diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
index 2d0bd5d5f032..4430ee1fae71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(ret_from_fork)
 	CALL_NOSPEC ebx
 	/*
 	 * A kernel thread is allowed to return here after successfully
-	 * calling do_execve().  Exit to userspace to complete the execve()
+	 * calling kernel_execve().  Exit to userspace to complete the execve()
 	 * syscall.
 	 */
 	movl	$0, PT_EAX(%esp)
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index d2a00c97e53f..73c7e255256b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(ret_from_fork)
 	CALL_NOSPEC rbx
 	/*
 	 * A kernel thread is allowed to return here after successfully
-	 * calling do_execve().  Exit to userspace to complete the execve()
+	 * calling kernel_execve().  Exit to userspace to complete the execve()
 	 * syscall.
 	 */
 	movq	$0, RAX(%rsp)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
index 722a85f3b2dd..e40b4942157f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ bool unwind_next_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
 		 * This user_mode() check is slightly broader than a PF_KTHREAD
 		 * check because it also catches the awkward situation where a
 		 * newly forked kthread transitions into a user task by calling
-		 * do_execve(), which eventually clears PF_KTHREAD.
+		 * kernel_execve(), which eventually clears PF_KTHREAD.
 		 */
 		if (!user_mode(regs))
 			goto the_end;
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e6e8a9a70327..3698252719a3 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -448,19 +448,27 @@ static int count(struct user_arg_ptr argv, int max)
 	return i;
 }
 
-static int prepare_arg_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
-			struct user_arg_ptr argv, struct user_arg_ptr envp)
+static int count_strings_kernel(const char *const *argv)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!argv)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; argv[i]; ++i) {
+		if (i >= MAX_ARG_STRINGS)
+			return -E2BIG;
+		if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
+			return -ERESTARTNOHAND;
+		cond_resched();
+	}
+	return i;
+}
+
+static int bprm_stack_limits(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	unsigned long limit, ptr_size;
 
-	bprm->argc = count(argv, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
-	if (bprm->argc < 0)
-		return bprm->argc;
-
-	bprm->envc = count(envp, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
-	if (bprm->envc < 0)
-		return bprm->envc;
-
 	/*
 	 * Limit to 1/4 of the max stack size or 3/4 of _STK_LIM
 	 * (whichever is smaller) for the argv+env strings.
@@ -633,6 +641,20 @@ int copy_string_kernel(const char *arg, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_string_kernel);
 
+static int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv,
+			       struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	while (argc-- > 0) {
+		int ret = copy_string_kernel(argv[argc], bprm);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
+			return -ERESTARTNOHAND;
+		cond_resched();
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 
 /*
@@ -1543,6 +1565,10 @@ static int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
+	if (bprm->mm) {
+		acct_arg_size(bprm, 0);
+		mmput(bprm->mm);
+	}
 	free_arg_pages(bprm);
 	if (bprm->cred) {
 		mutex_unlock(&current->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
@@ -1557,9 +1583,43 @@ static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	/* If a binfmt changed the interp, free it. */
 	if (bprm->interp != bprm->filename)
 		kfree(bprm->interp);
+	kfree(bprm->fdpath);
 	kfree(bprm);
 }
 
+static struct linux_binprm *alloc_bprm(int fd, struct filename *filename)
+{
+	struct linux_binprm *bprm = kzalloc(sizeof(*bprm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	int retval = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!bprm)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (fd == AT_FDCWD || filename->name[0] == '/') {
+		bprm->filename = filename->name;
+	} else {
+		if (filename->name[0] == '\0')
+			bprm->fdpath = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "/dev/fd/%d", fd);
+		else
+			bprm->fdpath = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "/dev/fd/%d/%s",
+						  fd, filename->name);
+		if (!bprm->fdpath)
+			goto out_free;
+
+		bprm->filename = bprm->fdpath;
+	}
+	bprm->interp = bprm->filename;
+
+	retval = bprm_mm_init(bprm);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_free;
+	return bprm;
+
+out_free:
+	free_bprm(bprm);
+out:
+	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+}
+
 int bprm_change_interp(const char *interp, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	/* If a binfmt changed the interp, free it first. */
@@ -1818,16 +1878,89 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-static int __do_execve_file(int fd, struct filename *filename,
-			    struct user_arg_ptr argv,
-			    struct user_arg_ptr envp,
-			    int flags, struct file *file)
+static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
+		       int fd, struct filename *filename, int flags)
 {
-	char *pathbuf = NULL;
-	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
+	struct file *file;
 	struct files_struct *displaced;
 	int retval;
 
+	retval = unshare_files(&displaced);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
+
+	retval = prepare_bprm_creds(bprm);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_files;
+
+	check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
+	current->in_execve = 1;
+
+	file = do_open_execat(fd, filename, flags);
+	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		goto out_unmark;
+
+	sched_exec();
+
+	bprm->file = file;
+	/*
+	 * Record that a name derived from an O_CLOEXEC fd will be
+	 * inaccessible after exec. Relies on having exclusive access to
+	 * current->files (due to unshare_files above).
+	 */
+	if (bprm->fdpath &&
+	    close_on_exec(fd, rcu_dereference_raw(current->files->fdt)))
+		bprm->interp_flags |= BINPRM_FLAGS_PATH_INACCESSIBLE;
+
+	/* Set the unchanging part of bprm->cred */
+	retval = security_bprm_creds_for_exec(bprm);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out;
+
+	retval = exec_binprm(bprm);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* execve succeeded */
+	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
+	current->in_execve = 0;
+	rseq_execve(current);
+	acct_update_integrals(current);
+	task_numa_free(current, false);
+	if (displaced)
+		put_files_struct(displaced);
+	return retval;
+
+out:
+	/*
+	 * If past the point of no return ensure the the code never
+	 * returns to the userspace process.  Use an existing fatal
+	 * signal if present otherwise terminate the process with
+	 * SIGSEGV.
+	 */
+	if (bprm->point_of_no_return && !fatal_signal_pending(current))
+		force_sigsegv(SIGSEGV);
+
+out_unmark:
+	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
+	current->in_execve = 0;
+
+out_files:
+	if (displaced)
+		reset_files_struct(displaced);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
+			      struct user_arg_ptr argv,
+			      struct user_arg_ptr envp,
+			      int flags)
+{
+	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
+	int retval;
+
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return PTR_ERR(filename);
 
@@ -1847,148 +1980,102 @@ static int __do_execve_file(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	 * further execve() calls fail. */
 	current->flags &= ~PF_NPROC_EXCEEDED;
 
-	retval = unshare_files(&displaced);
-	if (retval)
+	bprm = alloc_bprm(fd, filename);
+	if (IS_ERR(bprm)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(bprm);
 		goto out_ret;
-
-	retval = -ENOMEM;
-	bprm = kzalloc(sizeof(*bprm), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bprm)
-		goto out_files;
-
-	retval = prepare_bprm_creds(bprm);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_free;
-
-	check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
-	current->in_execve = 1;
-
-	if (!file)
-		file = do_open_execat(fd, filename, flags);
-	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		goto out_unmark;
-
-	sched_exec();
-
-	bprm->file = file;
-	if (!filename) {
-		bprm->filename = "none";
-	} else if (fd == AT_FDCWD || filename->name[0] == '/') {
-		bprm->filename = filename->name;
-	} else {
-		if (filename->name[0] == '\0')
-			pathbuf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "/dev/fd/%d", fd);
-		else
-			pathbuf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "/dev/fd/%d/%s",
-					    fd, filename->name);
-		if (!pathbuf) {
-			retval = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_unmark;
-		}
-		/*
-		 * Record that a name derived from an O_CLOEXEC fd will be
-		 * inaccessible after exec. Relies on having exclusive access to
-		 * current->files (due to unshare_files above).
-		 */
-		if (close_on_exec(fd, rcu_dereference_raw(current->files->fdt)))
-			bprm->interp_flags |= BINPRM_FLAGS_PATH_INACCESSIBLE;
-		bprm->filename = pathbuf;
 	}
-	bprm->interp = bprm->filename;
 
-	retval = bprm_mm_init(bprm);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_unmark;
-
-	retval = prepare_arg_pages(bprm, argv, envp);
+	retval = count(argv, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_free;
+	bprm->argc = retval;
 
-	/* Set the unchanging part of bprm->cred */
-	retval = security_bprm_creds_for_exec(bprm);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out;
+	retval = count(envp, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+	bprm->envc = retval;
+
+	retval = bprm_stack_limits(bprm);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
 
 	retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->filename, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out;
-
+		goto out_free;
 	bprm->exec = bprm->p;
+
 	retval = copy_strings(bprm->envc, envp, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_free;
 
 	retval = copy_strings(bprm->argc, argv, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	retval = exec_binprm(bprm);
-	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* execve succeeded */
-	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
-	current->in_execve = 0;
-	rseq_execve(current);
-	acct_update_integrals(current);
-	task_numa_free(current, false);
-	free_bprm(bprm);
-	kfree(pathbuf);
-	if (filename)
-		putname(filename);
-	if (displaced)
-		put_files_struct(displaced);
-	return retval;
-
-out:
-	/*
-	 * If past the point of no return ensure the the code never
-	 * returns to the userspace process.  Use an existing fatal
-	 * signal if present otherwise terminate the process with
-	 * SIGSEGV.
-	 */
-	if (bprm->point_of_no_return && !fatal_signal_pending(current))
-		force_sigsegv(SIGSEGV);
-	if (bprm->mm) {
-		acct_arg_size(bprm, 0);
-		mmput(bprm->mm);
-	}
-
-out_unmark:
-	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
-	current->in_execve = 0;
+		goto out_free;
 
+	retval = bprm_execve(bprm, fd, filename, flags);
 out_free:
 	free_bprm(bprm);
-	kfree(pathbuf);
 
-out_files:
-	if (displaced)
-		reset_files_struct(displaced);
 out_ret:
-	if (filename)
-		putname(filename);
+	putname(filename);
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
-			      struct user_arg_ptr argv,
-			      struct user_arg_ptr envp,
-			      int flags)
+int kernel_execve(const char *kernel_filename,
+		  const char *const *argv, const char *const *envp)
 {
-	return __do_execve_file(fd, filename, argv, envp, flags, NULL);
+	struct filename *filename;
+	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
+	int fd = AT_FDCWD;
+	int retval;
+
+	filename = getname_kernel(kernel_filename);
+	if (IS_ERR(filename))
+		return PTR_ERR(filename);
+
+	bprm = alloc_bprm(fd, filename);
+	if (IS_ERR(bprm)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(bprm);
+		goto out_ret;
+	}
+
+	retval = count_strings_kernel(argv);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+	bprm->argc = retval;
+
+	retval = count_strings_kernel(envp);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+	bprm->envc = retval;
+
+	retval = bprm_stack_limits(bprm);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->filename, bprm);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+	bprm->exec = bprm->p;
+
+	retval = copy_strings_kernel(bprm->envc, envp, bprm);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	retval = copy_strings_kernel(bprm->argc, argv, bprm);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	retval = bprm_execve(bprm, fd, filename, 0);
+out_free:
+	free_bprm(bprm);
+out_ret:
+	putname(filename);
+	return retval;
 }
 
-int do_execve_file(struct file *file, void *__argv, void *__envp)
-{
-	struct user_arg_ptr argv = { .ptr.native = __argv };
-	struct user_arg_ptr envp = { .ptr.native = __envp };
-
-	return __do_execve_file(AT_FDCWD, NULL, argv, envp, 0, file);
-}
-
-int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
+static int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
 	const char __user *const __user *__argv,
 	const char __user *const __user *__envp)
 {
@@ -1997,7 +2084,7 @@ int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
 	return do_execveat_common(AT_FDCWD, filename, argv, envp, 0);
 }
 
-int do_execveat(int fd, struct filename *filename,
+static int do_execveat(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 		const char __user *const __user *__argv,
 		const char __user *const __user *__envp,
 		int flags)
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 4a20b7517dd0..0571701ab1c5 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -45,17 +45,18 @@ struct linux_binprm {
 #ifdef __alpha__
 	unsigned int taso:1;
 #endif
-	struct file * executable; /* Executable to pass to the interpreter */
-	struct file * interpreter;
-	struct file * file;
+	struct file *executable; /* Executable to pass to the interpreter */
+	struct file *interpreter;
+	struct file *file;
 	struct cred *cred;	/* new credentials */
 	int unsafe;		/* how unsafe this exec is (mask of LSM_UNSAFE_*) */
 	unsigned int per_clear;	/* bits to clear in current->personality */
 	int argc, envc;
-	const char * filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
-	const char * interp;	/* Name of the binary really executed. Most
+	const char *filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
+	const char *interp;	/* Name of the binary really executed. Most
 				   of the time same as filename, but could be
 				   different for binfmt_{misc,script} */
+	const char *fdpath;	/* generated filename for execveat */
 	unsigned interp_flags;
 	int execfd;		/* File descriptor of the executable */
 	unsigned long loader, exec;
@@ -134,13 +135,7 @@ int copy_string_kernel(const char *arg, struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new);
 extern ssize_t read_code(struct file *, unsigned long, loff_t, size_t);
 
-extern int do_execve(struct filename *,
-		     const char __user * const __user *,
-		     const char __user * const __user *);
-extern int do_execveat(int, struct filename *,
-		       const char __user * const __user *,
-		       const char __user * const __user *,
-		       int);
-int do_execve_file(struct file *file, void *__argv, void *__envp);
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const *argv, const char *const *envp);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_BINFMTS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/bpfilter.h b/include/linux/bpfilter.h
index d815622cd31e..9b114c718a76 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpfilter.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpfilter.h
@@ -3,22 +3,23 @@
 #define _LINUX_BPFILTER_H
 
 #include <uapi/linux/bpfilter.h>
-#include <linux/umh.h>
+#include <linux/usermode_driver.h>
 
 struct sock;
 int bpfilter_ip_set_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int optname, char __user *optval,
 			    unsigned int optlen);
 int bpfilter_ip_get_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int optname, char __user *optval,
 			    int __user *optlen);
+void bpfilter_umh_cleanup(struct umd_info *info);
+
 struct bpfilter_umh_ops {
-	struct umh_info info;
+	struct umd_info info;
 	/* since ip_getsockopt() can run in parallel, serialize access to umh */
 	struct mutex lock;
 	int (*sockopt)(struct sock *sk, int optname,
 		       char __user *optval,
 		       unsigned int optlen, bool is_set);
 	int (*start)(void);
-	bool stop;
 };
 extern struct bpfilter_umh_ops bpfilter_ops;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6d6683b48c2a..06ec60462af0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1507,7 +1507,6 @@ extern struct pid *cad_pid;
 #define PF_KTHREAD		0x00200000	/* I am a kernel thread */
 #define PF_RANDOMIZE		0x00400000	/* Randomize virtual address space */
 #define PF_SWAPWRITE		0x00800000	/* Allowed to write to swap */
-#define PF_UMH			0x02000000	/* I'm an Usermodehelper process */
 #define PF_NO_SETAFFINITY	0x04000000	/* Userland is not allowed to meddle with cpus_mask */
 #define PF_MCE_EARLY		0x08000000      /* Early kill for mce process policy */
 #define PF_MEMALLOC_NOCMA	0x10000000	/* All allocation request will have _GFP_MOVABLE cleared */
@@ -2016,14 +2015,6 @@ static inline void rseq_execve(struct task_struct *t)
 
 #endif
 
-void __exit_umh(struct task_struct *tsk);
-
-static inline void exit_umh(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	if (unlikely(tsk->flags & PF_UMH))
-		__exit_umh(tsk);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RSEQ
 
 void rseq_syscall(struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/signal.h b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
index 0ee5e696c5d8..1bad18a1d8ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ static inline int thread_group_empty(struct task_struct *p)
 #define delay_group_leader(p) \
 		(thread_group_leader(p) && !thread_group_empty(p))
 
+extern bool thread_group_exited(struct pid *pid);
+
 extern struct sighand_struct *__lock_task_sighand(struct task_struct *task,
 							unsigned long *flags);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/umh.h b/include/linux/umh.h
index 0c08de356d0d..244aff638220 100644
--- a/include/linux/umh.h
+++ b/include/linux/umh.h
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ struct subprocess_info {
 	const char *path;
 	char **argv;
 	char **envp;
-	struct file *file;
 	int wait;
 	int retval;
-	pid_t pid;
 	int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new);
 	void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info);
 	void *data;
@@ -40,19 +38,6 @@ call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 			  int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
 			  void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data);
 
-struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup_file(struct file *file,
-			  int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
-			  void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data);
-struct umh_info {
-	const char *cmdline;
-	struct file *pipe_to_umh;
-	struct file *pipe_from_umh;
-	struct list_head list;
-	void (*cleanup)(struct umh_info *info);
-	pid_t pid;
-};
-int fork_usermode_blob(void *data, size_t len, struct umh_info *info);
-
 extern int
 call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, int wait);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usermode_driver.h b/include/linux/usermode_driver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..073a9e0ec07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/usermode_driver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef __LINUX_USERMODE_DRIVER_H__
+#define __LINUX_USERMODE_DRIVER_H__
+
+#include <linux/umh.h>
+#include <linux/path.h>
+
+struct umd_info {
+	const char *driver_name;
+	struct file *pipe_to_umh;
+	struct file *pipe_from_umh;
+	struct path wd;
+	struct pid *tgid;
+};
+int umd_load_blob(struct umd_info *info, const void *data, size_t len);
+int umd_unload_blob(struct umd_info *info);
+int fork_usermode_driver(struct umd_info *info);
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_USERMODE_DRIVER_H__ */
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 9127b240fd26..15bd0efff3df 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1331,9 +1331,7 @@ static int run_init_process(const char *init_filename)
 	pr_debug("  with environment:\n");
 	for (p = envp_init; *p; p++)
 		pr_debug("    %s\n", *p);
-	return do_execve(getname_kernel(init_filename),
-		(const char __user *const __user *)argv_init,
-		(const char __user *const __user *)envp_init);
+	return kernel_execve(init_filename, argv_init, envp_init);
 }
 
 static int try_to_run_init_process(const char *init_filename)
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 155b5380500a..23f189743c73 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o \
 	    notifier.o ksysfs.o cred.o reboot.o \
 	    async.o range.o smpboot.o ucount.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_BPFILTER) += usermode_driver.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += kmod.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MULTIUSER) += groups.o
 
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 08b7ffdd0f18..e731c414e024 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -805,7 +805,6 @@ void __noreturn do_exit(long code)
 	exit_task_namespaces(tsk);
 	exit_task_work(tsk);
 	exit_thread(tsk);
-	exit_umh(tsk);
 
 	/*
 	 * Flush inherited counters to the parent - before the parent
@@ -1712,6 +1711,30 @@ Efault:
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * thread_group_exited - check that a thread group has exited
+ * @pid: tgid of thread group to be checked.
+ *
+ * Test if the thread group represented by tgid has exited (all
+ * threads are zombies, dead or completely gone).
+ *
+ * Return: true if the thread group has exited. false otherwise.
+ */
+bool thread_group_exited(struct pid *pid)
+{
+	struct task_struct *task;
+	bool exited;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	task = pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
+	exited = !task ||
+		(READ_ONCE(task->exit_state) && thread_group_empty(task));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return exited;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(thread_group_exited);
+
 __weak void abort(void)
 {
 	BUG();
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index c1022532a94d..40996d2a56b9 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1792,22 +1792,18 @@ static void pidfd_show_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct file *f)
  */
 static __poll_t pidfd_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *pts)
 {
-	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct pid *pid = file->private_data;
 	__poll_t poll_flags = 0;
 
 	poll_wait(file, &pid->wait_pidfd, pts);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	task = pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
 	/*
 	 * Inform pollers only when the whole thread group exits.
 	 * If the thread group leader exits before all other threads in the
 	 * group, then poll(2) should block, similar to the wait(2) family.
 	 */
-	if (!task || (task->exit_state && thread_group_empty(task)))
+	if (thread_group_exited(pid))
 		poll_flags = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return poll_flags;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 79f139a7ca03..a25433f9cd9a 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
-#include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/module.h>
 
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@ static kernel_cap_t usermodehelper_bset = CAP_FULL_SET;
 static kernel_cap_t usermodehelper_inheritable = CAP_FULL_SET;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(umh_sysctl_lock);
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(umhelper_sem);
-static LIST_HEAD(umh_list);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(umh_list_lock);
 
 static void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {
@@ -102,16 +98,9 @@ static int call_usermodehelper_exec_async(void *data)
 
 	commit_creds(new);
 
-	sub_info->pid = task_pid_nr(current);
-	if (sub_info->file) {
-		retval = do_execve_file(sub_info->file,
-					sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
-		if (!retval)
-			current->flags |= PF_UMH;
-	} else
-		retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
-				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
-				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
+	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path,
+			       (const char *const *)sub_info->argv,
+			       (const char *const *)sub_info->envp);
 out:
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
 	/*
@@ -405,140 +394,6 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setup);
 
-struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup_file(struct file *file,
-		int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
-		void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info), void *data)
-{
-	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
-	struct umh_info *info = data;
-	const char *cmdline = (info->cmdline) ? info->cmdline : "usermodehelper";
-
-	sub_info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct subprocess_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sub_info)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sub_info->argv = argv_split(GFP_KERNEL, cmdline, NULL);
-	if (!sub_info->argv) {
-		kfree(sub_info);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	INIT_WORK(&sub_info->work, call_usermodehelper_exec_work);
-	sub_info->path = "none";
-	sub_info->file = file;
-	sub_info->init = init;
-	sub_info->cleanup = cleanup;
-	sub_info->data = data;
-	return sub_info;
-}
-
-static int umh_pipe_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
-{
-	struct umh_info *umh_info = info->data;
-	struct file *from_umh[2];
-	struct file *to_umh[2];
-	int err;
-
-	/* create pipe to send data to umh */
-	err = create_pipe_files(to_umh, 0);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	err = replace_fd(0, to_umh[0], 0);
-	fput(to_umh[0]);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		fput(to_umh[1]);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	/* create pipe to receive data from umh */
-	err = create_pipe_files(from_umh, 0);
-	if (err) {
-		fput(to_umh[1]);
-		replace_fd(0, NULL, 0);
-		return err;
-	}
-	err = replace_fd(1, from_umh[1], 0);
-	fput(from_umh[1]);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		fput(to_umh[1]);
-		replace_fd(0, NULL, 0);
-		fput(from_umh[0]);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	umh_info->pipe_to_umh = to_umh[1];
-	umh_info->pipe_from_umh = from_umh[0];
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void umh_clean_and_save_pid(struct subprocess_info *info)
-{
-	struct umh_info *umh_info = info->data;
-
-	/* cleanup if umh_pipe_setup() was successful but exec failed */
-	if (info->pid && info->retval) {
-		fput(umh_info->pipe_to_umh);
-		fput(umh_info->pipe_from_umh);
-	}
-
-	argv_free(info->argv);
-	umh_info->pid = info->pid;
-}
-
-/**
- * fork_usermode_blob - fork a blob of bytes as a usermode process
- * @data: a blob of bytes that can be do_execv-ed as a file
- * @len: length of the blob
- * @info: information about usermode process (shouldn't be NULL)
- *
- * If info->cmdline is set it will be used as command line for the
- * user process, else "usermodehelper" is used.
- *
- * Returns either negative error or zero which indicates success
- * in executing a blob of bytes as a usermode process. In such
- * case 'struct umh_info *info' is populated with two pipes
- * and a pid of the process. The caller is responsible for health
- * check of the user process, killing it via pid, and closing the
- * pipes when user process is no longer needed.
- */
-int fork_usermode_blob(void *data, size_t len, struct umh_info *info)
-{
-	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
-	struct file *file;
-	ssize_t written;
-	loff_t pos = 0;
-	int err;
-
-	file = shmem_kernel_file_setup("", len, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		return PTR_ERR(file);
-
-	written = kernel_write(file, data, len, &pos);
-	if (written != len) {
-		err = written;
-		if (err >= 0)
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup_file(file, umh_pipe_setup,
-						  umh_clean_and_save_pid, info);
-	if (!sub_info)
-		goto out;
-
-	err = call_usermodehelper_exec(sub_info, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
-	if (!err) {
-		mutex_lock(&umh_list_lock);
-		list_add(&info->list, &umh_list);
-		mutex_unlock(&umh_list_lock);
-	}
-out:
-	fput(file);
-	return err;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fork_usermode_blob);
-
 /**
  * call_usermodehelper_exec - start a usermode application
  * @sub_info: information about the subprocessa
@@ -700,26 +555,6 @@ static int proc_cap_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __exit_umh(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	struct umh_info *info;
-	pid_t pid = tsk->pid;
-
-	mutex_lock(&umh_list_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(info, &umh_list, list) {
-		if (info->pid == pid) {
-			list_del(&info->list);
-			mutex_unlock(&umh_list_lock);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&umh_list_lock);
-	return;
-out:
-	if (info->cleanup)
-		info->cleanup(info);
-}
-
 struct ctl_table usermodehelper_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "bset",
diff --git a/kernel/usermode_driver.c b/kernel/usermode_driver.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b35212ffc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/usermode_driver.c
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * umd - User mode driver support
+ */
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
+#include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+#include <linux/task_work.h>
+#include <linux/usermode_driver.h>
+
+static struct vfsmount *blob_to_mnt(const void *data, size_t len, const char *name)
+{
+	struct file_system_type *type;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	struct file *file;
+	ssize_t written;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+
+	type = get_fs_type("tmpfs");
+	if (!type)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	mnt = kern_mount(type);
+	put_filesystem(type);
+	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
+		return mnt;
+
+	file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, name, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0700);
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+		mntput(mnt);
+		return ERR_CAST(file);
+	}
+
+	written = kernel_write(file, data, len, &pos);
+	if (written != len) {
+		int err = written;
+		if (err >= 0)
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+		filp_close(file, NULL);
+		mntput(mnt);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
+	fput(file);
+
+	/* Flush delayed fput so exec can open the file read-only */
+	flush_delayed_fput();
+	task_work_run();
+	return mnt;
+}
+
+/**
+ * umd_load_blob - Remember a blob of bytes for fork_usermode_driver
+ * @info: information about usermode driver
+ * @data: a blob of bytes that can be executed as a file
+ * @len:  The lentgh of the blob
+ *
+ */
+int umd_load_blob(struct umd_info *info, const void *data, size_t len)
+{
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(info->wd.dentry || info->wd.mnt))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	mnt = blob_to_mnt(data, len, info->driver_name);
+	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
+		return PTR_ERR(mnt);
+
+	info->wd.mnt = mnt;
+	info->wd.dentry = mnt->mnt_root;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(umd_load_blob);
+
+/**
+ * umd_unload_blob - Disassociate @info from a previously loaded blob
+ * @info: information about usermode driver
+ *
+ */
+int umd_unload_blob(struct umd_info *info)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!info->wd.mnt ||
+			 !info->wd.dentry ||
+			 info->wd.mnt->mnt_root != info->wd.dentry))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	kern_unmount(info->wd.mnt);
+	info->wd.mnt = NULL;
+	info->wd.dentry = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(umd_unload_blob);
+
+static int umd_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
+{
+	struct umd_info *umd_info = info->data;
+	struct file *from_umh[2];
+	struct file *to_umh[2];
+	int err;
+
+	/* create pipe to send data to umh */
+	err = create_pipe_files(to_umh, 0);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = replace_fd(0, to_umh[0], 0);
+	fput(to_umh[0]);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		fput(to_umh[1]);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/* create pipe to receive data from umh */
+	err = create_pipe_files(from_umh, 0);
+	if (err) {
+		fput(to_umh[1]);
+		replace_fd(0, NULL, 0);
+		return err;
+	}
+	err = replace_fd(1, from_umh[1], 0);
+	fput(from_umh[1]);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		fput(to_umh[1]);
+		replace_fd(0, NULL, 0);
+		fput(from_umh[0]);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	set_fs_pwd(current->fs, &umd_info->wd);
+	umd_info->pipe_to_umh = to_umh[1];
+	umd_info->pipe_from_umh = from_umh[0];
+	umd_info->tgid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void umd_cleanup(struct subprocess_info *info)
+{
+	struct umd_info *umd_info = info->data;
+
+	/* cleanup if umh_setup() was successful but exec failed */
+	if (info->retval) {
+		fput(umd_info->pipe_to_umh);
+		fput(umd_info->pipe_from_umh);
+		put_pid(umd_info->tgid);
+		umd_info->tgid = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * fork_usermode_driver - fork a usermode driver
+ * @info: information about usermode driver (shouldn't be NULL)
+ *
+ * Returns either negative error or zero which indicates success in
+ * executing a usermode driver. In such case 'struct umd_info *info'
+ * is populated with two pipes and a tgid of the process. The caller is
+ * responsible for health check of the user process, killing it via
+ * tgid, and closing the pipes when user process is no longer needed.
+ */
+int fork_usermode_driver(struct umd_info *info)
+{
+	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
+	const char *argv[] = { info->driver_name, NULL };
+	int err;
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(info->tgid))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup(info->driver_name,
+					     (char **)argv, NULL, GFP_KERNEL,
+					     umd_setup, umd_cleanup, info);
+	if (!sub_info)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = call_usermodehelper_exec(sub_info, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fork_usermode_driver);
+
+
diff --git a/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_kern.c b/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_kern.c
index 4494ea6056cd..c3146b2700a0 100644
--- a/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_kern.c
+++ b/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_kern.c
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@ extern char bpfilter_umh_end;
 
 static void shutdown_umh(void)
 {
-	struct task_struct *tsk;
+	struct umd_info *info = &bpfilter_ops.info;
+	struct pid *tgid = info->tgid;
 
-	if (bpfilter_ops.stop)
-		return;
-
-	tsk = get_pid_task(find_vpid(bpfilter_ops.info.pid), PIDTYPE_PID);
-	if (tsk) {
-		send_sig(SIGKILL, tsk, 1);
-		put_task_struct(tsk);
+	if (tgid) {
+		kill_pid(tgid, SIGKILL, 1);
+		wait_event(tgid->wait_pidfd, thread_group_exited(tgid));
+		bpfilter_umh_cleanup(info);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ static int __bpfilter_process_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int optname,
 	req.cmd = optname;
 	req.addr = (long __force __user)optval;
 	req.len = optlen;
-	if (!bpfilter_ops.info.pid)
+	if (!bpfilter_ops.info.tgid)
 		goto out;
 	n = kernel_write(bpfilter_ops.info.pipe_to_umh, &req, sizeof(req),
 			   &pos);
@@ -77,13 +75,10 @@ static int start_umh(void)
 	int err;
 
 	/* fork usermode process */
-	err = fork_usermode_blob(&bpfilter_umh_start,
-				 &bpfilter_umh_end - &bpfilter_umh_start,
-				 &bpfilter_ops.info);
+	err = fork_usermode_driver(&bpfilter_ops.info);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	bpfilter_ops.stop = false;
-	pr_info("Loaded bpfilter_umh pid %d\n", bpfilter_ops.info.pid);
+	pr_info("Loaded bpfilter_umh pid %d\n", pid_nr(bpfilter_ops.info.tgid));
 
 	/* health check that usermode process started correctly */
 	if (__bpfilter_process_sockopt(NULL, 0, NULL, 0, 0) != 0) {
@@ -98,18 +93,21 @@ static int __init load_umh(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	err = umd_load_blob(&bpfilter_ops.info,
+			    &bpfilter_umh_start,
+			    &bpfilter_umh_end - &bpfilter_umh_start);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	mutex_lock(&bpfilter_ops.lock);
-	if (!bpfilter_ops.stop) {
-		err = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
 	err = start_umh();
 	if (!err && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET)) {
 		bpfilter_ops.sockopt = &__bpfilter_process_sockopt;
 		bpfilter_ops.start = &start_umh;
 	}
-out:
 	mutex_unlock(&bpfilter_ops.lock);
+	if (err)
+		umd_unload_blob(&bpfilter_ops.info);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +120,8 @@ static void __exit fini_umh(void)
 		bpfilter_ops.sockopt = NULL;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&bpfilter_ops.lock);
+
+	umd_unload_blob(&bpfilter_ops.info);
 }
 module_init(load_umh);
 module_exit(fini_umh);
diff --git a/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_umh_blob.S b/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_umh_blob.S
index 9ea6100dca87..40311d10d2f2 100644
--- a/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_umh_blob.S
+++ b/net/bpfilter/bpfilter_umh_blob.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-	.section .rodata, "a"
+	.section .init.rodata, "a"
 	.global bpfilter_umh_start
 bpfilter_umh_start:
 	.incbin "net/bpfilter/bpfilter_umh"
diff --git a/net/ipv4/bpfilter/sockopt.c b/net/ipv4/bpfilter/sockopt.c
index 0480918bfc7c..9063c6767d34 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/bpfilter/sockopt.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/bpfilter/sockopt.c
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@
 struct bpfilter_umh_ops bpfilter_ops;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpfilter_ops);
 
-static void bpfilter_umh_cleanup(struct umh_info *info)
+void bpfilter_umh_cleanup(struct umd_info *info)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&bpfilter_ops.lock);
-	bpfilter_ops.stop = true;
 	fput(info->pipe_to_umh);
 	fput(info->pipe_from_umh);
-	info->pid = 0;
-	mutex_unlock(&bpfilter_ops.lock);
+	put_pid(info->tgid);
+	info->tgid = NULL;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpfilter_umh_cleanup);
 
 static int bpfilter_mbox_request(struct sock *sk, int optname,
 				 char __user *optval,
@@ -38,7 +37,11 @@ static int bpfilter_mbox_request(struct sock *sk, int optname,
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
-	if (bpfilter_ops.stop) {
+	if (bpfilter_ops.info.tgid &&
+	    thread_group_exited(bpfilter_ops.info.tgid))
+		bpfilter_umh_cleanup(&bpfilter_ops.info);
+
+	if (!bpfilter_ops.info.tgid) {
 		err = bpfilter_ops.start();
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
@@ -69,9 +72,8 @@ int bpfilter_ip_get_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int optname, char __user *optval,
 static int __init bpfilter_sockopt_init(void)
 {
 	mutex_init(&bpfilter_ops.lock);
-	bpfilter_ops.stop = true;
-	bpfilter_ops.info.cmdline = "bpfilter_umh";
-	bpfilter_ops.info.cleanup = &bpfilter_umh_cleanup;
+	bpfilter_ops.info.tgid = NULL;
+	bpfilter_ops.info.driver_name = "bpfilter_umh";
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/common.h b/security/tomoyo/common.h
index 050473df5809..85246b9df7ca 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/common.h
+++ b/security/tomoyo/common.h
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ struct tomoyo_request_info {
 	struct tomoyo_obj_info *obj;
 	/*
 	 * For holding parameters specific to execve() request.
-	 * NULL if not dealing do_execve().
+	 * NULL if not dealing execve().
 	 */
 	struct tomoyo_execve *ee;
 	struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain;
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/domain.c b/security/tomoyo/domain.c
index 7869d6a9980b..53b3e1f5f227 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/domain.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/domain.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ retry:
 
 	/*
 	 * Check for domain transition preference if "file execute" matched.
-	 * If preference is given, make do_execve() fail if domain transition
+	 * If preference is given, make execve() fail if domain transition
 	 * has failed, for domain transition preference should be used with
 	 * destination domain defined.
 	 */
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ force_reset_domain:
 		snprintf(ee->tmp, TOMOYO_EXEC_TMPSIZE - 1, "<%s>",
 			 candidate->name);
 		/*
-		 * Make do_execve() fail if domain transition across namespaces
+		 * Make execve() fail if domain transition across namespaces
 		 * has failed.
 		 */
 		reject_on_transition_failure = true;
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
index f9adddc42ac8..1f3cd432d830 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int tomoyo_bprm_check_security(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	struct tomoyo_task *s = tomoyo_task(current);
 
 	/*
-	 * Execute permission is checked against pathname passed to do_execve()
+	 * Execute permission is checked against pathname passed to execve()
 	 * using current domain.
 	 */
 	if (!s->old_domain_info) {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int tomoyo_file_fcntl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
  */
 static int tomoyo_file_open(struct file *f)
 {
-	/* Don't check read permission here if called from do_execve(). */
+	/* Don't check read permission here if called from execve(). */
 	if (current->in_execve)
 		return 0;
 	return tomoyo_check_open_permission(tomoyo_domain(), &f->f_path,