diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/a.out.h b/include/asm-alpha/a.out.h
index d97daf42753d..e43cf61649a9 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/a.out.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct exec
 #define STACK_TOP \
   (current->personality & ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT ? 0x80000000 : 0x00120000000UL)
 
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	0x00120000000UL
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __A_OUT_GNU_H__ */
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/a.out.h b/include/asm-arm/a.out.h
index 3e5fe64c4394..d7165e86df25 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/a.out.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #define STACK_TOP	((current->personality == PER_LINUX_32BIT) ? \
 			 TASK_SIZE : TASK_SIZE_26)
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	TASK_SIZE
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LIBRARY_START_TEXT
diff --git a/include/asm-arm26/a.out.h b/include/asm-arm26/a.out.h
index 9b2702c42c87..7167f54ae3fc 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm26/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm26/a.out.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct exec
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LIBRARY_START_TEXT
diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/a.out.h b/include/asm-avr32/a.out.h
index 50bf6e31a143..9f398ab28ed0 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/a.out.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-cris/a.out.h b/include/asm-cris/a.out.h
index 770734ce54a6..919b34a084f8 100644
--- a/include/asm-cris/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-cris/a.out.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /* grabbed from the intel stuff  */   
 #define STACK_TOP TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 
 struct exec
diff --git a/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h b/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h
index a025dd4514e7..aaf2a773d9d3 100644
--- a/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h
+++ b/include/asm-frv/mem-layout.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
  */
 #define BRK_BASE			__UL(2 * 1024 * 1024 + PAGE_SIZE)
 #define STACK_TOP			__UL(2 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 /* userspace process size */
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
diff --git a/include/asm-h8300/a.out.h b/include/asm-h8300/a.out.h
index 3c70939f9f00..aa5d22778235 100644
--- a/include/asm-h8300/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-h8300/a.out.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/a.out.h b/include/asm-i386/a.out.h
index ab17bb8e5465..851a60f8258c 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/a.out.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/ustack.h b/include/asm-ia64/ustack.h
index a349467913ea..504167c35b8b 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/ustack.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/ustack.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 /* The absolute hard limit for stack size is 1/2 of the mappable space in the region */
 #define MAX_USER_STACK_SIZE	(RGN_MAP_LIMIT/2)
 #define STACK_TOP		(0x6000000000000000UL + RGN_MAP_LIMIT)
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX		STACK_TOP
 #endif
 
 /* Make a default stack size of 2GiB */
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/a.out.h b/include/asm-m32r/a.out.h
index 9a4a5d20160a..6a1b5d42f328 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/a.out.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/a.out.h b/include/asm-m68k/a.out.h
index eda1662773b8..6fc86a221a94 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/a.out.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/a.out.h b/include/asm-mips/a.out.h
index ef33c3f13484..1ad60ba186d0 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/a.out.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 #define STACK_TOP	(current->thread.mflags & MF_32BIT_ADDR ? TASK_SIZE32 : TASK_SIZE)
 #endif
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	TASK_SIZE
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/a.out.h b/include/asm-parisc/a.out.h
index 2a490cc9ec91..23e2c90943e5 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/a.out.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct exec
  * prumpf */
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/a.out.h b/include/asm-powerpc/a.out.h
index c7393a977364..5c5ea83f9349 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/a.out.h
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ struct exec
 #define STACK_TOP (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT) ? \
 		   STACK_TOP_USER32 : STACK_TOP_USER64)
 
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX STACK_TOP_USER64
+
 #else /* __powerpc64__ */
 
 #define STACK_TOP TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/a.out.h b/include/asm-s390/a.out.h
index 72adee6ef338..46158dcaf517 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/a.out.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/a.out.h b/include/asm-sh/a.out.h
index 6e9fca9ee333..685d0f6125fa 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/a.out.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sh64/a.out.h b/include/asm-sh64/a.out.h
index e1995e86b663..237ee4e5b72a 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh64/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh64/a.out.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct exec
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h b/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h
index 9090060a23e6..917e04250696 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/a.out.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct relocation_info /* used when header.a_machtype == M_SPARC */
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
 #define STACK_TOP	(PAGE_OFFSET - PAGE_SIZE)
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h b/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h
index eb3b8e90b279..902e07f89a42 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/a.out.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct relocation_info /* used when header.a_machtype == M_SPARC */
 #define STACK_TOP (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT) ? \
 		   STACK_TOP32 : STACK_TOP64)
 
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX STACK_TOP64
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* !(__ASSEMBLY__) */
diff --git a/include/asm-um/a.out.h b/include/asm-um/a.out.h
index 7016b893ac9d..78bc9eed26b2 100644
--- a/include/asm-um/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-um/a.out.h
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ extern int honeypot;
 #define STACK_TOP \
 	CHOOSE_MODE((honeypot ? host_task_size : task_size), task_size)
 
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/a.out.h b/include/asm-x86_64/a.out.h
index 7255cde06538..e789300e41a5 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/a.out.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ struct exec
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
-#define STACK_TOP TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	TASK_SIZE64
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __A_OUT_GNU_H__ */
diff --git a/include/asm-xtensa/a.out.h b/include/asm-xtensa/a.out.h
index ffc4dcfd6ac1..05a2f67c6768 100644
--- a/include/asm-xtensa/a.out.h
+++ b/include/asm-xtensa/a.out.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 /* Note: the kernel needs the a.out definitions, even if only ELF is used. */
 
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
+#define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 
 struct exec
 {