diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 0365cbbc9179..c7d92948bb49 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config ARM
 	bool
 	default y
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index 259c0ca9c99a..e356357d86bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -15,20 +15,6 @@ 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 9ac16a482ff1..4e7bf1d73038 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select ACPI_CCA_REQUIRED if ACPI
 	select ACPI_GENERIC_GSI if ACPI
 	select ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE_ONLY if ACPI
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
index 04fb73b973f1..e13c4bf84d9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
@@ -14,20 +14,6 @@ config ARM64_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.
-
 config PID_IN_CONTEXTIDR
 	bool "Write the current PID to the CONTEXTIDR register"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/frv/Kconfig b/arch/frv/Kconfig
index 34aa19352dc1..03bfd6bf03e7 100644
--- a/arch/frv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/frv/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config FRV
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
 	select OLD_SIGACTION
diff --git a/arch/m32r/Kconfig b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
index 9e44bbd8051e..836ac5a963c8 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m32r/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config M32R
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index db49e0d796b1..85eabc49de61 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ config PPC
 	select EDAC_SUPPORT
 	select EDAC_ATOMIC_SCRUB
 	select ARCH_HAS_DMA_SET_COHERENT_MASK
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
index 3a510f4a6b68..a0e44a9c456f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -335,18 +335,6 @@ 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 3a55f493c7da..779becb895be 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ config S390
 	def_bool y
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 	select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug b/arch/s390/Kconfig.debug
index c56878e1245f..26c5d5beb4be 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 106c21bd7f44..cf3116887509 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config TILE
 	select VIRT_TO_BUS
 	select SYS_HYPERVISOR
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
@@ -116,9 +117,6 @@ 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 c9faddc61100..5dc4c0a43ccd 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config UNICORE32
 	def_bool y
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig.debug b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig.debug
index 1a3626239843..f075bbe1d46f 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 db3622f22b61..75fba1fc205d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config X86
 	select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_STRICT_USER_COPY_CHECKS
+	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 137dfa96aa14..1116452fcfc2 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/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 8c15b29d5adc..289dfcbc14eb 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1853,3 +1853,25 @@ source "samples/Kconfig"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.kgdb"
 
+config ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
+	bool
+
+config STRICT_DEVMEM
+	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
+	depends on MMU
+	depends on ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
+	default y if TILE || PPC
+	---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.
