2 files changed, 3 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 96e23215e276..07402530fc70 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #define CLONE_DETACHED          0x00400000      /* Unused, ignored */
 #define CLONE_UNTRACED          0x00800000      /* set if the tracing process can't force CLONE_PTRACE on this clone */
 #define CLONE_CHILD_SETTID      0x01000000      /* set the TID in the child */
-#define CLONE_STOPPED           0x02000000      /* Start in stopped state */
+/* 0x02000000 was previously the unused CLONE_STOPPED (Start in stopped state)
+   and is now available for re-use. */
 #define CLONE_NEWUTS            0x04000000      /* New utsname group? */
 #define CLONE_NEWIPC            0x08000000      /* New ipcs */
 #define CLONE_NEWUSER           0x10000000      /* New user namespace */
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index d9b44f20b6b0..76a1fdd80bdf 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1410,23 +1410,6 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
         }
 
         /*
-         * We hope to recycle these flags after 2.6.26
-         */
-        if (unlikely(clone_flags & CLONE_STOPPED)) {
-                static int __read_mostly count = 100;
-
-                if (count > 0 && printk_ratelimit()) {
-                        char comm[TASK_COMM_LEN];
-
-                        count--;
-                        printk(KERN_INFO "fork(): process `%s' used deprecated "
-                                        "clone flags 0x%lx\n",
-                                get_task_comm(comm, current),
-                                clone_flags & CLONE_STOPPED);
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
          * When called from kernel_thread, don't do user tracing stuff.
          */
         if (likely(user_mode(regs)))
@@ -1464,16 +1447,7 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
                  */
                 p->flags &= ~PF_STARTING;
 
-                if (unlikely(clone_flags & CLONE_STOPPED)) {
-                        /*
-                         * We'll start up with an immediate SIGSTOP.
-                         */
-                        sigaddset(&p->pending.signal, SIGSTOP);
-                        set_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_SIGPENDING);
-                        __set_task_state(p, TASK_STOPPED);
-                } else {
-                        wake_up_new_task(p, clone_flags);
-                }
+                wake_up_new_task(p, clone_flags);
 
                 tracehook_report_clone_complete(trace, regs,
                                                 clone_flags, nr, p);