diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
index 5d92488..2e58328 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -829,21 +829,23 @@
  * want to handle. Thus you cannot kill init even with a SIGKILL even by
  * mistake.
  */
-void do_signal32(sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs * regs,
-		 int restart_syscall, unsigned long orig_i0)
+void do_signal32(sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct k_sigaction ka;
+	unsigned long orig_i0;
+	int restart_syscall;
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 	
 	signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, regs, NULL);
 
-	/* If the debugger messes with the program counter, it clears
-	 * the "in syscall" bit, directing us to not perform a syscall
-	 * restart.
-	 */
-	if (restart_syscall && !pt_regs_is_syscall(regs))
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	restart_syscall = 0;
+	orig_i0 = 0;
+	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) &&
+	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY))) {
+		restart_syscall = 1;
+		orig_i0 = regs->u_regs[UREG_G6];
+	}
 
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (restart_syscall)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 04ede8f..2302567 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -525,10 +525,26 @@
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 
+	/* It's a lot of work and synchronization to add a new ptrace
+	 * register for GDB to save and restore in order to get
+	 * orig_i0 correct for syscall restarts when debugging.
+	 *
+	 * Although it should be the case that most of the global
+	 * registers are volatile across a system call, glibc already
+	 * depends upon that fact that we preserve them.  So we can't
+	 * just use any global register to save away the orig_i0 value.
+	 *
+	 * In particular %g2, %g3, %g4, and %g5 are all assumed to be
+	 * preserved across a system call trap by various pieces of
+	 * code in glibc.
+	 *
+	 * %g7 is used as the "thread register".   %g6 is not used in
+	 * any fixed manner.  %g6 is used as a scratch register and
+	 * a compiler temporary, but it's value is never used across
+	 * a system call.  Therefore %g6 is usable for orig_i0 storage.
+	 */
 	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) && (regs->psr & PSR_C))
-		restart_syscall = 1;
-	else
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+		regs->u_regs[UREG_G6] = orig_i0;
 
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
 		oldset = &current->saved_sigmask;
@@ -541,8 +557,12 @@
 	 * the software "in syscall" bit, directing us to not perform
 	 * a syscall restart.
 	 */
-	if (restart_syscall && !pt_regs_is_syscall(regs))
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	restart_syscall = 0;
+	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) && (regs->psr & PSR_C)) {
+		restart_syscall = 1;
+		orig_i0 = regs->u_regs[UREG_G6];
+	}
+
 
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (restart_syscall)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 47509df..d58260b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -535,11 +535,27 @@
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 	
+	/* It's a lot of work and synchronization to add a new ptrace
+	 * register for GDB to save and restore in order to get
+	 * orig_i0 correct for syscall restarts when debugging.
+	 *
+	 * Although it should be the case that most of the global
+	 * registers are volatile across a system call, glibc already
+	 * depends upon that fact that we preserve them.  So we can't
+	 * just use any global register to save away the orig_i0 value.
+	 *
+	 * In particular %g2, %g3, %g4, and %g5 are all assumed to be
+	 * preserved across a system call trap by various pieces of
+	 * code in glibc.
+	 *
+	 * %g7 is used as the "thread register".   %g6 is not used in
+	 * any fixed manner.  %g6 is used as a scratch register and
+	 * a compiler temporary, but it's value is never used across
+	 * a system call.  Therefore %g6 is usable for orig_i0 storage.
+	 */
 	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) &&
-	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY))) {
-		restart_syscall = 1;
-	} else
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY)))
+		regs->u_regs[UREG_G6] = orig_i0;
 
 	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK)
 		oldset = &current->saved_sigmask;
@@ -548,22 +564,20 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT)) {
-		extern void do_signal32(sigset_t *, struct pt_regs *,
-					int restart_syscall,
-					unsigned long orig_i0);
-		do_signal32(oldset, regs, restart_syscall, orig_i0);
+		extern void do_signal32(sigset_t *, struct pt_regs *);
+		do_signal32(oldset, regs);
 		return;
 	}
 #endif	
 
 	signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, regs, NULL);
 
-	/* If the debugger messes with the program counter, it clears
-	 * the software "in syscall" bit, directing us to not perform
-	 * a syscall restart.
-	 */
-	if (restart_syscall && !pt_regs_is_syscall(regs))
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	restart_syscall = 0;
+	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) &&
+	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY))) {
+		restart_syscall = 1;
+		orig_i0 = regs->u_regs[UREG_G6];
+	}
 
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (restart_syscall)