diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index d511d95..b6817ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@
 	end = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	if (end <= start)
 		return;
-	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-	do_brk(start, end - start);
-	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+	vm_brk(start, end - start);
 }
 
 #ifdef CORE_DUMP
@@ -332,9 +330,7 @@
 		pos = 32;
 		map_size = ex.a_text+ex.a_data;
 
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		error = do_brk(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		error = vm_brk(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
 
 		if (error != (text_addr & PAGE_MASK)) {
 			send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
@@ -373,9 +369,7 @@
 		if (!bprm->file->f_op->mmap || (fd_offset & ~PAGE_MASK) != 0) {
 			loff_t pos = fd_offset;
 
-			down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-			do_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
-			up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+			vm_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
 			bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file,
 					(char __user *)N_TXTADDR(ex),
 					ex.a_text+ex.a_data, &pos);
@@ -476,9 +470,7 @@
 			error_time = jiffies;
 		}
 #endif
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		do_brk(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		vm_brk(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
 
 		file->f_op->read(file, (char __user *)start_addr,
 			ex.a_text + ex.a_data, &pos);
@@ -503,9 +495,7 @@
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(ex.a_text + ex.a_data);
 	bss = ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss;
 	if (bss > len) {
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		error = do_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		error = vm_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
 		retval = error;
 		if (error != start_addr + len)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index 2eb12f1..8852749 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
 	end = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	if (end > start) {
 		unsigned long addr;
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		addr = do_brk(start, end - start);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		addr = vm_brk(start, end - start);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(addr))
 			return addr;
 	}
@@ -280,9 +278,7 @@
 		pos = 32;
 		map_size = ex.a_text+ex.a_data;
 #endif
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		error = do_brk(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		error = vm_brk(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
 		if (error != (text_addr & PAGE_MASK)) {
 			send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
 			return error;
@@ -313,9 +309,7 @@
 
 		if (!bprm->file->f_op->mmap||((fd_offset & ~PAGE_MASK) != 0)) {
 			loff_t pos = fd_offset;
-			down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-			do_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
-			up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+			vm_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
 			bprm->file->f_op->read(bprm->file,
 					(char __user *)N_TXTADDR(ex),
 					ex.a_text+ex.a_data, &pos);
@@ -412,9 +406,7 @@
 			       "N_TXTOFF is not page aligned. Please convert library: %s\n",
 			       file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name);
 		}
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		do_brk(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		vm_brk(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
 		
 		file->f_op->read(file, (char __user *)start_addr,
 			ex.a_text + ex.a_data, &pos);
@@ -438,9 +430,7 @@
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(ex.a_text + ex.a_data);
 	bss = ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss;
 	if (bss > len) {
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		error = do_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		error = vm_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
 		retval = error;
 		if (error != start_addr + len)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 48ffb3d..0708a0b 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@
 	end = ELF_PAGEALIGN(end);
 	if (end > start) {
 		unsigned long addr;
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		addr = do_brk(start, end - start);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		addr = vm_brk(start, end - start);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(addr))
 			return addr;
 	}
@@ -514,9 +512,7 @@
 		elf_bss = ELF_PAGESTART(elf_bss + ELF_MIN_ALIGN - 1);
 
 		/* Map the last of the bss segment */
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		error = do_brk(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+		error = vm_brk(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(error))
 			goto out_close;
 	}
@@ -1072,11 +1068,8 @@
 	len = ELF_PAGESTART(eppnt->p_filesz + eppnt->p_vaddr +
 			    ELF_MIN_ALIGN - 1);
 	bss = eppnt->p_memsz + eppnt->p_vaddr;
-	if (bss > len) {
-		down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-		do_brk(len, bss - len);
-		up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-	}
+	if (bss > len)
+		vm_brk(len, bss - len);
 	error = 0;
 
 out_free_ph:
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index d8738a4..bfee4ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1415,7 +1415,8 @@
 
 extern int do_munmap(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long, size_t);
 
-extern unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long, unsigned long);
+/* These take the mm semaphore themselves */
+extern unsigned long vm_brk(unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
 /* truncate.c */
 extern void truncate_inode_pages(struct address_space *, loff_t);
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index a7bf6a3..df51891 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@
 	return next;
 }
 
+static unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len);
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk)
 {
 	unsigned long rlim, retval;
@@ -2136,7 +2138,7 @@
  *  anonymous maps.  eventually we may be able to do some
  *  brk-specific accounting here.
  */
-unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
+static unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
 {
 	struct mm_struct * mm = current->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma, * prev;
@@ -2232,7 +2234,17 @@
 	return addr;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_brk);
+unsigned long vm_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
+{
+	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
+	unsigned long ret;
+
+	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	ret = do_brk(addr, len);
+	up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_brk);
 
 /* Release all mmaps. */
 void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index f59e170..6341933 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@
 	kleave("");
 }
 
-unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
+unsigned long vm_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
 {
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }