4 files changed, 8 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index ef6a845..7162e9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -351,14 +351,6 @@ long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return error;
 	error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	if (error == 0) {
-		/* Make sure we don't return using sysenter.. */
-                set_thread_flag(TIF_IRET);
-        }
-#endif
-
 	putname(filename);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 516fa18..75fcad1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
 	 * Free the old FP and other extended state
 	 */
 	free_thread_xstate(current);
+	/*
+	 * force it to the iret return path by making it look as if there was
+	 * some work pending.
+	 */
+	set_thread_flag(TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(start_thread);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index b280908..c648fc5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -800,10 +800,6 @@ do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, void *unused, __u32 thread_info_flags)
 	}
 	if (thread_info_flags & _TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY)
 		fire_user_return_notifiers();
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	clear_thread_flag(TIF_IRET);
-#endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 }
 
 void signal_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, void __user *frame, char *where)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c
index 54abcc0..5c9687b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c
@@ -561,9 +561,9 @@ int handle_vm86_trap(struct kernel_vm86_regs *regs, long error_code, int trapno)
 		if ((trapno == 3) || (trapno == 1)) {
 			KVM86->regs32->ax = VM86_TRAP + (trapno << 8);
 			/* setting this flag forces the code in entry_32.S to
-			   call save_v86_state() and change the stack pointer
-			   to KVM86->regs32 */
-			set_thread_flag(TIF_IRET);
+			   the path where we call save_v86_state() and change
+			   the stack pointer to KVM86->regs32 */
+			set_thread_flag(TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		do_int(regs, trapno, (unsigned char __user *) (regs->pt.ss << 4), SP(regs));