diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index a4453d1..b6f0f71 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -183,19 +183,25 @@
 	return *insn == UPROBE_SWBP_INSN;
 }
 
+static void copy_opcode(struct page *page, unsigned long vaddr, uprobe_opcode_t *opcode)
+{
+	void *kaddr = kmap_atomic(page);
+	memcpy(opcode, kaddr + (vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK), UPROBE_SWBP_INSN_SIZE);
+	kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
+}
+
 /*
  * NOTE:
  * Expect the breakpoint instruction to be the smallest size instruction for
  * the architecture. If an arch has variable length instruction and the
  * breakpoint instruction is not of the smallest length instruction
- * supported by that architecture then we need to modify read_opcode /
+ * supported by that architecture then we need to modify is_swbp_at_addr and
  * write_opcode accordingly. This would never be a problem for archs that
  * have fixed length instructions.
  */
 
 /*
  * write_opcode - write the opcode at a given virtual address.
- * @auprobe: arch breakpointing information.
  * @mm: the probed process address space.
  * @vaddr: the virtual address to store the opcode.
  * @opcode: opcode to be written at @vaddr.
@@ -206,8 +212,8 @@
  * For mm @mm, write the opcode at @vaddr.
  * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
  */
-static int write_opcode(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm,
-			unsigned long vaddr, uprobe_opcode_t opcode)
+static int write_opcode(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr,
+			uprobe_opcode_t opcode)
 {
 	struct page *old_page, *new_page;
 	void *vaddr_old, *vaddr_new;
@@ -253,40 +259,9 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * read_opcode - read the opcode at a given virtual address.
- * @mm: the probed process address space.
- * @vaddr: the virtual address to read the opcode.
- * @opcode: location to store the read opcode.
- *
- * Called with mm->mmap_sem held (for read and with a reference to
- * mm.
- *
- * For mm @mm, read the opcode at @vaddr and store it in @opcode.
- * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
- */
-static int read_opcode(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr, uprobe_opcode_t *opcode)
-{
-	struct page *page;
-	void *vaddr_new;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = get_user_pages(NULL, mm, vaddr, 1, 0, 1, &page, NULL);
-	if (ret <= 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	vaddr_new = kmap_atomic(page);
-	vaddr &= ~PAGE_MASK;
-	memcpy(opcode, vaddr_new + vaddr, UPROBE_SWBP_INSN_SIZE);
-	kunmap_atomic(vaddr_new);
-
-	put_page(page);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int is_swbp_at_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
 {
+	struct page *page;
 	uprobe_opcode_t opcode;
 	int result;
 
@@ -300,14 +275,14 @@
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	result = read_opcode(mm, vaddr, &opcode);
-	if (result)
+	result = get_user_pages(NULL, mm, vaddr, 1, 0, 1, &page, NULL);
+	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
-out:
-	if (is_swbp_insn(&opcode))
-		return 1;
 
-	return 0;
+	copy_opcode(page, vaddr, &opcode);
+	put_page(page);
+ out:
+	return is_swbp_insn(&opcode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -321,7 +296,7 @@
  */
 int __weak set_swbp(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
 {
-	return write_opcode(auprobe, mm, vaddr, UPROBE_SWBP_INSN);
+	return write_opcode(mm, vaddr, UPROBE_SWBP_INSN);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -345,7 +320,7 @@
 	if (result != 1)
 		return result;
 
-	return write_opcode(auprobe, mm, vaddr, *(uprobe_opcode_t *)auprobe->insn);
+	return write_opcode(mm, vaddr, *(uprobe_opcode_t *)auprobe->insn);
 }
 
 static int match_uprobe(struct uprobe *l, struct uprobe *r)