diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index ba24cb2..4482a06 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs);
 static int load_elf_library(struct file *);
-static unsigned long elf_map (struct file *, unsigned long, struct elf_phdr *, int, int, unsigned long);
+static unsigned long elf_map (struct file *, unsigned long, struct elf_phdr *, int, int);
 
 /*
  * If we don't support core dumping, then supply a NULL so we
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 		.hasvdso	= 1
 };
 
-#define BAD_ADDR(x) IS_ERR_VALUE(x)
+#define BAD_ADDR(x) ((unsigned long)(x) >= TASK_SIZE)
 
 static int set_brk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
@@ -295,70 +295,33 @@
 #ifndef elf_map
 
 static unsigned long elf_map(struct file *filep, unsigned long addr,
-		struct elf_phdr *eppnt, int prot, int type,
-		unsigned long total_size)
+		struct elf_phdr *eppnt, int prot, int type)
 {
 	unsigned long map_addr;
-	unsigned long size = eppnt->p_filesz + ELF_PAGEOFFSET(eppnt->p_vaddr);
-	unsigned long off = eppnt->p_offset - ELF_PAGEOFFSET(eppnt->p_vaddr);
-	addr = ELF_PAGESTART(addr);
-	size = ELF_PAGEALIGN(size);
-
-	/* mmap() will return -EINVAL if given a zero size, but a
-	 * segment with zero filesize is perfectly valid */
-	if (!size)
-		return addr;
+	unsigned long pageoffset = ELF_PAGEOFFSET(eppnt->p_vaddr);
 
 	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-	/*
-	* total_size is the size of the ELF (interpreter) image.
-	* The _first_ mmap needs to know the full size, otherwise
-	* randomization might put this image into an overlapping
-	* position with the ELF binary image. (since size < total_size)
-	* So we first map the 'big' image - and unmap the remainder at
-	* the end. (which unmap is needed for ELF images with holes.)
-	*/
-	if (total_size) {
-		total_size = ELF_PAGEALIGN(total_size);
-		map_addr = do_mmap(filep, addr, total_size, prot, type, off);
-		if (!BAD_ADDR(map_addr))
-			do_munmap(current->mm, map_addr+size, total_size-size);
-	} else
-		map_addr = do_mmap(filep, addr, size, prot, type, off);
-
+	/* mmap() will return -EINVAL if given a zero size, but a
+	 * segment with zero filesize is perfectly valid */
+	if (eppnt->p_filesz + pageoffset)
+		map_addr = do_mmap(filep, ELF_PAGESTART(addr),
+				   eppnt->p_filesz + pageoffset, prot, type,
+				   eppnt->p_offset - pageoffset);
+	else
+		map_addr = ELF_PAGESTART(addr);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	return(map_addr);
 }
 
 #endif /* !elf_map */
 
-static unsigned long total_mapping_size(struct elf_phdr *cmds, int nr)
-{
-	int i, first_idx = -1, last_idx = -1;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
-		if (cmds[i].p_type == PT_LOAD) {
-			last_idx = i;
-			if (first_idx == -1)
-				first_idx = i;
-		}
-	}
-	if (first_idx == -1)
-		return 0;
-
-	return cmds[last_idx].p_vaddr + cmds[last_idx].p_memsz -
-				ELF_PAGESTART(cmds[first_idx].p_vaddr);
-}
-
-
 /* This is much more generalized than the library routine read function,
    so we keep this separate.  Technically the library read function
    is only provided so that we can read a.out libraries that have
    an ELF header */
 
 static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
-		struct file *interpreter, unsigned long *interp_map_addr,
-		unsigned long no_base)
+		struct file *interpreter, unsigned long *interp_load_addr)
 {
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_phdata;
 	struct elf_phdr *eppnt;
@@ -366,7 +329,6 @@
 	int load_addr_set = 0;
 	unsigned long last_bss = 0, elf_bss = 0;
 	unsigned long error = ~0UL;
-	unsigned long total_size;
 	int retval, i, size;
 
 	/* First of all, some simple consistency checks */
@@ -405,12 +367,6 @@
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	total_size = total_mapping_size(elf_phdata, interp_elf_ex->e_phnum);
-	if (!total_size) {
-		error = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_close;
-	}
-
 	eppnt = elf_phdata;
 	for (i = 0; i < interp_elf_ex->e_phnum; i++, eppnt++) {
 		if (eppnt->p_type == PT_LOAD) {
@@ -428,14 +384,9 @@
 			vaddr = eppnt->p_vaddr;
 			if (interp_elf_ex->e_type == ET_EXEC || load_addr_set)
 				elf_type |= MAP_FIXED;
-			else if (no_base && interp_elf_ex->e_type == ET_DYN)
-				load_addr = -vaddr;
 
 			map_addr = elf_map(interpreter, load_addr + vaddr,
-					   eppnt, elf_prot, elf_type, total_size);
-			total_size = 0;
-			if (!*interp_map_addr)
-				*interp_map_addr = map_addr;
+					   eppnt, elf_prot, elf_type);
 			error = map_addr;
 			if (BAD_ADDR(map_addr))
 				goto out_close;
@@ -501,7 +452,8 @@
 			goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	error = load_addr;
+	*interp_load_addr = load_addr;
+	error = ((unsigned long)interp_elf_ex->e_entry) + load_addr;
 
 out_close:
 	kfree(elf_phdata);
@@ -598,8 +550,7 @@
 	int elf_exec_fileno;
 	int retval, i;
 	unsigned int size;
-	unsigned long elf_entry;
-	unsigned long interp_load_addr = 0;
+	unsigned long elf_entry, interp_load_addr = 0;
 	unsigned long start_code, end_code, start_data, end_data;
 	unsigned long reloc_func_desc = 0;
 	char passed_fileno[6];
@@ -863,7 +814,9 @@
 	current->mm->start_stack = bprm->p;
 
 	/* Now we do a little grungy work by mmaping the ELF image into
-	   the correct location in memory. */
+	   the correct location in memory.  At this point, we assume that
+	   the image should be loaded at fixed address, not at a variable
+	   address. */
 	for(i = 0, elf_ppnt = elf_phdata;
 	    i < loc->elf_ex.e_phnum; i++, elf_ppnt++) {
 		int elf_prot = 0, elf_flags;
@@ -917,15 +870,11 @@
 			 * default mmap base, as well as whatever program they
 			 * might try to exec.  This is because the brk will
 			 * follow the loader, and is not movable.  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86
-			load_bias = 0;
-#else
 			load_bias = ELF_PAGESTART(ELF_ET_DYN_BASE - vaddr);
-#endif
 		}
 
 		error = elf_map(bprm->file, load_bias + vaddr, elf_ppnt,
-				elf_prot, elf_flags,0);
+				elf_prot, elf_flags);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(error)) {
 			send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
 			retval = IS_ERR((void *)error) ?
@@ -1001,25 +950,13 @@
 	}
 
 	if (elf_interpreter) {
-		if (interpreter_type == INTERPRETER_AOUT) {
+		if (interpreter_type == INTERPRETER_AOUT)
 			elf_entry = load_aout_interp(&loc->interp_ex,
 						     interpreter);
-		} else {
-			unsigned long uninitialized_var(interp_map_addr);
-
+		else
 			elf_entry = load_elf_interp(&loc->interp_elf_ex,
 						    interpreter,
-						    &interp_map_addr,
-						    load_bias);
-			if (!BAD_ADDR(elf_entry)) {
-				/*
-				 * load_elf_interp() returns relocation
-				 * adjustment
-				 */
-				interp_load_addr = elf_entry;
-				elf_entry += loc->interp_elf_ex.e_entry;
-			}
-		}
+						    &interp_load_addr);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(elf_entry)) {
 			force_sig(SIGSEGV, current);
 			retval = IS_ERR((void *)elf_entry) ?