diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index af14a567b493fc915fc9229bab07c1a331463b82..3fab619a6aa51ac7d31fa415acc389f5bc4dca15 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ config KEXEC_ELF
 config HAVE_IMA_KEXEC
 	bool
 
+config SET_FS
+	bool
+
 config HOTPLUG_SMT
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 9c5f06e8eb9bc026dd32691660eafd731a2a0048..d6e9fc7a7b19e2283cedc1122705834f455032a7 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ config ALPHA
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND
 	select CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS if !ALPHA_EV67
 	select MMU_GATHER_NO_RANGE
+	select SET_FS
 	help
 	  The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
 	  marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,
diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index ba00c4e1e1c2719719c9bc4fe8e1cecf2312ccdf..c49f5754a11e406bcfc9bc98b59a4db6c245e186 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ config ARC
 	select PCI_SYSCALL if PCI
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC if ARC_CACHE_VIPT_ALIASING
 	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL if ISA_ARCV2 && !CPU_ENDIAN_BE32
+	select SET_FS
 
 config ARCH_HAS_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index e00d94b1665876594ca693593aa7231f83cf84e5..87e1478a42dc4f2f421e7f20c4fd1b0b6e17ccdb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ config ARM
 	select PCI_SYSCALL if PCI
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 	select RTC_LIB
+	select SET_FS
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
 	# Above selects are sorted alphabetically; please add new ones
 	# according to that.  Thanks.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 6d232837cbeee8abb0c5a9c37b05c8566260156f..fbd9e35bef096f1ec2f8020d9977e08139c6efbd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select PCI_SYSCALL if PCI
 	select POWER_RESET
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
+	select SET_FS
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SWIOTLB
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
diff --git a/arch/c6x/Kconfig b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
index 6444ebfd06a6656563db32286f87c00eaf11e68c..48d66bf0465d680b7dd39603d67e8a3caaec8527 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config C6X
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select MMU_GATHER_NO_RANGE if MMU
+	select SET_FS
 
 config MMU
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/csky/Kconfig b/arch/csky/Kconfig
index 3d5afb5f568543d20fe0d714615c407508cd8e1b..2836f6e76fdb2d03bc3647592b037f8522ca48fa 100644
--- a/arch/csky/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/csky/Kconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ config CSKY
 	select PCI_DOMAINS_GENERIC if PCI
 	select PCI_SYSCALL if PCI
 	select PCI_MSI if PCI
+	select SET_FS
 
 config LOCKDEP_SUPPORT
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kconfig b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
index d11666d538fea8816df6aa61978e6aa6d07acc33..7945de067e9fccc6ef347033bb8fcdd2e674dded 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config H8300
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_ARCH_HASH
 	select CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS
+	select SET_FS
 	select UACCESS_MEMCPY
 
 config CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
index 667cfc511cf99972b6e0e9d75bee22b7d534d823..f2afabbadd430eb967fbc95f2942b2b1e687340a 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ config HEXAGON
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
+	select SET_FS
 	help
 	  Qualcomm Hexagon is a processor architecture designed for high
 	  performance and low power across a wide variety of applications.
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 5b4ec80bf5863ad09a1be531f98ecad6cc453193..22a6853840e2351fb8da474b45d4117d485cee22 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ config IA64
 	select NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE
 	select NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH
 	select NUMA if !FLATMEM
+	select SET_FS
 	default y
 	help
 	  The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 6f2f38d05772ab552e94b9ffae294f138217bb55..dcf4ae8c9b215f265647b295a54439c8dac61164 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config M68K
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
 	select OLD_SIGACTION
 	select MMU_GATHER_NO_RANGE if MMU
+	select SET_FS
 
 config CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
index d262ac0c8714bd804b8a43e61d05e939092592d6..7e3d4583abf3e6a749da8a227c3f9124204c36cc 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config MICROBLAZE
 	select CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS
 	select MMU_GATHER_NO_RANGE if MMU
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
+	select SET_FS
 
 # Endianness selection
 choice
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c95fa3a2484cf056c9dc4238980acd896ef13ca6..fbc26391b588f8ce62e26340bf99612b10e663de 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if MODULES && 64BIT
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 	select RTC_LIB
+	select SET_FS
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select VIRT_TO_BUS
 
diff --git a/arch/nds32/Kconfig b/arch/nds32/Kconfig
index e30298e99e1bdf00a1673eb124c5717523039c3e..e8e541fd2267d06caf1f0e39541932b90e081e93 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/nds32/Kconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ config NDS32
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+	select SET_FS
 	help
 	  Andes(nds32) Linux support.
 
diff --git a/arch/nios2/Kconfig b/arch/nios2/Kconfig
index c6645141bb2a8885ba9ef0f5dd887570a4974968..c7c6ba6bec9dfce4972f77a20ba2eb42e47955da 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/nios2/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ config NIOS2
 	select USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD if USB_SUPPORT
 	select CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS
 	select MMU_GATHER_NO_RANGE if MMU
+	select SET_FS
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index 7e94fe37cb2fdf341cee2461cd51ce3cf3e14905..6233c62931803f451d6ba2762ac729ecbc55a46f 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ config OPENRISC
 	select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_MULTI_HANDLER
 	select MMU_GATHER_NO_RANGE if MMU
+	select SET_FS
 
 config CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 3b0f53dd70bc9b80c5cbb487557a9623ba8ad483..be70af482b5a9aaa0005b02a7d060b9e11847dd7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config PARISC
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
 	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
+	select SET_FS
 
 	help
 	  The PA-RISC microprocessor is designed by Hewlett-Packard and used
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 1f48bbfb3ce99dc9eccbee3612689e88be4ae675..3f09d6fdf89405f10072e0d95fb16a1886616661 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ config PPC
 	select PCI_SYSCALL			if PCI
 	select PPC_DAWR				if PPC64
 	select RTC_LIB
+	select SET_FS
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 7b59055291466488f3e6bd613c0196e9b77d3b92..07d53044013ede8c5bee62c05678e14cbbe03935 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ config RISCV
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
+	select SET_FS
 
 config ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS_MIN
 	default 18 if 64BIT
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 3d86e12e8e3c21ed6a23395f6d946f95411000f0..fd81385a7787cbb1ff7558c2f7bfb17e669c224c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ config S390
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
 	select PCI_DOMAINS		if PCI
 	select PCI_MSI			if PCI
+	select SET_FS
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index d20927128fce05b7e6e997733ce0336a82124e97..2bd1653f3b3fea7ff3cf5185aeb14469bf7f88bc 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ config SUPERH
 	select PERF_EVENTS
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 	select RTC_LIB
+	select SET_FS
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	help
 	  The SuperH is a RISC processor targeted for use in embedded systems
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index efeff2c896a54451d29cb4254b48d76e17c0096d..3e0cf0319a278adb52896ce0d5fbcf73e3ed4299 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ config SPARC
 	select LOCKDEP_SMALL if LOCKDEP
 	select NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE
 	select NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH
+	select SET_FS
 
 config SPARC32
 	def_bool !64BIT
diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index eb51fec759484ab065d817704ac277102dde61b0..3aefcd815668090d6f6eb4bdc8fd905834bc84b1 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config UML
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS
+	select SET_FS
 	select TTY # Needed for line.c
 
 config MMU
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 7101ac64bb209d31966ca255e07a2ddf704397e7..f85c13355732fee376e88fb17db46c1551eb7f77 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KCSAN			if X86_64
 	select X86_FEATURE_NAMES		if PROC_FS
 	select PROC_PID_ARCH_STATUS		if PROC_FS
+	select SET_FS
 	imply IMA_SECURE_AND_OR_TRUSTED_BOOT    if EFI
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index e997e0119c02514a9f91b87f8f84fc065a9b1c10..94bad4d66b4bde4f906946f5b381ef6a30fce943 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ config XTENSA
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
+	select SET_FS
 	select VIRT_TO_BUS
 	help
 	  Xtensa processors are 32-bit RISC machines designed by Tensilica
diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h
index 94b28541165929ef4b9edbc2f4302e8809ec59c1..70073c802b48ed7591511cb1eb6afb132bedea87 100644
--- a/include/linux/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SET_FS
 /*
  * Force the uaccess routines to be wired up for actual userspace access,
  * overriding any possible set_fs(KERNEL_DS) still lingering around.  Undone
@@ -25,6 +26,23 @@ static inline void force_uaccess_end(mm_segment_t oldfs)
 {
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 }
+#else /* CONFIG_SET_FS */
+typedef struct {
+	/* empty dummy */
+} mm_segment_t;
+
+#define uaccess_kernel()		(false)
+#define user_addr_max()			(TASK_SIZE_MAX)
+
+static inline mm_segment_t force_uaccess_begin(void)
+{
+	return (mm_segment_t) { };
+}
+
+static inline void force_uaccess_end(mm_segment_t oldfs)
+{
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SET_FS */
 
 /*
  * Architectures should provide two primitives (raw_copy_{to,from}_user())