diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c
index 048f754bbe23..2314d8d306fd 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 
@@ -71,18 +72,27 @@ int arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 void arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	memcpy(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr, MAX_INSN_SIZE * sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+	p->opcode = *p->addr;
+}
+
+void arch_arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION;
+	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
+			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+}
+
+void arch_disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = p->opcode;
+	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
+			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
 }
 
 void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	*p->addr = p->opcode;
-	regs->eip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
-}
-
 static inline void prepare_singlestep(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs->eflags |= TF_MASK;
@@ -177,7 +187,8 @@ static int kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 				unlock_kprobes();
 				goto no_kprobe;
 			}
-			disarm_kprobe(p, regs);
+			arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
+			regs->eip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
 			ret = 1;
 		} else {
 			p = current_kprobe;
diff --git a/arch/ppc64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/ppc64/kernel/kprobes.c
index e950a2058a19..8c0920a6d03e 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
 #include <asm/sstep.h>
 
@@ -61,18 +62,27 @@ int arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 void arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	memcpy(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr, MAX_INSN_SIZE * sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+	p->opcode = *p->addr;
+}
+
+void arch_arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION;
+	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
+			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+}
+
+void arch_disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = p->opcode;
+	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
+			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
 }
 
 void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	*p->addr = p->opcode;
-	regs->nip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
-}
-
 static inline void prepare_singlestep(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs->msr |= MSR_SE;
@@ -101,7 +111,8 @@ static inline int kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 				unlock_kprobes();
 				goto no_kprobe;
 			}
-			disarm_kprobe(p, regs);
+			arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
+			regs->nip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
 			ret = 1;
 		} else {
 			p = current_kprobe;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/kprobes.c
index 7066d7ba667a..d67195ba3fa2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
-
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
 #include <asm/signal.h>
 
@@ -47,6 +46,19 @@ void arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	p->ainsn.insn[0] = *p->addr;
 	p->ainsn.insn[1] = BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION_2;
+	p->opcode = *p->addr;
+}
+
+void arch_arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION;
+	flushi(p->addr);
+}
+
+void arch_disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = p->opcode;
+	flushi(p->addr);
 }
 
 void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
@@ -78,17 +90,6 @@ static inline void prepare_singlestep(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	*p->addr = p->opcode;
-	flushi(p->addr);
-
-	regs->tpc = (unsigned long) p->addr;
-	regs->tnpc = current_kprobe_orig_tnpc;
-	regs->tstate = ((regs->tstate & ~TSTATE_PIL) |
-			current_kprobe_orig_tstate_pil);
-}
-
 static int kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kprobe *p;
@@ -109,7 +110,11 @@ static int kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 				unlock_kprobes();
 				goto no_kprobe;
 			}
-			disarm_kprobe(p, regs);
+			arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
+			regs->tpc = (unsigned long) p->addr;
+			regs->tnpc = current_kprobe_orig_tnpc;
+			regs->tstate = ((regs->tstate & ~TSTATE_PIL) |
+					current_kprobe_orig_tstate_pil);
 			ret = 1;
 		} else {
 			p = current_kprobe;
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
index 203672ca7401..324bf57925a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
 #include <linux/moduleloader.h>
-
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
 
@@ -216,6 +216,21 @@ void arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 		BUG_ON((s64) (s32) disp != disp); /* Sanity check.  */
 		*ripdisp = disp;
 	}
+	p->opcode = *p->addr;
+}
+
+void arch_arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION;
+	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
+			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+}
+
+void arch_disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	*p->addr = p->opcode;
+	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
+			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
 }
 
 void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
@@ -225,12 +240,6 @@ void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	down(&kprobe_mutex);
 }
 
-static inline void disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	*p->addr = p->opcode;
-	regs->rip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
-}
-
 static void prepare_singlestep(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs->eflags |= TF_MASK;
@@ -311,7 +320,8 @@ int kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 				unlock_kprobes();
 				goto no_kprobe;
 			}
-			disarm_kprobe(p, regs);
+			arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
+			regs->rip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
 			ret = 1;
 		} else {
 			p = current_kprobe;
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index fba39f87efec..0f90466fb8b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ static inline int kprobe_running(void)
 
 extern int arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 extern void arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
+extern void arch_arm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
+extern void arch_disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 extern void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 extern void show_registers(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 692fbf75ab49..e8e0ae8a6e14 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static inline void free_rp_inst(struct kretprobe *rp)
 static inline void add_aggr_kprobe(struct kprobe *ap, struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	ap->addr = p->addr;
-	ap->opcode = p->opcode;
+	memcpy(&ap->opcode, &p->opcode, sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
 	memcpy(&ap->ainsn, &p->ainsn, sizeof(struct arch_specific_insn));
 
 	ap->pre_handler = aggr_pre_handler;
@@ -304,10 +304,8 @@ static int register_aggr_kprobe(struct kprobe *old_p, struct kprobe *p)
 /* kprobe removal house-keeping routines */
 static inline void cleanup_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, unsigned long flags)
 {
-	*p->addr = p->opcode;
+	arch_disarm_kprobe(p);
 	hlist_del(&p->hlist);
-	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
-		   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kprobe_lock, flags);
 	arch_remove_kprobe(p);
 }
@@ -344,10 +342,8 @@ int register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	hlist_add_head(&p->hlist,
 		       &kprobe_table[hash_ptr(p->addr, KPROBE_HASH_BITS)]);
 
-	p->opcode = *p->addr;
-	*p->addr = BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION;
-	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) p->addr,
-			   (unsigned long) p->addr + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+  	arch_arm_kprobe(p);
+
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kprobe_lock, flags);
 rm_kprobe: