Merge tag 'v3.8-rc4' into irq/core

Merge Linux 3.8-rc4 before pulling in new commits - we were on an old v3.7 base.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

19 files changed, 79 insertions, 383 deletions

diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 11def45b98c5..b77feffbadea 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config PARISC
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
+	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 
 	help
 	  The PA-RISC microprocessor is designed by Hewlett-Packard and used
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
index bac8debecffb..ff4c9faed546 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ generic-y += word-at-a-time.h auxvec.h user.h cputime.h emergency-restart.h \
 	  segment.h topology.h vga.h device.h percpu.h hw_irq.h mutex.h \
 	  div64.h irq_regs.h kdebug.h kvm_para.h local64.h local.h param.h \
 	  poll.h xor.h clkdev.h exec.h
+generic-y += trace_clock.h
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/parport.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/parport.h
index 00d9cc3e7b97..c391d7cbc223 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/parport.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/parport.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define _ASM_PARPORT_H 1
 
 
-static int __devinit parport_pc_find_nonpci_ports (int autoirq, int autodma)
+static int parport_pc_find_nonpci_ports (int autoirq, int autodma)
 {
 	/* nothing ! */
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
index 0e8b7b8ce8a2..09b54a57a48d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ struct mm_struct;
 
 /* Free all resources held by a thread. */
 extern void release_thread(struct task_struct *);
-extern int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void * arg, unsigned long flags);
 
 extern void map_hpux_gateway_page(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm);
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h
index 21abf4fc169a..0fdb3c835952 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ struct k_sigaction {
 	struct sigaction sa;
 };
 
-#define ptrace_signal_deliver(regs, cookie) do { } while (0)
-
 #include <asm/sigcontext.h>
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h
index 541639c3f607..3043194547cd 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ type name(type1 arg1, type2 arg2, type3 arg3, type4 arg4, type5 arg5)	\
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGACTION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
 #define __ARCH_WANT_COMPAT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_FORK
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_VFORK
+#define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_CLONE
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/ioctls.h
index 054ec06f9e23..66719c38a36b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, int)  /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T',0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
 #define TIOCVHANGUP	0x5437
+#define TIOCGPKT	_IOR('T', 0x38, int) /* Get packet mode state */
+#define TIOCGPTLCK	_IOR('T', 0x39, int) /* Get Pty lock state */
+#define TIOCGEXCL	_IOR('T', 0x40, int) /* Get exclusive mode state */
 
 #define FIONCLEX	0x5450  /* these numbers need to be adjusted. */
 #define FIOCLEX		0x5451
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/mman.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/mman.h
index 12219ebce869..294d251ca7b2 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/mman.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/mman.h
@@ -70,4 +70,15 @@
 #define MAP_FILE	0
 #define MAP_VARIABLE	0
 
+/*
+ * When MAP_HUGETLB is set bits [26:31] encode the log2 of the huge page size.
+ * This gives us 6 bits, which is enough until someone invents 128 bit address
+ * spaces.
+ *
+ * Assume these are all power of twos.
+ * When 0 use the default page size.
+ */
+#define MAP_HUGE_SHIFT	26
+#define MAP_HUGE_MASK	0x3f
+
 #endif /* __PARISC_MMAN_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
index b1ddaa243376..a2fa297196bc 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/signal.h
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@
 
 #define SA_RESTORER	0x04000000 /* obsolete -- ignored */
 
-/* 
- * sigaltstack controls
- */
-#define SS_ONSTACK	1
-#define SS_DISABLE	2
-
 #define MINSIGSTKSZ	2048
 #define SIGSTKSZ	8192
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
index 1b52c2c31a7a..d9ff4731253b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/socket.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 /* Socket filtering */
 #define SO_ATTACH_FILTER        0x401a
 #define SO_DETACH_FILTER        0x401b
+#define SO_GET_FILTER		SO_ATTACH_FILTER
 
 #define SO_ACCEPTCONN		0x401c
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
index 18670a078849..bfb44247d7a7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -708,59 +708,9 @@ ENTRY(end_fault_vector)
 	.import		do_cpu_irq_mask,code
 
 	/*
-	 * r26 = function to be called
-	 * r25 = argument to pass in
-	 * r24 = flags for do_fork()
-	 *
-	 * Kernel threads don't ever return, so they don't need
-	 * a true register context. We just save away the arguments
-	 * for copy_thread/ret_ to properly set up the child.
-	 */
-
-#define CLONE_VM 0x100	/* Must agree with <linux/sched.h> */
-#define CLONE_UNTRACED 0x00800000
-
-	.import do_fork
-ENTRY(__kernel_thread)
-	STREG	%r2, -RP_OFFSET(%r30)
-
-	copy	%r30, %r1
-	ldo	PT_SZ_ALGN(%r30),%r30
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	/* Yo, function pointers in wide mode are little structs... -PB */
-	ldd	24(%r26), %r2
-	STREG	%r2, PT_GR27(%r1)	/* Store childs %dp */
-	ldd	16(%r26), %r26
-
-	STREG	%r22, PT_GR22(%r1)	/* save r22 (arg5) */
-	copy	%r0, %r22		/* user_tid */
-#endif
-	STREG	%r26, PT_GR26(%r1)  /* Store function & argument for child */
-	STREG	%r25, PT_GR25(%r1)
-	ldil	L%CLONE_UNTRACED, %r26
-	ldo	CLONE_VM(%r26), %r26   /* Force CLONE_VM since only init_mm */
-	or	%r26, %r24, %r26      /* will have kernel mappings.	 */
-	ldi	1, %r25			/* stack_start, signals kernel thread */
-	stw	%r0, -52(%r30)	     	/* user_tid */
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-#endif
-	BL	do_fork, %r2
-	copy	%r1, %r24		/* pt_regs */
-
-	/* Parent Returns here */
-
-	LDREG	-PT_SZ_ALGN-RP_OFFSET(%r30), %r2
-	ldo	-PT_SZ_ALGN(%r30), %r30
-	bv	%r0(%r2)
-	nop
-ENDPROC(__kernel_thread)
-
-	/*
 	 * Child Returns here
 	 *
-	 * copy_thread moved args from temp save area set up above
-	 * into task save area.
+	 * copy_thread moved args into task save area.
 	 */
 
 ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_thread)
@@ -769,51 +719,17 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_kernel_thread)
 	BL	schedule_tail, %r2
 	nop
 
-	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN(%r30), %r1
+	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30), %r1
 	LDREG	TASK_PT_GR25(%r1), %r26
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 	LDREG	TASK_PT_GR27(%r1), %r27
-	LDREG	TASK_PT_GR22(%r1), %r22
 #endif
 	LDREG	TASK_PT_GR26(%r1), %r1
 	ble	0(%sr7, %r1)
 	copy	%r31, %r2
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-	loadgp				/* Thread could have been in a module */
-#endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
-	b	sys_exit
-#else
-	load32	sys_exit, %r1
-	bv	%r0(%r1)
-#endif
-	ldi	0, %r26
-ENDPROC(ret_from_kernel_thread)
-
-	.import	sys_execve, code
-ENTRY(__execve)
-	copy	%r2, %r15
-	copy	%r30, %r16
-	ldo	PT_SZ_ALGN(%r30), %r30
-	STREG	%r26, PT_GR26(%r16)
-	STREG	%r25, PT_GR25(%r16)
-	STREG	%r24, PT_GR24(%r16)
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-#endif
-	BL	sys_execve, %r2
-	copy	%r16, %r26
-
-	cmpib,=,n 0,%r28,intr_return    /* forward */
-
-	/* yes, this will trap and die. */
-	copy	%r15, %r2
-	copy	%r16, %r30
-	bv	%r0(%r2)
+	b	finish_child_return
 	nop
-ENDPROC(__execve)
+ENDPROC(ret_from_kernel_thread)
 
 
 	/*
@@ -1772,151 +1688,36 @@ dtlb_fault:
 	LDREG   PT_GR18(\regs),%r18
 	.endm
 
-ENTRY(sys_fork_wrapper)
+	.macro	fork_like name
+ENTRY(sys_\name\()_wrapper)
 	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30), %r1
 	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r1),%r1
 	reg_save %r1
-	mfctl	%cr27, %r3
-	STREG	%r3, PT_CR27(%r1)
-
-	STREG	%r2,-RP_OFFSET(%r30)
-	ldo	FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r30
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-#endif
-
-	/* These are call-clobbered registers and therefore
-	   also syscall-clobbered (we hope). */
-	STREG	%r2,PT_GR19(%r1)	/* save for child */
-	STREG	%r30,PT_GR21(%r1)
-
-	LDREG	PT_GR30(%r1),%r25
-	copy	%r1,%r24
-	BL	sys_clone,%r2
-	ldi	SIGCHLD,%r26
-
-	LDREG	-RP_OFFSET-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r2
-wrapper_exit:
-	ldo	-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r30		/* get the stackframe */
-	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r1
-	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r1),%r1	 /* get pt regs */
-
-	LDREG	PT_CR27(%r1), %r3
-	mtctl	%r3, %cr27
-	reg_restore %r1
+	mfctl	%cr27, %r28
+	b	sys_\name
+	STREG	%r28, PT_CR27(%r1)
+ENDPROC(sys_\name\()_wrapper)
+	.endm
 
-	/* strace expects syscall # to be preserved in r20 */
-	ldi	__NR_fork,%r20
-	bv %r0(%r2)
-	STREG	%r20,PT_GR20(%r1)
-ENDPROC(sys_fork_wrapper)
+fork_like clone
+fork_like fork
+fork_like vfork
 
 	/* Set the return value for the child */
 ENTRY(child_return)
 	BL	schedule_tail, %r2
 	nop
+finish_child_return:
+	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30), %r1
+	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r1),%r1	 /* get pt regs */
 
-	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE-FRAME_SIZE(%r30), %r1
-	LDREG	TASK_PT_GR19(%r1),%r2
-	b	wrapper_exit
+	LDREG	PT_CR27(%r1), %r3
+	mtctl	%r3, %cr27
+	reg_restore %r1
+	b	syscall_exit
 	copy	%r0,%r28
 ENDPROC(child_return)
 
-
-ENTRY(sys_clone_wrapper)
-	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r1
-	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r1),%r1	/* get pt regs */
-	reg_save %r1
-	mfctl	%cr27, %r3
-	STREG	%r3, PT_CR27(%r1)
-
-	STREG	%r2,-RP_OFFSET(%r30)
-	ldo	FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r30
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-#endif
-
-	/* WARNING - Clobbers r19 and r21, userspace must save these! */
-	STREG	%r2,PT_GR19(%r1)	/* save for child */
-	STREG	%r30,PT_GR21(%r1)
-	BL	sys_clone,%r2
-	copy	%r1,%r24
-
-	b	wrapper_exit
-	LDREG	-RP_OFFSET-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r2
-ENDPROC(sys_clone_wrapper)
-
-
-ENTRY(sys_vfork_wrapper)
-	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r1
-	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r1),%r1	/* get pt regs */
-	reg_save %r1
-	mfctl	%cr27, %r3
-	STREG	%r3, PT_CR27(%r1)
-
-	STREG	%r2,-RP_OFFSET(%r30)
-	ldo	FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r30
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-#endif
-
-	STREG	%r2,PT_GR19(%r1)	/* save for child */
-	STREG	%r30,PT_GR21(%r1)
-
-	BL	sys_vfork,%r2
-	copy	%r1,%r26
-
-	b	wrapper_exit
-	LDREG	-RP_OFFSET-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r2
-ENDPROC(sys_vfork_wrapper)
-
-	
-	.macro  execve_wrapper execve
-	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r1
-	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r1),%r1	/* get pt regs */
-
-	/*
-	 * Do we need to save/restore r3-r18 here?
-	 * I don't think so. why would new thread need old
-	 * threads registers?
-	 */
-
-	/* %arg0 - %arg3 are already saved for us. */
-
-	STREG %r2,-RP_OFFSET(%r30)
-	ldo FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r30
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	ldo	-16(%r30),%r29		/* Reference param save area */
-#endif
-	BL \execve,%r2
-	copy %r1,%arg0
-
-	ldo -FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r30
-	LDREG -RP_OFFSET(%r30),%r2
-
-	/* If exec succeeded we need to load the args */
-
-	ldo -1024(%r0),%r1
-	cmpb,>>= %r28,%r1,error_\execve
-	copy %r2,%r19
-
-error_\execve:
-	bv %r0(%r19)
-	nop
-	.endm
-
-	.import sys_execve
-ENTRY(sys_execve_wrapper)
-	execve_wrapper sys_execve
-ENDPROC(sys_execve_wrapper)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	.import sys32_execve
-ENTRY(sys32_execve_wrapper)
-	execve_wrapper sys32_execve
-ENDPROC(sys32_execve_wrapper)
-#endif
-
 ENTRY(sys_rt_sigreturn_wrapper)
 	LDREG	TI_TASK-THREAD_SZ_ALGN-FRAME_SIZE(%r30),%r26
 	ldo	TASK_REGS(%r26),%r26	/* get pt regs */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/hardware.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/hardware.c
index f48a640b55fb..f7752f6af29e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/hardware.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/hardware.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  *	so don't reference this table after starting the init process
  */
  
-static struct hp_hardware hp_hardware_list[] __devinitdata = {
+static struct hp_hardware hp_hardware_list[] = {
 	{HPHW_NPROC,0x01,0x4,0x0,"Indigo (840, 930)"},
 	{HPHW_NPROC,0x8,0x4,0x01,"Firefox(825,925)"},
 	{HPHW_NPROC,0xA,0x4,0x01,"Top Gun (835,834,935,635)"},
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ static struct hp_cpu_type_mask {
 	unsigned short model;
 	unsigned short mask;
 	enum cpu_type cpu;
-} hp_cpu_type_mask_list[] __devinitdata = {
+} hp_cpu_type_mask_list[] = {
 
 	{ 0x0000, 0x0ff0, pcx    },  /* 0x0000 - 0x000f */
 	{ 0x0048, 0x0ff0, pcxl   },  /* 0x0040 - 0x004f */
@@ -1327,8 +1327,7 @@ const char * const cpu_name_version[][2] = {
 	[mako2] = { "PA8900 (Shortfin)",	"2.0" }
 };
 
-const char * __devinit
-parisc_hardware_description(struct parisc_device_id *id)
+const char *parisc_hardware_description(struct parisc_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct hp_hardware *listptr;
 	
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
index 5e34ccf39a49..2a625fb063e1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ static inline int reassemble_22(int as22)
 
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	/* using RWX means less protection for modules, but it's
 	 * easier than trying to map the text, data, init_text and
 	 * init_data correctly */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
index 88238638aee6..efc5e7d30530 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ static int __init pdc_console_tty_driver_init(void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "The PDC console driver is still registered, removing CON_BOOT flag\n");
 	pdc_cons.flags &= ~CON_BOOT;
 
-	tty_port_init(&tty_port);
-
 	pdc_console_tty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(1);
 
 	if (!pdc_console_tty_driver)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	tty_port_init(&tty_port);
+
 	pdc_console_tty_driver->driver_name = "pdc_cons";
 	pdc_console_tty_driver->name = "ttyB";
 	pdc_console_tty_driver->major = MUX_MAJOR;
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ static int __init pdc_console_tty_driver_init(void)
 	err = tty_register_driver(pdc_console_tty_driver);
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to register the PDC console TTY driver\n");
+		tty_port_destroy(&tty_port);
 		return err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index cbc37216bf90..d13507246c5d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+#include <asm/assembly.h>
 #include <asm/pdc.h>
 #include <asm/pdc_chassis.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
@@ -165,23 +166,6 @@ void (*pm_power_off)(void) = machine_power_off;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_power_off);
 
 /*
- * Create a kernel thread
- */
-
-extern pid_t __kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags);
-pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
-{
-
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: Once we are sure we don't need any debug here,
-	 *	  kernel_thread can become a #define.
-	 */
-
-	return __kernel_thread(fn, arg, flags);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
-
-/*
  * Free current thread data structures etc..
  */
 void exit_thread(void)
@@ -218,48 +202,11 @@ int dump_task_fpu (struct task_struct *tsk, elf_fpregset_t *r)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/* Note that "fork()" is implemented in terms of clone, with
-   parameters (SIGCHLD, regs->gr[30], regs). */
-int
-sys_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-	  struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-  	/* Arugments from userspace are:
-	   r26 = Clone flags.
-	   r25 = Child stack.
-	   r24 = parent_tidptr.
-	   r23 = Is the TLS storage descriptor 
-	   r22 = child_tidptr 
-	   
-	   However, these last 3 args are only examined
-	   if the proper flags are set. */
-	int __user *parent_tidptr = (int __user *)regs->gr[24];
-	int __user *child_tidptr  = (int __user *)regs->gr[22];
-
-	/* usp must be word aligned.  This also prevents users from
-	 * passing in the value 1 (which is the signal for a special
-	 * return for a kernel thread) */
-	usp = ALIGN(usp, 4);
-
-	/* A zero value for usp means use the current stack */
-	if (usp == 0)
-	  usp = regs->gr[30];
-
-	return do_fork(clone_flags, usp, regs, 0, parent_tidptr, child_tidptr);
-}
-
-int
-sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	return do_fork(CLONE_VFORK | CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, regs->gr[30], regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 int
 copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
-	    unsigned long unused,	/* in ia64 this is "user_stack_size" */
-	    struct task_struct * p, struct pt_regs * pregs)
+	    unsigned long arg, struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	struct pt_regs * cregs = &(p->thread.regs);
+	struct pt_regs *cregs = &(p->thread.regs);
 	void *stack = task_stack_page(p);
 	
 	/* We have to use void * instead of a function pointer, because
@@ -270,48 +217,39 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HPUX
 	extern void * const hpux_child_return;
 #endif
+	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+		memset(cregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
+		if (!usp) /* idle thread */
+			return 0;
 
-	*cregs = *pregs;
-
-	/* Set the return value for the child.  Note that this is not
-           actually restored by the syscall exit path, but we put it
-           here for consistency in case of signals. */
-	cregs->gr[28] = 0; /* child */
-
-	/*
-	 * We need to differentiate between a user fork and a
-	 * kernel fork. We can't use user_mode, because the
-	 * the syscall path doesn't save iaoq. Right now
-	 * We rely on the fact that kernel_thread passes
-	 * in zero for usp.
-	 */
-	if (usp == 1) {
 		/* kernel thread */
-		cregs->ksp = (unsigned long)stack + THREAD_SZ_ALGN;
 		/* Must exit via ret_from_kernel_thread in order
 		 * to call schedule_tail()
 		 */
+		cregs->ksp = (unsigned long)stack + THREAD_SZ_ALGN + FRAME_SIZE;
 		cregs->kpc = (unsigned long) &ret_from_kernel_thread;
 		/*
 		 * Copy function and argument to be called from
 		 * ret_from_kernel_thread.
 		 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-		cregs->gr[27] = pregs->gr[27];
+		cregs->gr[27] = ((unsigned long *)usp)[3];
+		cregs->gr[26] = ((unsigned long *)usp)[2];
+#else
+		cregs->gr[26] = usp;
 #endif
-		cregs->gr[26] = pregs->gr[26];
-		cregs->gr[25] = pregs->gr[25];
+		cregs->gr[25] = arg;
 	} else {
 		/* user thread */
-		/*
-		 * Note that the fork wrappers are responsible
-		 * for setting gr[21].
-		 */
-
-		/* Use same stack depth as parent */
-		cregs->ksp = (unsigned long)stack
-			+ (pregs->gr[21] & (THREAD_SIZE - 1));
-		cregs->gr[30] = usp;
+		/* usp must be word aligned.  This also prevents users from
+		 * passing in the value 1 (which is the signal for a special
+		 * return for a kernel thread) */
+		if (usp) {
+			usp = ALIGN(usp, 4);
+			if (likely(usp))
+				cregs->gr[30] = usp;
+		}
+		cregs->ksp = (unsigned long)stack + THREAD_SZ_ALGN + FRAME_SIZE;
 		if (personality(p->personality) == PER_HPUX) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HPUX
 			cregs->kpc = (unsigned long) &hpux_child_return;
@@ -323,8 +261,7 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		}
 		/* Setup thread TLS area from the 4th parameter in clone */
 		if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS)
-		  cregs->cr27 = pregs->gr[23];
-	
+			cregs->cr27 = cregs->gr[23];
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -335,39 +272,6 @@ unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *t)
 	return t->thread.regs.kpc;
 }
 
-/*
- * sys_execve() executes a new program.
- */
-
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	int error;
-	struct filename *filename;
-
-	filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
-	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename->name,
-			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
-			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
-			  regs);
-	putname(filename);
-out:
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-extern int __execve(const char *filename,
-		    const char *const argv[],
-		    const char *const envp[], struct task_struct *task);
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
-		  const char *const argv[],
-		  const char *const envp[])
-{
-	return __execve(filename, argv, envp, current);
-}
-
 unsigned long
 get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.c
index fd49aeda9eb8..5dede04f2f3e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ put_sigset32(compat_sigset_t __user *up, sigset_t *set, size_t sz)
 {
 	compat_sigset_t s;
 
-	if (sz != sizeof *set) panic("put_sigset32()");
+	if (sz != sizeof *set)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	sigset_64to32(&s, set);
 
 	return copy_to_user(up, &s, sizeof s);
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ get_sigset32(compat_sigset_t __user *up, sigset_t *set, size_t sz)
 	compat_sigset_t s;
 	int r;
 
-	if (sz != sizeof *set) panic("put_sigset32()");
+	if (sz != sizeof *set)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((r = copy_from_user(&s, up, sz)) == 0) {
 		sigset_32to64(set, &s);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
index 7426e40699bd..f76c10863c62 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static unsigned long get_shared_area(struct address_space *mapping,
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	int offset = mapping ? get_offset(mapping) : 0;
 
+	offset = (offset + (pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT)) & 0x3FF000;
+
 	addr = DCACHE_ALIGN(addr - offset) + offset;
 
 	for (vma = find_vma(current->mm, addr); ; vma = vma->vm_next) {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c
index bf5b93a885d3..9cfdaa19ab63 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc32.c
@@ -53,28 +53,6 @@
 #define DBG(x)
 #endif
 
-/*
- * sys32_execve() executes a new program.
- */
-
-asmlinkage int sys32_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	int error;
-	struct filename *filename;
-
-	DBG(("sys32_execve(%p) r26 = 0x%lx\n", regs, regs->gr[26]));
-	filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
-	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
-	if (IS_ERR(filename))
-		goto out;
-	error = compat_do_execve(filename->name, compat_ptr(regs->gr[25]),
-				 compat_ptr(regs->gr[24]), regs);
-	putname(filename);
-out:
-
-	return error;
-}
-
 asmlinkage long sys32_unimplemented(int r26, int r25, int r24, int r23,
 	int r22, int r21, int r20)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S
index 3735abd7f8f6..54d950b067b7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
 	ENTRY_SAME(fork_wrapper)
 	ENTRY_SAME(read)
 	ENTRY_SAME(write)
-	ENTRY_SAME(open)		/* 5 */
+	ENTRY_COMP(open)		/* 5 */
 	ENTRY_SAME(close)
 	ENTRY_SAME(waitpid)
 	ENTRY_SAME(creat)
 	ENTRY_SAME(link)
 	ENTRY_SAME(unlink)		/* 10 */
-	ENTRY_DIFF(execve_wrapper)
+	ENTRY_COMP(execve)
 	ENTRY_SAME(chdir)
 	/* See comments in kernel/time.c!!! Maybe we don't need this? */
 	ENTRY_COMP(time)