diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
index 05841cdef4e..b0117a7c610 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_syscalls.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
 #include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_spu_run(int fd, __u32 __user *unpc, __u32 __user *ustatus)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int arch_notes_size(void)
+int elf_coredump_extra_notes_size(void)
 {
 	struct spufs_calls *calls;
 	int ret;
@@ -128,17 +129,22 @@ int arch_notes_size(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void arch_write_notes(struct file *file)
+int elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(struct file *file, loff_t *foffset)
 {
 	struct spufs_calls *calls;
 
 	calls = spufs_calls_get();
 	if (!calls)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	calls->coredump_extra_notes_write(file);
 
 	spufs_calls_put(calls);
+
+	/* Fudge foffset for now */
+	*foffset = file->f_pos;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int register_spu_syscalls(struct spufs_calls *calls)
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 4482a0673b1..b1013f34085 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1514,9 +1514,6 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file)
 	int thread_status_size = 0;
 	elf_addr_t *auxv;
 	unsigned long mm_flags;
-#ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES
-	int extra_notes_size;
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * We no longer stop all VM operations.
@@ -1645,10 +1642,7 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file)
 		
 		sz += thread_status_size;
 
-#ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES
-		extra_notes_size = ELF_CORE_EXTRA_NOTES_SIZE;
-		sz += extra_notes_size;
-#endif
+		sz += elf_coredump_extra_notes_size();
 
 		fill_elf_note_phdr(&phdr, sz, offset);
 		offset += sz;
@@ -1698,10 +1692,8 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file)
 		if (!writenote(notes + i, file, &foffset))
 			goto end_coredump;
 
-#ifdef ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES
-	ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES;
-	foffset += extra_notes_size;
-#endif
+	if (elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(file, &foffset))
+		goto end_coredump;
 
 	/* write out the thread status notes section */
 	list_for_each(t, &thread_list) {
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
index de507995c7b..e42820d6d25 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/elf.h
@@ -413,13 +413,8 @@ do {									\
 /* Notes used in ET_CORE. Note name is "SPU/<fd>/<filename>". */
 #define NT_SPU		1
 
-extern int arch_notes_size(void);
-extern void arch_write_notes(struct file *file);
-
-#define ELF_CORE_EXTRA_NOTES_SIZE arch_notes_size()
-#define ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES arch_write_notes(file)
-
 #define ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_ELF_NOTES
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_CELL */
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_SPU_BASE */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_ELF_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/elf.h b/include/linux/elf.h
index 8b17ffe222c..d2da84acf45 100644
--- a/include/linux/elf.h
+++ b/include/linux/elf.h
@@ -389,12 +389,14 @@ extern Elf64_Dyn _DYNAMIC [];
 
 #endif
 
+/* Optional callbacks to write extra ELF notes. */
 #ifndef ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_ELF_NOTES
-static inline int arch_notes_size(void) { return 0; }
-static inline void arch_write_notes(struct file *file) { }
-
-#define ELF_CORE_EXTRA_NOTES_SIZE arch_notes_size()
-#define ELF_CORE_WRITE_EXTRA_NOTES arch_write_notes(file)
-#endif /* ARCH_HAVE_EXTRA_ELF_NOTES */
+static inline int elf_coredump_extra_notes_size(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(struct file *file,
+			loff_t *foffset) { return 0; }
+#else
+extern int elf_coredump_extra_notes_size(void);
+extern int elf_coredump_extra_notes_write(struct file *file, loff_t *foffset);
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ELF_H */