5 files changed, 4 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 186fc8cf9ee0..d6c78901e5f2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config MIPS
         select HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP
         select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK
         select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
+        select HAVE_GENERIC_INIT_TASK
 
 menu "Machine selection"
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 4fedf5a51d96..76017c25a9e6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ endif
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS            += --remove-section=.reginfo
 
-head-y := arch/mips/kernel/head.o arch/mips/kernel/init_task.o
+head-y := arch/mips/kernel/head.o
 
 libs-y                  += arch/mips/lib/
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index 0c6877ea9004..fdaf65e1a99d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/MIPS kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y         := head.o init_task.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y         := head.o vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y           += cpu-probe.o branch.o entry.o genex.o irq.o process.o \
                    ptrace.o reset.o setup.o signal.o syscall.o \
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f9a76263c9a..000000000000
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/init_task.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/export.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/init_task.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/mqueue.h>
-
-#include <asm/thread_info.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
-#include <asm/pgtable.h>
-
-static struct signal_struct init_signals = INIT_SIGNALS(init_signals);
-static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
-/*
- * Initial thread structure.
- *
- * We need to make sure that this is 8192-byte aligned due to the
- * way process stacks are handled. This is done by making sure
- * the linker maps this in the .text segment right after head.S,
- * and making head.S ensure the proper alignment.
- *
- * The things we do for performance..
- */
-union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data
-        __attribute__((__aligned__(THREAD_SIZE))) =
-                { INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
-
-/*
- * Initial task structure.
- *
- * All other task structs will be allocated on slabs in fork.c
- */
-struct task_struct init_task = INIT_TASK(init_task);
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 924da5eb7031..e6772f2cf3df 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ SECTIONS
         .data : {       /* Data */
                 . = . + DATAOFFSET;             /* for CONFIG_MAPPED_KERNEL */
 
-                INIT_TASK_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
+                INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
                 NOSAVE_DATA
                 CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(1 << CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
                 READ_MOSTLY_DATA(1 << CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)