* being 64 bit in both cases.
  */
 
-static long translate_usr_offset(long offset)
+static compat_ulong_t translate_usr_offset(compat_ulong_t offset)
 {
        if (offset < 0)
-               return -1;
+               return sizeof(struct pt_regs);
        else if (offset <= 32*4)        /* gr[0..31] */
                return offset * 2 + 4;
        else if (offset <= 32*4+32*8)   /* gr[0..31] + fr[0..31] */
        else if (offset < sizeof(struct pt_regs)/2 + 32*4)
                return offset * 2 + 4 - 32*8;
        else
-               return -1;
+               return sizeof(struct pt_regs);
 }
 
 long compat_arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, compat_long_t request,
                if (addr & (sizeof(compat_uint_t)-1))
                        break;
                addr = translate_usr_offset(addr);
-               if (addr < 0)
+               if (addr >= sizeof(struct pt_regs))
                        break;
 
                tmp = *(compat_uint_t *) ((char *) task_regs(child) + addr);
                        if (addr & (sizeof(compat_uint_t)-1))
                                break;
                        addr = translate_usr_offset(addr);
-                       if (addr < 0)
+                       if (addr >= sizeof(struct pt_regs))
                                break;
                        if (addr >= PT_FR0 && addr <= PT_FR31 + 4) {
                                /* Special case, fp regs are 64 bits anyway */