3 files changed, 7 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/uaccess.h
index c0ddbbf73400..3a1d903eabc3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -396,11 +396,12 @@ copy_to_user(void __user *to, const void *from, long n)
 extern inline long
 copy_from_user(void *to, const void __user *from, long n)
 {
+	long res = n;
 	if (likely(__access_ok((unsigned long)from, n, get_fs())))
-		n = __copy_tofrom_user_nocheck(to, (__force void *)from, n);
-	else
-		memset(to, 0, n);
-	return n;
+		res = __copy_from_user_inatomic(to, from, n);
+	if (unlikely(res))
+		memset(to + (n - res), 0, res);
+	return res;
 }
 
 extern void __do_clear_user(void);
diff --git a/arch/alpha/lib/copy_user.S b/arch/alpha/lib/copy_user.S
index 2238068b1b40..509f62b65311 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/lib/copy_user.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/lib/copy_user.S
@@ -126,22 +126,8 @@ $65:
 	bis $31,$31,$0
 $41:
 $35:
-$exitout:
-	ret $31,($28),1
-
 $exitin:
-	/* A stupid byte-by-byte zeroing of the rest of the output
-	   buffer.  This cures security holes by never leaving 
-	   random kernel data around to be copied elsewhere.  */
-
-	mov $0,$1
-$101:
-	EXO ( ldq_u $2,0($6) )
-	subq $1,1,$1
-	mskbl $2,$6,$2
-	EXO ( stq_u $2,0($6) )
-	addq $6,1,$6
-	bgt $1,$101
+$exitout:
 	ret $31,($28),1
 
 	.end __copy_user
diff --git a/arch/alpha/lib/ev6-copy_user.S b/arch/alpha/lib/ev6-copy_user.S
index debcc3b6b704..be720b518af9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/lib/ev6-copy_user.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/lib/ev6-copy_user.S
@@ -228,33 +228,12 @@ $dirtyentry:
 	bgt $0,$onebyteloop	# U  .. .. ..	: U L U L
 
 $zerolength:
+$exitin:
 $exitout:			# Destination for exception recovery(?)
 	nop			# .. .. .. E
 	nop			# .. .. E  ..
 	nop			# .. E  .. ..
 	ret $31,($28),1		# L0 .. .. ..	: L U L U
 
-$exitin:
-
-	/* A stupid byte-by-byte zeroing of the rest of the output
-	   buffer.  This cures security holes by never leaving 
-	   random kernel data around to be copied elsewhere.  */
-
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	mov	$0,$1
-
-$101:
-	EXO ( stb $31,0($6) )	# L
-	subq $1,1,$1		# E
-	addq $6,1,$6		# E
-	bgt $1,$101		# U
-
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	ret $31,($28),1		# L0
-
 	.end __copy_user
 	EXPORT_SYMBOL(__copy_user)