2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 84a524afb3dc..84d020bed083 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ struct vm_region {
         struct file     *vm_file;       /* the backing file or NULL */
 
         atomic_t        vm_usage;       /* region usage count */
+        bool            vm_icache_flushed : 1; /* true if the icache has been flushed for
+                                                * this region */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 6f9248f89bde..a8d17521624a 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk)
         /*
          * Ok, looks good - let it rip.
          */
+        flush_icache_range(mm->brk, brk);
         return mm->brk = brk;
 }
 
@@ -1353,10 +1354,14 @@ unsigned long do_mmap_pgoff(struct file *file,
 share:
         add_vma_to_mm(current->mm, vma);
 
-        up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
+        /* we flush the region from the icache only when the first executable
+         * mapping of it is made  */
+        if (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC && !region->vm_icache_flushed) {
+                flush_icache_range(region->vm_start, region->vm_end);
+                region->vm_icache_flushed = true;
+        }
 
-        if (prot & PROT_EXEC)
-                flush_icache_range(result, result + len);
+        up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
 
         kleave(" = %lx", result);
         return result;