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diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 3dc6a123fa10..66cd711a6b1a 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
/* Some simple consistency checks for the interpreter */
if (elf_interpreter) {
+ static int warn;
interpreter_type = INTERPRETER_ELF | INTERPRETER_AOUT;
/* Now figure out which format our binary is */
@@ -741,6 +742,13 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
if (memcmp(loc->interp_elf_ex.e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0)
interpreter_type &= ~INTERPRETER_ELF;
+ if (interpreter_type == INTERPRETER_AOUT && warn < 10) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "a.out ELF interpreter %s is "
+ "deprecated and will not be supported "
+ "after Linux 2.6.25\n", elf_interpreter);
+ warn++;
+ }
+
retval = -ELIBBAD;
if (!interpreter_type)
goto out_free_dentry;