3 files changed, 7 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
index 5c429d70e17f..0828d6d963b7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ int arch_elf_pt_proc(void *_ehdr, void *_phdr, struct file *elf,
 	bool elf32;
 	u32 flags;
 	int ret;
+	loff_t pos;
 
 	elf32 = ehdr->e32.e_ident[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32;
 	flags = elf32 ? ehdr->e32.e_flags : ehdr->e64.e_flags;
@@ -108,21 +109,16 @@ int arch_elf_pt_proc(void *_ehdr, void *_phdr, struct file *elf,
 
 		if (phdr32->p_filesz < sizeof(abiflags))
 			return -EINVAL;
-
-		ret = kernel_read(elf, phdr32->p_offset,
-				  (char *)&abiflags,
-				  sizeof(abiflags));
+		pos = phdr32->p_offset;
 	} else {
 		if (phdr64->p_type != PT_MIPS_ABIFLAGS)
 			return 0;
 		if (phdr64->p_filesz < sizeof(abiflags))
 			return -EINVAL;
-
-		ret = kernel_read(elf, phdr64->p_offset,
-				  (char *)&abiflags,
-				  sizeof(abiflags));
+		pos = phdr64->p_offset;
 	}
 
+	ret = kernel_read(elf, &abiflags, sizeof(abiflags), &pos);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	if (ret != sizeof(abiflags))
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
index af326fb6510d..c4d162a94be9 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
@@ -148,12 +148,7 @@ void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 	}
 
 	do {
-		loff_t pos = file->f_pos;
-		mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
-		set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-		len = vfs_read(file, buf, PAGE_SIZE - 1, &pos);
-		set_fs(old_fs);
-		file->f_pos = pos;
+		len = kernel_read(file, buf, PAGE_SIZE - 1, &file->f_pos);
 		if (len < 0) {
 			mconsole_reply(req, "Read of file failed", 1, 0);
 			goto out_free;
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index 8d0879f1d42c..8e02b30cf08e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ static int load_aout_library(struct file *file)
 	unsigned long bss, start_addr, len, error;
 	int retval;
 	struct exec ex;
-
+	loff_t pos = 0;
 
 	retval = -ENOEXEC;
-	error = kernel_read(file, 0, (char *) &ex, sizeof(ex));
+	error = kernel_read(file, &ex, sizeof(ex), &pos);
 	if (error != sizeof(ex))
 		goto out;