diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/linux/linux.hh b/src/arch/alpha/linux/linux.hh
index cacb96b..3fd6567 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/linux/linux.hh
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/linux/linux.hh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #ifndef __ALPHA_ALPHA_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 #define __ALPHA_ALPHA_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 
+#include "arch/alpha/utility.hh"
 #include "kern/linux/linux.hh"
 
 /* AlphaLinux class contains static constants/definitions/misc.
@@ -196,6 +197,17 @@
     // For futex system call
     static const unsigned TGT_EAGAIN      = 35;
     static const unsigned TGT_EWOULDBLOCK = TGT_EAGAIN;
+
+    static void
+    archClone(uint64_t flags,
+              Process *pp, Process *cp,
+              ThreadContext *ptc, ThreadContext *ctc,
+              uint64_t stack, uint64_t tls)
+    {
+        AlphaISA::copyMiscRegs(ptc, ctc);
+        if (stack)
+            ctc->setIntReg(AlphaISA::StackPointerReg, stack);
+    }
 };
 
 #endif // __ALPHA_ALPHA_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/linux/linux.hh b/src/arch/arm/linux/linux.hh
index 73f0fa6..9e9ca1f 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/linux/linux.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/linux/linux.hh
@@ -45,9 +45,26 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_ARM_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 #define __ARCH_ARM_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 
+#include "arch/arm/utility.hh"
 #include "kern/linux/linux.hh"
 
-class ArmLinux32 : public Linux
+class ArmLinux : public Linux
+{
+  public:
+    static void
+    archClone(uint64_t flags,
+              Process *pp, Process *cp,
+              ThreadContext *ptc, ThreadContext *ctc,
+              uint64_t stack, uint64_t tls)
+    {
+        ArmISA::copyRegs(ptc, ctc);
+
+        if (stack)
+            ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::StackPointerReg, stack);
+    }
+};
+
+class ArmLinux32 : public ArmLinux
 {
   public:
 
@@ -256,7 +273,7 @@
     };
 };
 
-class ArmLinux64 : public Linux
+class ArmLinux64 : public ArmLinux
 {
   public:
 
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/linux/linux.hh b/src/arch/riscv/linux/linux.hh
index cfc1d4f..2dac1fe 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/linux/linux.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/linux/linux.hh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_RISCV_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 #define __ARCH_RISCV_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 
+#include "arch/riscv/utility.hh"
 #include "kern/linux/linux.hh"
 
 class RiscvLinux : public Linux
@@ -187,6 +188,17 @@
         uint64_t freehigh;
         uint32_t mem_unit;
     } tgt_sysinfo;
+
+    static void
+    archClone(uint64_t flags,
+              Process *pp, Process *cp,
+              ThreadContext *ptc, ThreadContext *ctc,
+              uint64_t stack, uint64_t tls)
+    {
+        RiscvISA::copyRegs(ptc, ctc);
+        if (stack)
+            ctc->setIntReg(RiscvISA::StackPointerReg, stack);
+    }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/linux/linux.hh b/src/arch/sparc/linux/linux.hh
index 69d373b..1de949d 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/linux/linux.hh
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/linux/linux.hh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_SPARC_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 #define __ARCH_SPARC_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 
+#include "arch/sparc/utility.hh"
 #include "kern/linux/linux.hh"
 
 class SparcLinux : public Linux
@@ -182,6 +183,28 @@
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    static void
+    archClone(uint64_t flags,
+              Process *pp, Process *cp,
+              ThreadContext *ptc, ThreadContext *ctc,
+              uint64_t stack, uint64_t tls)
+    {
+        SparcISA::copyRegs(ptc, ctc);
+        ctc->setIntReg(SparcISA::NumIntArchRegs + 6, 0);
+        ctc->setIntReg(SparcISA::NumIntArchRegs + 4, 0);
+        ctc->setIntReg(SparcISA::NumIntArchRegs + 3, SparcISA::NWindows - 2);
+        ctc->setIntReg(SparcISA::NumIntArchRegs + 5, SparcISA::NWindows);
+        ctc->setMiscReg(SparcISA::MISCREG_CWP, 0);
+        ctc->setIntReg(SparcISA::NumIntArchRegs + 7, 0);
+        ctc->setMiscRegNoEffect(SparcISA::MISCREG_TL, 0);
+        ctc->setMiscReg(SparcISA::MISCREG_ASI, SparcISA::ASI_PRIMARY);
+        for (int y = 8; y < 32; y++)
+            ctc->setIntReg(y, ptc->readIntReg(y));
+
+        if (stack)
+            ctc->setIntReg(SparcISA::StackPointerReg, stack);
+    }
 };
 
 class Sparc32Linux : public SparcLinux
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/linux/linux.hh b/src/arch/x86/linux/linux.hh
index ef0715f..9149804 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/linux/linux.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/linux/linux.hh
@@ -40,9 +40,31 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_X86_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 #define __ARCH_X86_LINUX_LINUX_HH__
 
+#include "arch/x86/utility.hh"
 #include "kern/linux/linux.hh"
 
-class X86Linux64 : public Linux
+class X86Linux : public Linux
+{
+  public:
+    static void
+    archClone(uint64_t flags,
+                          Process *pp, Process *cp,
+                          ThreadContext *ptc, ThreadContext *ctc,
+                          uint64_t stack, uint64_t tls)
+    {
+        X86ISA::copyRegs(ptc, ctc);
+
+        if (flags & TGT_CLONE_SETTLS) {
+            ctc->setMiscRegNoEffect(X86ISA::MISCREG_FS_BASE, tls);
+            ctc->setMiscRegNoEffect(X86ISA::MISCREG_FS_EFF_BASE, tls);
+        }
+
+        if (stack)
+            ctc->setIntReg(X86ISA::StackPointerReg, stack);
+    }
+};
+
+class X86Linux64 : public X86Linux
 {
   public:
 
@@ -185,7 +207,7 @@
 
 };
 
-class X86Linux32 : public Linux
+class X86Linux32 : public X86Linux
 {
   public:
 
diff --git a/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh b/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
index 8480c7e..343fb27 100644
--- a/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
+++ b/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
@@ -1279,11 +1279,11 @@
      * The flag defines the list of clone() arguments in the following
      * order: flags -> newStack -> ptidPtr -> tlsPtr -> ctidPtr
      */
-    Addr tlsPtr M5_VAR_USED = p->getSyscallArg(tc, index);
+    Addr tlsPtr = p->getSyscallArg(tc, index);
     Addr ctidPtr = p->getSyscallArg(tc, index);
 #else
     Addr ctidPtr = p->getSyscallArg(tc, index);
-    Addr tlsPtr M5_VAR_USED = p->getSyscallArg(tc, index);
+    Addr tlsPtr = p->getSyscallArg(tc, index);
 #endif
 
     if (((flags & OS::TGT_CLONE_SIGHAND)&& !(flags & OS::TGT_CLONE_VM)) ||
@@ -1365,33 +1365,7 @@
 
     ctc->clearArchRegs();
 
-#if THE_ISA == ALPHA_ISA
-    TheISA::copyMiscRegs(tc, ctc);
-#elif THE_ISA == SPARC_ISA
-    TheISA::copyRegs(tc, ctc);
-    ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::NumIntArchRegs + 6, 0);
-    ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::NumIntArchRegs + 4, 0);
-    ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::NumIntArchRegs + 3, TheISA::NWindows - 2);
-    ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::NumIntArchRegs + 5, TheISA::NWindows);
-    ctc->setMiscReg(TheISA::MISCREG_CWP, 0);
-    ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::NumIntArchRegs + 7, 0);
-    ctc->setMiscRegNoEffect(TheISA::MISCREG_TL, 0);
-    ctc->setMiscReg(TheISA::MISCREG_ASI, TheISA::ASI_PRIMARY);
-    for (int y = 8; y < 32; y++)
-        ctc->setIntReg(y, tc->readIntReg(y));
-#elif THE_ISA == ARM_ISA or THE_ISA == X86_ISA or THE_ISA == RISCV_ISA
-    TheISA::copyRegs(tc, ctc);
-#endif
-
-#if THE_ISA == X86_ISA
-    if (flags & OS::TGT_CLONE_SETTLS) {
-        ctc->setMiscRegNoEffect(TheISA::MISCREG_FS_BASE, tlsPtr);
-        ctc->setMiscRegNoEffect(TheISA::MISCREG_FS_EFF_BASE, tlsPtr);
-    }
-#endif
-
-    if (newStack)
-        ctc->setIntReg(TheISA::StackPointerReg, newStack);
+    OS::archClone(flags, p, cp, tc, ctc, newStack, tlsPtr);
 
     cp->setSyscallReturn(ctc, 0);