diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
index 024d7d276cd4..8f4e085ee06d 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 23dfbb820626..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. */
@@ -1818,15 +1878,87 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
+static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
+		       int fd, struct filename *filename, int flags)
+{
+	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)
 {
-	char *pathbuf = NULL;
 	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
-	struct file *file;
-	struct files_struct *displaced;
 	int retval;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
@@ -1848,127 +1980,102 @@ static int do_execveat_common(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;
-
-	file = do_open_execat(fd, filename, flags);
-	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		goto out_unmark;
-
-	sched_exec();
-
-	bprm->file = file;
-	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);
-	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:
 	putname(filename);
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
+int kernel_execve(const char *kernel_filename,
+		  const char *const *argv, const char *const *envp)
+{
+	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;
+}
+
+static int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
 	const char __user *const __user *__argv,
 	const char __user *const __user *__envp)
 {
@@ -1977,7 +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 7c27d7b57871..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;
@@ -134,12 +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 kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const *argv, const char *const *envp);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_BINFMTS_H */
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 0ead83e86b5a..78ccec5c28f3 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1329,9 +1329,7 @@ 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/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 6ca2096298b9..a25433f9cd9a 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ static int call_usermodehelper_exec_async(void *data)
 
 	commit_creds(new);
 
-	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;
 	/*
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,