diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 4adfb46..a647d66 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	thread_notify(THREAD_NOTIFY_EXIT, current_thread_info());
+	thread_notify(THREAD_NOTIFY_EXIT, task_thread_info(tsk));
 }
 
 void flush_thread(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index 2a61e4b..73085d3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@
  *   - we could be preempted if tree preempt rcu is enabled, so
  *	it is unsafe to use thread->cpu.
  *  THREAD_NOTIFY_EXIT
- *   - the thread (v) will be running on the local CPU, so
- *	v === current_thread_info()
- *   - thread->cpu is the local CPU number at the time it is accessed,
- *	but may change at any time.
  *   - we could be preempted if tree preempt rcu is enabled, so
  *	it is unsafe to use thread->cpu.
  */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index 42a53e74..68e5b9d 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	ocd_disable(current);
+	ocd_disable(tsk);
 }
 
 void flush_thread(void)
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
index c7ce784..4d1afa9 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
  */
 
 extern void deconfigure_bp(long pid);
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	deconfigure_bp(current->pid);
+	deconfigure_bp(tsk->pid);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index 9cd607b..2436ad5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -4542,8 +4542,8 @@
 
 
 /*
- * called only from exit_thread(): task == current
- * we come here only if current has a context attached (loaded or masked)
+ * called only from exit_thread()
+ * we come here only if the task has a context attached (loaded or masked)
  */
 void
 pfm_exit_thread(struct task_struct *task)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index b515149..aae6c4d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -570,22 +570,22 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Clean up state associated with current thread.  This is called when
+ * Clean up state associated with a thread.  This is called when
  * the thread calls exit().
  */
 void
-exit_thread (void)
+exit_thread (struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 
-	ia64_drop_fpu(current);
+	ia64_drop_fpu(tsk);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERFMON
        /* if needed, stop monitoring and flush state to perfmon context */
-	if (current->thread.pfm_context)
-		pfm_exit_thread(current);
+	if (tsk->thread.pfm_context)
+		pfm_exit_thread(tsk);
 
 	/* free debug register resources */
-	if (current->thread.flags & IA64_THREAD_DBG_VALID)
-		pfm_release_debug_registers(current);
+	if (tsk->thread.flags & IA64_THREAD_DBG_VALID)
+		pfm_release_debug_registers(tsk);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/process.c b/arch/metag/kernel/process.c
index 7f54618..3506279 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/process.c
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc.
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	clear_fpu(&current->thread);
-	clear_dsp(&current->thread);
+	clear_fpu(&tsk->thread);
+	clear_dsp(&tsk->thread);
 }
 
 /* TODO: figure out how to unwind the kernel stack here to figure out
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 74a96cc..cbede4e 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@
 /*
  * free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	exit_fpu(current);
+	exit_fpu(tsk);
 }
 
 void flush_thread(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 481d7a83..bba4fa7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	exit_thread_runtime_instr();
+	if (tsk == current)
+		exit_thread_runtime_instr();
 }
 
 void flush_thread(void)
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index e2062e6..9d3e991 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	/*
 	 * See arch/sparc/kernel/process.c for the precedent for doing
@@ -307,9 +307,8 @@
 	 * which it would get safely nulled.
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SH_FPU
-	if (last_task_used_math == current) {
+	if (last_task_used_math == tsk)
 		last_task_used_math = NULL;
-	}
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index c5113c7..b7780a5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -184,21 +184,21 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
-	if(last_task_used_math == current) {
+	if (last_task_used_math == tsk) {
 #else
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_USEDFPU)) {
+	if (test_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), TIF_USEDFPU)) {
 #endif
 		/* Keep process from leaving FPU in a bogon state. */
 		put_psr(get_psr() | PSR_EF);
-		fpsave(&current->thread.float_regs[0], &current->thread.fsr,
-		       &current->thread.fpqueue[0], &current->thread.fpqdepth);
+		fpsave(&tsk->thread.float_regs[0], &tsk->thread.fsr,
+		       &tsk->thread.fpqueue[0], &tsk->thread.fpqdepth);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 		last_task_used_math = NULL;
 #else
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_USEDFPU);
+		clear_ti_thread_flag(task_thread_info(tsk), TIF_USEDFPU);
 #endif
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index c16ef1a..fa14402 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@
 }
 
 /* Free current thread data structures etc.. */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	struct thread_info *t = current_thread_info();
+	struct thread_info *t = task_thread_info(tsk);
 
 	if (t->utraps) {
 		if (t->utraps[0] < 2)
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
index b5f30d3..6b705cc 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HARDWALL
 	/*
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
 	 * the last reference to a hardwall fd, it would already have
 	 * been released and deactivated at this point.)
 	 */
-	hardwall_deactivate_all(current);
+	hardwall_deactivate_all(tsk);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 2915d54..96becbb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -97,10 +97,9 @@
 /*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	struct task_struct *me = current;
-	struct thread_struct *t = &me->thread;
+	struct thread_struct *t = &tsk->thread;
 	unsigned long *bp = t->io_bitmap_ptr;
 	struct fpu *fpu = &t->fpu;
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index 5bbfed8..e0ded48 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@
 /*
  * This is called when the thread calls exit().
  */
-void exit_thread(void)
+void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 #if XTENSA_HAVE_COPROCESSORS
-	coprocessor_release_all(current_thread_info());
+	coprocessor_release_all(task_thread_info(tsk));
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 167c0d4..02bdab4 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2771,9 +2771,9 @@
 extern void flush_thread(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_EXIT_THREAD
-extern void exit_thread(void);
+extern void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk);
 #else
-static inline void exit_thread(void)
+static inline void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index fd90195..75b34fe 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
 		disassociate_ctty(1);
 	exit_task_namespaces(tsk);
 	exit_task_work(tsk);
-	exit_thread();
+	exit_thread(tsk);
 
 	/*
 	 * Flush inherited counters to the parent - before the parent