diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h
index c9f5b90..fc7f543 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -224,10 +224,5 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ALPHA_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 3798546..148b61a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -147,9 +147,4 @@
 #define rwsem_atomic_add(delta, sem)	atomic64_add(delta, (atomic64_t *)(&(sem)->count))
 #define rwsem_atomic_update(delta, sem)	atomic64_add_return(delta, (atomic64_t *)(&(sem)->count))
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h
index f86fdf7..38e8e5c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -133,10 +133,5 @@
 	return atomic_long_add_return(delta, (atomic_long_t *)&sem->count);
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return sem->count != 0;
-}
-
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif	/* _ASM_POWERPC_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
index f0f5277..80522dc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -325,10 +325,5 @@
 	return new;
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _S390_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 798699d..2f8cf97 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -133,10 +133,5 @@
 	return atomic_add_return(delta, (atomic_t *)(&sem->count));
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_SH_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 79f7c1c..4f4391f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@
 	return atomic64_add_return(delta, (atomic64_t *)(&sem->count));
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* _SPARC64_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
index c0c91b4..776d76f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -222,10 +222,5 @@
 	return tmp + delta;
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h
index 2fa4202..da61633 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -133,9 +133,4 @@
 	return atomic_add_return(delta, (atomic_t *)(&sem->count));
 }
 
-static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	return (sem->count != 0);
-}
-
 #endif	/* _XTENSA_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 8970c3e..8b9c7e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 
 /* Include the arch specific part */
 #include <asm/rwsem.h>
+
+/* In all implementations count != 0 means locked */
+static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	return sem->count != 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /* Common initializer macros and functions */