diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 0cad4803ffac..c1be8066ea59 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -529,3 +529,13 @@ When:	3.5
 Why:	The old kmap_atomic() with two arguments is deprecated, we only
 	keep it for backward compatibility for few cycles and then drop it.
 Who:	Cong Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
+
+----------------------------
+
+What:	get_robust_list syscall
+When:	2013
+Why:	There appear to be no production users of the get_robust_list syscall,
+	and it runs the risk of leaking address locations, allowing the bypass
+	of ASLR. It was only ever intended for debugging, so it should be
+	removed.
+Who:	Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 72efa1e4359a..e2b0fb9a0b3b 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/pid.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/futex.h>
 
@@ -2443,40 +2444,31 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(get_robust_list, int, pid,
 {
 	struct robust_list_head __user *head;
 	unsigned long ret;
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *pcred;
+	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	if (!futex_cmpxchg_enabled)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	if (!pid)
-		head = current->robust_list;
-	else {
-		struct task_struct *p;
+	WARN_ONCE(1, "deprecated: get_robust_list will be deleted in 2013.\n");
 
-		ret = -ESRCH;
-		rcu_read_lock();
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	ret = -ESRCH;
+	if (!pid)
+		p = current;
+	else {
 		p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!p)
 			goto err_unlock;
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		pcred = __task_cred(p);
-		/* If victim is in different user_ns, then uids are not
-		   comparable, so we must have CAP_SYS_PTRACE */
-		if (cred->user->user_ns != pcred->user->user_ns) {
-			if (!ns_capable(pcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
-				goto err_unlock;
-			goto ok;
-		}
-		/* If victim is in same user_ns, then uids are comparable */
-		if (cred->euid != pcred->euid &&
-		    cred->euid != pcred->uid &&
-		    !ns_capable(pcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
-			goto err_unlock;
-ok:
-		head = p->robust_list;
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
+	ret = -EPERM;
+	if (!ptrace_may_access(p, PTRACE_MODE_READ))
+		goto err_unlock;
+
+	head = p->robust_list;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	if (put_user(sizeof(*head), len_ptr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return put_user(head, head_ptr);
diff --git a/kernel/futex_compat.c b/kernel/futex_compat.c
index 5f9e689dc8f0..83e368b005fc 100644
--- a/kernel/futex_compat.c
+++ b/kernel/futex_compat.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/futex.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -136,40 +137,31 @@ compat_sys_get_robust_list(int pid, compat_uptr_t __user *head_ptr,
 {
 	struct compat_robust_list_head __user *head;
 	unsigned long ret;
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *pcred;
+	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	if (!futex_cmpxchg_enabled)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	if (!pid)
-		head = current->compat_robust_list;
-	else {
-		struct task_struct *p;
+	WARN_ONCE(1, "deprecated: get_robust_list will be deleted in 2013.\n");
 
-		ret = -ESRCH;
-		rcu_read_lock();
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	ret = -ESRCH;
+	if (!pid)
+		p = current;
+	else {
 		p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!p)
 			goto err_unlock;
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		pcred = __task_cred(p);
-		/* If victim is in different user_ns, then uids are not
-		   comparable, so we must have CAP_SYS_PTRACE */
-		if (cred->user->user_ns != pcred->user->user_ns) {
-			if (!ns_capable(pcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
-				goto err_unlock;
-			goto ok;
-		}
-		/* If victim is in same user_ns, then uids are comparable */
-		if (cred->euid != pcred->euid &&
-		    cred->euid != pcred->uid &&
-		    !ns_capable(pcred->user->user_ns, CAP_SYS_PTRACE))
-			goto err_unlock;
-ok:
-		head = p->compat_robust_list;
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
+	ret = -EPERM;
+	if (!ptrace_may_access(p, PTRACE_MODE_READ))
+		goto err_unlock;
+
+	head = p->compat_robust_list;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	if (put_user(sizeof(*head), len_ptr))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return put_user(ptr_to_compat(head), head_ptr);