2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index fb94cbeafad6..be9fdd00d7cb 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@ int _access_ok(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
                 return 1;
         if (addr >= memory_mtd_end && (addr + size) <= physical_mem_end)
                 return 1;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ROMFS_MTD_FS
+        /* For XIP, allow user space to use pointers within the ROMFS.  */
+        if (addr >= memory_mtd_start && (addr + size) <= memory_mtd_end)
+                return 1;
+#endif
 #else
         if (addr >= memory_start && (addr + size) <= physical_mem_end)
                 return 1;
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/processor.h b/include/asm-blackfin/processor.h
index 1033e5c76011..1c0040724612 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/processor.h
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ static inline void wrusp(unsigned long usp)
 
 /*
  * User space process size: 1st byte beyond user address space.
+ * Fairly meaningless on nommu.  Parts of user programs can be scattered
+ * in a lot of places, so just disable this by setting it to 0xFFFFFFFF.
  */
-extern unsigned long memory_end;
-#define TASK_SIZE       (memory_end)
+#define TASK_SIZE       0xFFFFFFFF
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #define STACK_TOP       TASK_SIZE