diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 5f8527081da9..732e39217c7f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -233,10 +233,12 @@ release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 /*
  * Copy architecture-specific thread state
  */
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p,
-		unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long kthread_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 	extern void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
index 5f7f5aab361f..caf948ba647c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/process.c
@@ -162,10 +162,12 @@ asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
  * |    user_r25    |
  * ------------------  <===== END of PAGE
  */
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p,
-		unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long kthread_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *c_regs;        /* child's pt_regs */
 	unsigned long *childksp;       /* to unwind out of __switch_to() */
 	struct callee_regs *c_callee;  /* child's callee regs */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 0617af11377f..8e13b426dd26 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -238,9 +238,12 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void) __asm__("ret_from_fork");
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
-		unsigned long stk_sz, struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long stack_start = args->stack;
+	unsigned long stk_sz = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct thread_info *thread = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index 7fa97df55e3a..e002f6681c8d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -316,9 +316,12 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void) asm("ret_from_fork");
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
-		unsigned long stk_sz, struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long stack_start = args->stack;
+	unsigned long stk_sz = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
 	memset(&p->thread.cpu_context, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_context));
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/process.c b/arch/csky/kernel/process.c
index 3d0ca22cd0e2..7dba33d37e1a 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/process.c
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ asmlinkage void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
  */
 void flush_thread(void){}
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
-		unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long kthread_arg,
-		struct task_struct *p,
-		unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long kthread_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct switch_stack *childstack;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index 8833fa4f5d51..752cbd9b0bf6 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 {
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long topstk, struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long topstk = args->stack_size;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
 
 	childregs = (struct pt_regs *) (THREAD_SIZE + task_stack_page(p)) - 1;
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c
index eab03c691f53..f1c1f6f21941 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 /*
  * Copy architecture-specific thread state
  */
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct hexagon_switch_stack *ss;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index d7a256bd9d6b..10d41ded05a5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -295,9 +295,12 @@ ia64_load_extra (struct task_struct *task)
  * so there is nothing to worry about.
  */
 int
-copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long user_stack_base,
-	    unsigned long user_stack_size, struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long user_stack_base = args->stack;
+	unsigned long user_stack_size = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	extern char ia64_ret_from_clone;
 	struct switch_stack *child_stack, *stack;
 	unsigned long rbs, child_rbs, rbs_size;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index a6030dbaa089..8ac575656fc4 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -138,9 +138,12 @@ asmlinkage int m68k_clone3(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return sys_clone3((struct clone_args __user *)regs->d1, regs->d2);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct fork_frame {
 		struct switch_stack sw;
 		struct pt_regs regs;
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c
index 1b944d319d73..b5f549125c6a 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 {
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index c2d5f4bfe1f3..a572d097b16b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -105,10 +105,12 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 /*
  * Copy architecture-specific thread state
  */
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p,
-		unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long kthread_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct pt_regs *childregs, *regs = current_pt_regs();
 	unsigned long childksp;
diff --git a/arch/nios2/kernel/process.c b/arch/nios2/kernel/process.c
index f8ea522a1588..98c4bfe972e0 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/kernel/process.c
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 {
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 	struct pt_regs *regs;
 	struct switch_stack *stack;
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
index 3c0c91bcdcba..486e46dd5883 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -152,9 +152,12 @@ extern asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
  */
 
 int
-copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-	    struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *userregs;
 	struct pt_regs *kregs;
 	unsigned long sp = (unsigned long)task_stack_page(p) + THREAD_SIZE;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index 28b6a2a5574c..129c17de45ba 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -206,9 +206,12 @@ arch_initcall(parisc_idle_init);
  * Copy architecture-specific thread state
  */
 int
-copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-	    unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long kthread_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *cregs = &(p->thread.regs);
 	void *stack = task_stack_page(p);
 	
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 984813a4d5dc..3fd67c861d54 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1716,10 +1716,12 @@ static void setup_ksp_vsid(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long sp)
 /*
  * Copy architecture-specific thread state
  */
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-		unsigned long kthread_arg, struct task_struct *p,
-		unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long kthread_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs, *kregs;
 	extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 	extern void ret_from_fork_scv(void);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index 504b496787aa..334382731725 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -120,9 +120,12 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
 	/* p->thread holds context to be restored by __switch_to() */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 71d86f73b02c..bb5daec39516 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -94,9 +94,12 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long new_stackp,
-		unsigned long arg, struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long new_stackp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct fake_frame
 	{
 		struct stack_frame sf;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
index ca01286a0610..6023399b1892 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -92,9 +92,12 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
 asmlinkage void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index 88c0c14aaff0..80e6775e18c0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -259,9 +259,12 @@ clone_stackframe(struct sparc_stackf __user *dst,
 extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 extern void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long sp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct pt_regs *childregs, *regs = current_pt_regs();
 	char *new_stack;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index 9a2ceb080ac9..38c46ca826d9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -564,9 +564,12 @@ void fault_in_user_windows(struct pt_regs *regs)
  * Parent -->  %o0 == childs  pid, %o1 == 0
  * Child  -->  %o0 == parents pid, %o1 == 1
  */
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long sp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct thread_info *t = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
 	struct sparc_stackf *parent_sf;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/process.c b/arch/um/kernel/process.c
index 80504680be08..fd2d2361484d 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/process.c
@@ -154,9 +154,12 @@ void fork_handler(void)
 	userspace(&current->thread.regs.regs, current_thread_info()->aux_fp_regs);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
-		unsigned long arg, struct task_struct * p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct * p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long sp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	void (*handler)(void);
 	int kthread = current->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER);
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index b370767f5b19..0fce52b10dc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -130,9 +130,12 @@ static int set_new_tls(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
 		return do_set_thread_area_64(p, ARCH_SET_FS, tls);
 }
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp, unsigned long arg,
-		struct task_struct *p, unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long sp = args->stack;
+	unsigned long arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct inactive_task_frame *frame;
 	struct fork_frame *fork_frame;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index e8bfbca5f001..15ce25073142 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -201,10 +201,12 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
  * involved.  Much simpler to just not copy those live frames across.
  */
 
-int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp_thread_fn,
-		unsigned long thread_fn_arg, struct task_struct *p,
-		unsigned long tls)
+int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 {
+	unsigned long clone_flags = args->flags;
+	unsigned long usp_thread_fn = args->stack;
+	unsigned long thread_fn_arg = args->stack_size;
+	unsigned long tls = args->tls;
 	struct pt_regs *childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 
 #if (XTENSA_HAVE_COPROCESSORS || XTENSA_HAVE_IO_PORTS)
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index 4492266935dd..fcdcba231aac 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ extern void fork_init(void);
 
 extern void release_task(struct task_struct * p);
 
-extern int copy_thread(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long,
-		       struct task_struct *, unsigned long);
+extern int copy_thread(struct task_struct *, const struct kernel_clone_args *);
 
 extern void flush_thread(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 27c5203750b4..d39a248a8d8d 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	struct multiprocess_signals delayed;
 	struct file *pidfile = NULL;
-	u64 clone_flags = args->flags;
+	const u64 clone_flags = args->flags;
 	struct nsproxy *nsp = current->nsproxy;
 
 	/*
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	retval = copy_io(clone_flags, p);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_namespaces;
-	retval = copy_thread(clone_flags, args->stack, args->stack_size, p, args->tls);
+	retval = copy_thread(p, args);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_io;