4 files changed, 8 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index c1cf372f17a7..e276d5e0abb9 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static struct page *get_arg_page(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long pos,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
         if (write) {
-                ret = expand_stack_downwards(bprm->vma, pos);
+                ret = expand_downwards(bprm->vma, pos);
                 if (ret < 0)
                         return NULL;
         }
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index e173cd297d88..d2948af126ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1518,15 +1518,17 @@ unsigned long ra_submit(struct file_ra_state *ra,
                         struct address_space *mapping,
                         struct file *filp);
 
-/* Do stack extension */
+/* Generic expand stack which grows the stack according to GROWS{UP,DOWN} */
 extern int expand_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address);
+
+/* CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP still needs to to grow downwards at some places */
+extern int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+                unsigned long address);
 #if VM_GROWSUP
 extern int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address);
 #else
   #define expand_upwards(vma, address) do { } while (0)
 #endif
-extern int expand_stack_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-                                  unsigned long address);
 
 /* Look up the first VMA which satisfies  addr < vm_end,  NULL if none. */
 extern struct vm_area_struct * find_vma(struct mm_struct * mm, unsigned long addr);
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 61e66f026563..4c6ea10f3d18 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2966,7 +2966,7 @@ static inline int check_stack_guard_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned lo
                 if (prev && prev->vm_end == address)
                         return prev->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 
-                expand_stack(vma, address - PAGE_SIZE);
+                expand_downwards(vma, address - PAGE_SIZE);
         }
         if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) && address + PAGE_SIZE == vma->vm_end) {
                 struct vm_area_struct *next = vma->vm_next;
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index e76f8d752884..adb12527fd0e 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 /*
  * vma is the first one with address < vma->vm_start.  Have to extend vma.
  */
-static int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
                                    unsigned long address)
 {
         int error;
@@ -1821,11 +1821,6 @@ static int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
         return error;
 }
 
-int expand_stack_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
-{
-        return expand_downwards(vma, address);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
 int expand_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 {