
-struct ipc_kludge {
-	struct msgbuf __user *msgp;
-	long msgtyp;
-};
-
-#define SEMOP		 1
-#define SEMGET		 2
-#define SEMCTL		 3
-#define SEMTIMEDOP	 4
-#define MSGSND		11
-#define MSGRCV		12
-#define MSGGET		13
-#define MSGCTL		14
-#define SHMAT		21
-#define SHMDT		22
-#define SHMGET		23
-#define SHMCTL		24
-
-/* Used by the DIPC package, try and avoid reusing it */
-#define DIPC            25
-
-#define IPCCALL(version,op)	((version)<<16 | (op))
-
-#endif	/* _ASM_GENERIC_IPC_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-h8300/ipc.h b/include/asm-h8300/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-h8300/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/ipc.h b/include/asm-m32r/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-m32r/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/ipc.h b/include/asm-m68k/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-m68k/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-m68knommu/ipc.h b/include/asm-m68knommu/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-m68knommu/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/ipc.h b/include/asm-mips/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-mips/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/Kbuild b/include/asm-powerpc/Kbuild
index 626212c0fd6c..5f640e542475 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/Kbuild
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/Kbuild
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ header-y += shmbuf.h
 header-y += socket.h
 header-y += termbits.h
 header-y += fcntl.h
-header-y += ipc.h
 header-y += poll.h
 header-y += sockios.h
 header-y += ucontext.h
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/ipc.h b/include/asm-powerpc/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/ipc.h b/include/asm-s390/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-s390/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/ipc.h b/include/asm-sh/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-sh/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-sh64/ipc.h b/include/asm-sh64/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-sh64/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/ipc.h b/include/asm-sparc/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-sparc/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/Kbuild b/include/asm-sparc64/Kbuild
index 854fd3a65acf..a90dc82129d1 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/Kbuild
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/Kbuild
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ header-y += bbc.h
 header-y += bpp.h
 header-y += display7seg.h
 header-y += envctrl.h
-header-y += ipc.h
 header-y += openprom.h
 header-y += openpromio.h
 header-y += pconf.h
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/ipc.h b/include/asm-sparc64/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-um/ipc.h b/include/asm-um/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-um/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-v850/ipc.h b/include/asm-v850/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-v850/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/ipc.h b/include/asm-x86/ipc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a46e3d9c2a3f..000000000000
--- a/include/asm-x86/ipc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm-generic/ipc.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/ipc.h b/include/linux/ipc.h
index 3fd3ddd5f0d9..ee111834091c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipc.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipc.h
@@ -49,6 +49,34 @@ struct ipc_perm
 #define IPC_64  0x0100  /* New version (support 32-bit UIDs, bigger
 			   message sizes, etc. */
 
+/*
+ * These are used to wrap system calls.
+ *
+ * See architecture code for ugly details..
+ */
+struct ipc_kludge {
+	struct msgbuf __user *msgp;
+	long msgtyp;
+};
+
+#define SEMOP		 1
+#define SEMGET		 2
+#define SEMCTL		 3
+#define SEMTIMEDOP	 4
+#define MSGSND		11
+#define MSGRCV		12
+#define MSGGET		13
+#define MSGCTL		14
+#define SHMAT		21
+#define SHMDT		22
+#define SHMGET		23
+#define SHMCTL		24
+
+/* Used by the DIPC package, try and avoid reusing it */
+#define DIPC            25
+
+#define IPCCALL(version,op)	((version)<<16 | (op))
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <linux/kref.h>