diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 05d7a8a..e5f4f03 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ config HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
 	  This spares a stack switch and improves cache usage on softirq
 	  processing.
 
+config HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM
+       bool
+
 #
 # ABI hall of shame
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 89c4b5c..e04910f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL if (AEABI && !OABI_COMPAT)
 	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM if MMU
 	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER if (AEABI && !OABI_COMPAT)
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_BPF_JIT
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index d8f6a2e..2a02a7d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -14,20 +14,6 @@ config ARM_PTDUMP
 	  kernel.
 	  If in doubt, say "N"
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
-	depends on MMU
-	---help---
-	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
-	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
-	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
-	  be used by people debugging the kernel.
-
-	  If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
-	  userspace access to memory mapped peripherals.
-
-          If in doubt, say Y.
-
 # RMK wants arm kernels compiled with frame pointers or stack unwinding.
 # If you know what you are doing and are willing to live without stack
 # traces, you can get a slightly smaller kernel by setting this option to
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 9532f8d..90abbb2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
 	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM if MMU
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_BPF_JIT
 	select HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
index 0a12933..d0036dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
@@ -6,20 +6,6 @@ config FRAME_POINTER
 	bool
 	default y
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
-	depends on MMU
-	help
-	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
-	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
-	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
-	  be used by people debugging the kernel.
-
-	  If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
-	  userspace access to memory mapped peripherals.
-
-	  If in doubt, say Y.
-
 config PID_IN_CONTEXTIDR
 	bool "Write the current PID to the CONTEXTIDR register"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 88eace4..cd35068 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
 	select DCACHE_WORD_ACCESS if PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
 	def_bool CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
index ec2e40f..6f11382 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -334,18 +334,6 @@ config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM_ADDR
 	  platform probing is done, all platforms selected must
 	  share the same address.
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	def_bool y
-	prompt "Filter access to /dev/mem"
-	help
-	  This option restricts access to /dev/mem.  If this option is
-	  disabled, you allow userspace access to all memory, including
-	  kernel and userspace memory. Accidental memory access is likely
-	  to be disastrous.
-	  Memory access is required for experts who want to debug the kernel.
-
-	  If you are unsure, say Y.
-
 config FAIL_IOMMU
 	bool "Fault-injection capability for IOMMU"
 	depends on FAULT_INJECTION
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index f2cf1f9..fe92272 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ config S390
 	select HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE if SLUB
 	select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
 	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL if !MARCH_G5
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM
 	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE if 64BIT
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug b/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
index c56878e..26c5d5be 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
@@ -5,18 +5,6 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	def_bool y
-	prompt "Filter access to /dev/mem"
-	---help---
-	  This option restricts access to /dev/mem.  If this option is
-	  disabled, you allow userspace access to all memory, including
-	  kernel and userspace memory. Accidental memory access is likely
-	  to be disastrous.
-	  Memory access is required for experts who want to debug the kernel.
-
-	  If you are unsure, say Y.
-
 config S390_PTDUMP
 	bool "Export kernel pagetable layout to userspace via debugfs"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index 7cca418..f881168 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ config TILE
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
 	select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM
 
 # FIXME: investigate whether we need/want these options.
 #	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
@@ -110,9 +111,6 @@ config ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_DEFAULT
 config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 	def_bool y
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	def_bool y
-
 # SMP is required for Tilera Linux.
 config SMP
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
index 928237a..574b07f 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config UNICORE32
 	select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
 	select GENERIC_IOMAP
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM if MMU
 	help
 	  UniCore-32 is 32-bit Instruction Set Architecture,
 	  including a series of low-power-consumption RISC chip
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig.debug b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig.debug
index 1a36262..f075bbe 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,20 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
-	depends on MMU
-	---help---
-	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
-	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
-	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
-	  be used by people debugging the kernel.
-
-	  If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
-	  userspace access to memory mapped peripherals.
-
-          If in doubt, say Y.
-
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	def_bool DEBUG_OCD
 	help
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index ded8a67..91392bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_ACPI_APEI_NMI if ACPI
 	select ACPI_LEGACY_TABLES_LOOKUP if ACPI
 	select X86_FEATURE_NAMES if PROC_FS
+	select HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 61bd2ad..e35d4a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -5,23 +5,6 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config STRICT_DEVMEM
-	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
-	---help---
-	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
-	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
-	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
-	  be used by people debugging the kernel. Note that with PAT support
-	  enabled, even in this case there are restrictions on /dev/mem
-	  use due to the cache aliasing requirements.
-
-	  If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file only allows
-	  userspace access to PCI space and the BIOS code and data regions.
-	  This is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of
-	  /dev/mem.
-
-	  If in doubt, say Y.
-
 config X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
 	bool "Enable verbose x86 bootup info messages"
 	default y
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index efefd12..39f7817 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@ menu "Character devices"
 
 source "drivers/tty/Kconfig"
 
+config STRICT_DEVMEM
+	bool "Reduced access to /dev/mem"
+	depends on HAVE_ARCH_RESTRICTED_DEVMEM
+	default y
+	help
+	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
+	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
+	  access to this is obviously disastrous, but specific access can
+	  be used by people debugging the kernel.
+
+	  If this option is switched on, the /dev/mem file restricts userspace
+	  access to an architecture-specific subset of the physical address
+	  space.
+
+	  If in doubt, say Y.
+
 config DEVKMEM
 	bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
 	default y
