3 files changed, 52 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
index ac706c1d7ada..b4697759a123 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_CFLAGS	:= -Werror -Wno-sign-compare
 
 obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o init_task.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
             irq_alpha.o signal.o setup.o ptrace.o time.o \
-            alpha_ksyms.o systbls.o err_common.o io.o
+            alpha_ksyms.o systbls.o err_common.o io.o binfmt_loader.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VGA_HOSE)  += console.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)       += smp.o
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a0af906b00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/mm_types.h>
+#include <linux/binfmts.h>
+#include <linux/a.out.h>
+
+static int load_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+        struct exec *eh = (struct exec *)bprm->buf;
+        unsigned long loader;
+        struct file *file;
+        int retval;
+
+        if (eh->fh.f_magic != 0x183 || (eh->fh.f_flags & 0x3000) != 0x3000)
+                return -ENOEXEC;
+
+        if (bprm->loader)
+                return -ENOEXEC;
+
+        allow_write_access(bprm->file);
+        fput(bprm->file);
+        bprm->file = NULL;
+
+        loader = bprm->vma->vm_end - sizeof(void *);
+
+        file = open_exec("/sbin/loader");
+        retval = PTR_ERR(file);
+        if (IS_ERR(file))
+                return retval;
+
+        /* Remember if the application is TASO.  */
+        bprm->taso = eh->ah.entry < 0x100000000UL;
+
+        bprm->file = file;
+        bprm->loader = loader;
+        retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
+        if (retval < 0)
+                return retval;
+        return search_binary_handler(bprm,regs);
+}
+
+static struct linux_binfmt loader_format = {
+        .load_binary    = load_binary,
+};
+
+static int __init init_loader_binfmt(void)
+{
+        return register_binfmt(&loader_format);
+}
+arch_initcall(init_loader_binfmt);
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index dfbf7009fbe7..3ef9cf9b1871 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
-#ifdef __alpha__
-/* for /sbin/loader handling in search_binary_handler() */
-#include <linux/a.out.h>
-#endif
-
 int core_uses_pid;
 char core_pattern[CORENAME_MAX_SIZE] = "core";
 int suid_dumpable = 0;
@@ -1172,41 +1167,7 @@ int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
         unsigned int depth = bprm->recursion_depth;
         int try,retval;
         struct linux_binfmt *fmt;
-#ifdef __alpha__
-        /* handle /sbin/loader.. */
-        {
-            struct exec * eh = (struct exec *) bprm->buf;
 
-            if (!bprm->loader && eh->fh.f_magic == 0x183 &&
-                (eh->fh.f_flags & 0x3000) == 0x3000)
-            {
-                struct file * file;
-                unsigned long loader;
-
-                allow_write_access(bprm->file);
-                fput(bprm->file);
-                bprm->file = NULL;
-
-                loader = bprm->vma->vm_end - sizeof(void *);
-
-                file = open_exec("/sbin/loader");
-                retval = PTR_ERR(file);
-                if (IS_ERR(file))
-                        return retval;
-
-                /* Remember if the application is TASO.  */
-                bprm->taso = eh->ah.entry < 0x100000000UL;
-
-                bprm->file = file;
-                bprm->loader = loader;
-                retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
-                if (retval<0)
-                        return retval;
-                /* should call search_binary_handler recursively here,
-                   but it does not matter */
-            }
-        }
-#endif
         retval = security_bprm_check(bprm);
         if (retval)
                 return retval;