6 files changed, 13 insertions, 49 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/frame.inc b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/frame.inc
index 2ee58e3eb6b3..1c3eb4fda958 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/frame.inc
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/frame.inc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 .macro RESTORE_ALL
         # peel back the stack to the calling frame
-        # - this permits execve() to discard extra frames due to kernel syscalls
+        # - we need that when returning from interrupts to kernel mode
         GET_THREAD_INFO a0
         mov     (TI_frame,a0),fp
         mov     fp,sp
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/processor.h
index 247928c9f549..0b844a254067 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -119,20 +119,13 @@ struct thread_struct {
 
 /*
  * do necessary setup to start up a newly executed thread
- * - need to discard the frame stacked by the kernel thread invoking the execve
- *   syscall (see RESTORE_ALL macro)
  */
 static inline void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs,
                                 unsigned long new_pc, unsigned long new_sp)
 {
-        struct thread_info *ti = current_thread_info();
-        struct pt_regs *frame0;
-
-        frame0 = thread_info_to_uregs(ti);
-        frame0->epsw = EPSW_nSL | EPSW_IE | EPSW_IM;
-        frame0->pc = new_pc;
-        frame0->sp = new_sp;
-        ti->frame = frame0;
+        regs->epsw = EPSW_nSL | EPSW_IE | EPSW_IM;
+        regs->pc = new_pc;
+        regs->sp = new_sp;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h
index a965de47b2bd..044c770adbb6 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
+#define __ARCH_WANT_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 /*
  * "Conditional" syscalls
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mn10300/kernel/Makefile
index 142c12906682..561029f7fa44 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fpu-obj-$(CONFIG_FPU) := fpu.o fpu-low.o
 
 obj-y   := process.o signal.o entry.o traps.o irq.o \
            ptrace.o setup.o time.o sys_mn10300.o io.o \
-           switch_to.o mn10300_ksyms.o kernel_execve.o $(fpu-obj-y) \
+           switch_to.o mn10300_ksyms.o $(fpu-obj-y) \
            csrc-mn10300.o cevt-mn10300.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += smp.o smp-low.o
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S b/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S
index 000f144230a5..7dee5f6a1416 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/entry.S
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_thread)
         calls   (a0)
         jmp     sys_exit
 
+ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_execve)
+        add     -12,d0  /* pt_regs -> frame */
+        mov     d0,sp
+        GET_THREAD_INFO a2
+        clr     d0
+        jmp     syscall_exit
+
 ###############################################################################
 #
 # system call handler
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/kernel_execve.S b/arch/mn10300/kernel/kernel_execve.S
deleted file mode 100644
index 86039f105268..000000000000
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/kernel_execve.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/* MN10300 In-kernel program execution
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
- * 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.
- */
-#include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <asm/unistd.h>
-
-###############################################################################
-#
-# Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we end up with
-# proper pt_regs.
-#
-# int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[],
-#                   char *const envp[])
-#
-# On entry: D0/D1/8(SP): arguments to function
-# On return: D0: syscall return.
-#
-###############################################################################
-        .globl          kernel_execve
-        .type           kernel_execve,@function
-kernel_execve:
-        mov             a3,a1
-        mov             d0,a0
-        mov             (12,sp),a3
-        mov             +__NR_execve,d0
-        syscall         0
-        mov             a1,a3
-        rets
-
-        .size           kernel_execve,.-kernel_execve