diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h b/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h
index fafdd4f7010a..1570c0b54336 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/rwsem.h
@@ -36,20 +36,11 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 	spinlock_t		wait_lock;
 	struct list_head	wait_list;
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	int			debug;
-#endif
 };
 
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT      , 0
-#else
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT	/* */
-#endif
-
 #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
 	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, \
-	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT }
+	LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
 
 #define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
 	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -59,9 +50,6 @@ static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	sem->debug = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/rwsem.h b/include/asm-ia64/rwsem.h
index 1327c91ea39c..2d1640cc240a 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/rwsem.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 	signed long		count;
 	spinlock_t		wait_lock;
 	struct list_head	wait_list;
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	int			debug;
-#endif
 };
 
 #define RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE		__IA64_UL_CONST(0x0000000000000000)
@@ -45,19 +42,9 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS		RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 
-/*
- * initialization
- */
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT      , 0
-#else
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT	/* */
-#endif
-
 #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
 	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, \
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) \
-	  __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT }
+	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
 
 #define DECLARE_RWSEM(name) \
 	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -73,9 +60,6 @@ init_rwsem (struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	sem->debug = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/rwsem.h b/include/asm-powerpc/rwsem.h
index 2c2fe9647595..e929145e1e46 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/rwsem.h
@@ -28,24 +28,11 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 	spinlock_t		wait_lock;
 	struct list_head	wait_list;
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	int			debug;
-#endif
 };
 
-/*
- * initialisation
- */
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT      , 0
-#else
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT	/* */
-#endif
-
 #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
 	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, \
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) \
-	  __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT }
+	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
 
 #define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)		\
 	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -60,9 +47,6 @@ static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	sem->debug = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/rwsem.h b/include/asm-sh/rwsem.h
index 0262d3d1e5e0..9d2aea5e8488 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/rwsem.h
@@ -25,24 +25,11 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 	spinlock_t		wait_lock;
 	struct list_head	wait_list;
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	int			debug;
-#endif
 };
 
-/*
- * initialisation
- */
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT      , 0
-#else
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT	/* */
-#endif
-
 #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
 	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, \
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) \
-	  __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT }
+	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
 
 #define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)		\
 	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -57,9 +44,6 @@ static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	sem->debug = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-xtensa/rwsem.h b/include/asm-xtensa/rwsem.h
index abcd86dc5ab9..0aad3a587551 100644
--- a/include/asm-xtensa/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-xtensa/rwsem.h
@@ -31,24 +31,11 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
 #define RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS		(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS + RWSEM_ACTIVE_BIAS)
 	spinlock_t		wait_lock;
 	struct list_head	wait_list;
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	int			debug;
-#endif
 };
 
-/*
- * initialisation
- */
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT      , 0
-#else
-#define __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT	/* */
-#endif
-
 #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
 	{ RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, \
-	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) \
-	  __RWSEM_DEBUG_INIT }
+	  LIST_HEAD_INIT((name).wait_list) }
 
 #define DECLARE_RWSEM(name)		\
 	struct rw_semaphore name = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name)
@@ -63,9 +50,6 @@ static inline void init_rwsem(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	sem->count = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 	spin_lock_init(&sem->wait_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sem->wait_list);
-#if RWSEM_DEBUG
-	sem->debug = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 /*